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Manchester United have sacked José Mourinho following Sunday’s defeat at Liverpool, ending a tenure that began in May 2016. A poor start to the Premier League season has seen United slip 19 points behind the…

An activist and Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju detained for murder by the Police after 4 years of acquittal from said offence. The activist was reportedly acquitted by Justice Mohammed Haliru of the Kano High Court in 2014,…

Egyptian and Liverpool attacker and current African best footballer, Mohamed Salah covers GQ Magazine, Middle East. Speaking with the magazine in an interview, the 26-year-old footballer spoke about the role his father played in making a…

The Special Presidential Investigative Panel on the Recovery of Public Property SPIP said it has written the National Crime Commission of the United Kingdom UK to assist in the investigation of five senators with properties in the…

Disturbed by the persistent traffic congestion in Apapa and environs arising from indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles and tankers on the highways and access roads within the port city, residents and business…

Nigerian musician and PR expert has called out a friend that reportedly dropped dud cheque as wedding gift for him and his wife on their wedding day. Nwafor Chigozie Paul also known as Don Saint, took to Facebook…

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has indicated that he is set for the 2019 political battle against his estranged godfather, Godswill Akpabio, who is a senator from the state. Mr Emmanuel, during a…

Commercial sex workers in Abraka community in Delta State on Monday blamed the current low patronage in their sex trade on the crack down on ritualists including ‘Yahoo, Yahoo boys’ in the state by the police. The…

The Fulani in Ekiti State under the aegis of Gan Allah Fulani Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN) has declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential poll. The group said they are ready, and…

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and his predecessor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, have descended into a war of words over the financial status of the state, with the governor again accusing his predecessor of allegedly…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a 54-year-old pastor, Michael Olise, in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly defiling 12-year-old twins. Olise, a friend to the twins’ father, is facing a two-count…

Diamond Bank Plc’s acquisition by Access Bank Plc is official. Yesterday’s confirmation of the deal has reinforced the story exclusively reported by The Nation on November 12. Diamond Bank’s Chief Executive…

Amnesty International (AI) Nigeria was battling yesterday to fend off a major credibility crisis after the military rejected its report on attacks. The army accused the rights group of planning to destabilise…

Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) members got a challenge yesterday —to target three million votes in next year’s elections. Party stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu said this is to reinforce its relevance in the…

The management of Diamond Bank on Monday announced its merger with Access Bank. A statement by Uzoma Uja, the bank’s Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the transaction will be completed by the first half of 2019.…

Osofo Maame Nketia, the wife of late Reverend George Akwasi Nketia of Heirs church at Bubuashie in Accra disrupted the church’s Sunday service in a bid to claim ownership of the church.Adom News reported that a pastor was…

Petroleum products marketers on Monday confirmed they have started collecting the N236 billion promissory notes for their outstanding subsidy debts. The payment is an implementation of the federal government’s promise to pay them…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday announced that it has already surpassed revenue target for the year by depositing N1.1 trillion into the government coffers. This was disclosed during an interaction…

A former lecturer with the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele was on Monday sentenced to two years in prison. Prof. Akindele was jailed for demanding sex to award marks to one…

Garba Shehu, special assistant to the president on media and publicity, and Yemi Kale, the statistician-general of the federation, have disagreed over methods of tracking job creation and unemployment numbers in…

As the news of Access Bank’s likely merger with tier two lender, Diamond Bank continues to filter into the financial system, one thing that would be uppermost on the mind of staff of both entities is job security. …

The customs spokesperson during the breakfast meeting Photo by Kingsley AdeniyiThe Nigeria Customs Service says it has obtained a presidential approval to extend distribution of seized perishable items to Internally Displaced…

President Muhammadu Buhari cut a cake at the presidential villa in Abuja to commemorate his 76th birthday. Buhari turned 76 on Monday. Among those who joined him were Abba Kyari, his chief of staff; Boss…

As the news of Access Bank’s merger with tier two lender Diamond Bank continues to reverberate across the country, the primary concern for many Nigerians will be what happens to their deposits. Echoes of banking…