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The police in Rivers State yesterday arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Prince Owabie (aka J-boy), for allegedly killing and burying his girlfriend in his room. The victim, Betha Ogbede, was reportedly…

Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the defection of Wale Oluwo, Lagos commissioner for energy and mineral resources, from the All Progressing Congress (APC) shows the…

David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, says he is “dangerously wealthy” and government booty is not part of the source of his wealth. According to New Telegraph, the preacher said this during the opening…

Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, says some members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have been complaining that Libya and Nigeria are overproducing. “We have seen a great…

A Kano High Court presided over by Justice  A.T. Badamasi on Thursday granted an Order of Injunction restraining Kano state House of Assembly Investigative Committee from further investigating the alleged $5 million…

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Wednesday, offered insights into why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the licenses of 154 Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) and six Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs). Its Managing…

Football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, has stated that he is out of the league of five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi and there is no basis for comparison. Pele said, Lionel Messi “only has one…

In  a bid to bolster his faith, Pastor Enoch Adeboye had once fasted intensely and prayed for God to grant his request. Adeboye revealed this on the second day of the ongoing Holy Ghost Congress of the Church at…

The recommended amount of sleep for adults is six to eight hours a night. Sleeping more than those hours is associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular diseases, says a global study published Wednesday in the…

Championship strugglers Reading have sacked manager Paul Clement after less than nine months in charge. The 46-year-old former Swansea and Derby boss leaves with the Royals 21st in the table, only outside the relegation…

Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, on Wednesday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos that he was coerced into signing incriminating statements by the police. Evans, as he is…

British World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE legend, Tommy Billington, widely known as Dynamite Kid, is dead. Dynamite kid who became a huge hit with fans in the 1980s, died on his 60th birthday on Wednesday.…

The Federal Government on Wednesday opened its case against Senator Dino Melaye before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, where he is being prosecuted for charges of giving false information…

Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial officer, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver on suspicion she violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. She now faces extradition to the United States, the Globe and…

Alex Iwobi was frustrated following Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with struggling Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday and believes lack of concentrations cost them maximum points. Shkodran Mustafi put the Gunners ahead on…

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to heed the advice of the anti-democratic elements who have now populated the political space and putting pressure on him…

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), the umbrella body of over 45 major opposition parties has picked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as consensus…

The leadership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated its decision to boycott the forthcoming 2019 general elections is irrevocable, saying that no amount of cajoling and criticisms of the decision…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has described the strike threat by some oil marketers over lingering fuel subsidy debts as an act of sabotage.In a statement by its National Secretary, Alhaji…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has  launched blistering attacks on political foes within and outside his party, swearing that God would decide the case  of  former President, Dr.…

There is observable crack in the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State, following the refusal by most of the APC candidates to join his son in-law, Uche Nwosu to defect to Action Alliance,…

THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has tasked pastors in the country to excommunicate church members who are involved in any form of internet fraud also known as Yahoo Yahoo as well as those involved in ritual…

There was apprehension in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday when Wale Oluwo, Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, renounced his membership of the party, vowing to work…

Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has charged striking lecturers in public universities to brace up for a long strike.Professor Ogunyemi enjoined ASUU members “to be on the watch…