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The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olawale Oluwo has resigned his appointment. In a copy of resignation letter sighted by in Lagos, the former Commissioner blamed the controversial gubernatorial…

Fuji music king, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal a.k.a K1 De Ultimate officially met with Lagos APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwoolu and the deputy governorship candidate, Kadiri Obafemi Hamsat at their Awolowo Road koyi office on…

Senator Sani Shehu, representing Kaduna central district, has advised the All Progressives Congress to rent their campaign crowd from Sudan.Shehu said this in response to the claim of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,…

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has described the promise by the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to restore the glory of Lagos as an…

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that the mammoth crowd that attended the Monday rally of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto was rented from Niger Republic by the party.El-Rufai, who made the…

Details of the revenues from stamp duties estimated at N20 trillion still remain opaque as the federal agencies involved in the collection have refused to provide information, despite the Freedom of Information (FOI)…

The UN has launched a global humanitarian appeal of $25 billion to provide support to no less than 93 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Nigeria and other countries in 2019. Speaking at the launch of a…

The federal government has directed Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to join Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff in the north-east to coordinate the Nigerian air force operations. Tukur Gusau, the public…

A group of Nigerian Hackers known as “London Blue” have plans to swindle 50,000 finance executives across every sector of the globe in 2018, a recent investigation has revealed. The hackers, who operate in 17…

Lionel Messi’s fifth-place finish in this year’s Ballon d’Or vote was absurd, his FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said of the Spanish champions’ Argentina forward on Tuesday.Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric took…

In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.The breakthrough operation, performed in September 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, shows that…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, met in Abuja on Tuesday in Abuja, THE PUNCH learnt last night.The meeting was also attended by the National Chairman…

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday took a swipe at the 16 years Presidency of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the state benefited nothing from the party’s reign.Ambode spoke at the National Consultative Forum of…

In its first intervention in the foreign exchange market for the month of December, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange…

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across…

A Lagos Federal High Court presided by Justice Saliu Saidu Tuesday ordered the destruction of 14-container loads of proscribed drug, Tramadol, confiscated at Apapa Wharf, Lagos, by the Nigerian before the court for the destruction…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday commenced door-to-door campaign at Nyanya and Karu suburbs of the FCT, prompting residents to troop out chanting “Sai Baba’’. He took the campaign to door steps in support…

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has directed the Chinese Civil Engineering Company (CCECC), the contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan railway, to ensure that the train becomes operational before February…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) yesterday said it lost over $800million revenue to all the stakeholders owing to breaches of contracts of its old regime. The state-run oil firm said this year,…

•Niger records highest number of applicants THE Police Service Commission  (PSC) said yesterday that five days after  the announcement of the  recruitment of 10,000 into the Police as constables, 21,878 have applied so far.…

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the government of being vindictive in its application of labour laws. It insisted that Nigerian workers will not accept being turned into slaves in their own country as a result…

Yahoo Plus boy in Ghana has cried out for help as he claimed that evil spirits, fire and lions haunt him after his attempt to get rich quick through the fetish means. According to him, his love to get rich at all cost took him to a…

Emir of Kano’s son, Aminu Sanusi, is set to wed his beautiful bride, and here are some photos of the lovely looking couple. Aminu Sanusi who is the son of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, shared his pre-wedding photos on IG yesterday evening.…

Two traditional rulers in Deba district of Gombe State have been suspended from office after they were accused of organising a prayer session for the success of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 election. The…