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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…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, yesterday dismissed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as unfit to be entrusted with the…

The new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Lawal Shehu, yesterday declared war on native doctors and human parts dealers within Lagos and Ogun states.The declaration followed the spate of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his supporters not to panic, saying his return to power in 2019 is non-negotiable.He also described those seeking to unseat him in next year’s general elections as enemies who stole from the…

No Alternative To Buhari-Osinbajo 2019, a political campaign group, has dared the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to make use of his widely acclaimed United States Visa.In a…

Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have a presidential candidate for the 2019 general election.…

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has revealed that he ran away from his village for 13 years. He made the disclosure on Monday — the first day of the 2018 Holy…

Wole Olanipekun, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to MTN, says his client has decided to pursue an out-of-court settlement with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The telecommunications company had filed a suit to…

Valentine Ashi, a judge of the federal capital territory high court, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to arrest…

The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on Nigerian women to ensure the return of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in 2019. She made the appeal at a National Women…