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Perjury charges against Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric have been dropped, a Croatian court has confirmed. Modric was charged with perjury in March in a case relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo…

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has heaped praised on Lucas Torreira for his “absolutely brilliant” performance in Arsenal‘s comeback win against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The Uruguayan midfielder capped a…

Indications emerged last night why South-East governors voted on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are foot-dragging to support the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar. A source…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele is thumping his chest that the restriction on 41 items from accessing foreign exchange (forex) at the official market rate is yielding dividends. The policy has…

Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai is to return to the Northeast where he will stay until Boko Haram insurgents are crushed, the Federal Government ordered yesterday. It also asked Chief of Defence Staff Gen.…

President Muhammadu Buhari will win next year’s election, The Economist has reported. The respected magazine has also predicted that the opposition coalition may collapse before the general election. But…

Some Muslim Parents and pupils of International School, Ibadan, (ISI) on Monday dragged the management of the International School, Ibadan (ISI) and the University of Ibadan (UI) to the Court over refusal to allow…

Luka Modric has won the 2018 Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezman, with Lionel Messi coming fifth.It is the first time in 10 years neither Ronaldo nor Messi has been recognised as the world's best player for…

Medical students in the University of Lagos College of Medicine, have been forced to sleep on the road as their hostels have been without power supply for a few days. The students say no one has explained to them why they have no power as…

Twenty-six aspirants for the Ogun State House of Assembly have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Lamidi Olatunji, spokesperson of the lawmakers, said they “have come to…

Jurgen Klopp has been charged with misconduct for his celebrations after Liverpool's 96th-minute winner against Everton.Klopp ran to the centre circle at Anfield when Divock Origi scored in the final moments to…

Some prominent Yoruba leaders under the aegis of South-West Forum has adopted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar  for the 2019 election.At the end of the colloquium…

Radish is a carrot-like edible root vegetable with a pungent taste. It comes in white, pink, red, purple and sometimes black colour varieties. Red radish is packed with vitamins E, A, C, B6, and K. It is also high in…

The presidential bid of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has received a major boost with former leaders of the disbanded Movement for the Emancipation of the…

The presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured Nigerians of development in the power sector if she wins the 2019 election. She added that uninterrupted power supply…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may increase the number of items not eligible for forex from 41 items to include many others products being produced in Nigeria. Godwin Emefiele made this revelation at the…

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp apologised to his Everton counterpart Marco Silva after running on to the pitch in wild celebration of Divock Origi’s 96th-minute winner in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday.“I have to…

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has decried reports that he was supporting the 2019 presidential bids of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples…

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Aneru Mutana of Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos, who were kidnapped by their maid on November 26, 2018. The children, aged six and three,…

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the current effort of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy to an agriculture-centered one remains the viable solution to creating a healthy…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has told Nigerians to focus on real issues rather than ask questions on his relationship with 'Bourdillon'. He stated…

Bowen University students allegedly burnt down their hostel, after the school’s Vice Chancellor suspended 200 students who refused a drug test. The incident is now a trending topic on Twitter, and here are reactions of Nigerians to…

A Nigerian lawmaker in UK, Kate Osamor, has been banned from Wikipedia for repeatedly editing her profile on the site. The Nigerian Labour MP who attempted to remove references to a story about claims she plagiarised Barack Obama’s …

The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said he chose Dr Obafemi Hamzat as his running mate because he would make a capable deputy. Sanwo-Olu told the News Agency of…