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• Nigeria, Saudi Arabia to partner on refineries • OPEC considers output cut to stabilise prices The presidency said Wednesday that the federal government is investigating multinational giants, including Mobil Oil Producing…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son Olujonwo yesterday spoke on his decision to back President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. A peep into future of youths informed his support for the President, he said yesterday.…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deploy one million electoral officers for the 2019 elections, its chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said yesterday. The  election will cost the commission N85…

The House of Representatives is calling for the revocation of  Malabu Oil Block ( Oil Prospecting Licence  245) because Nigeria stands to lose $10b in the controversial deep water oil block. The outcome of various…

Donors to political parties were put on notice yesterday that the law will keep an eye on them. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu said the agency would monitor donations…

A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced the Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Murtala Adamu Jengebe to a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the issuance of operating licences to 213 new public and private broadcasting outfits in the country. The Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Ishaq Modibbo-Kawu…

Tosyn Bucknor ‘s widower, Aurélien Boyer has made his first public appearance since her passing last week. The grief-stricken French-born Boyer has been away from the public in the days following his wife’s death. It was he…

Paris Saint-Germain striker, Neymar, has now become the highest-scoring Brazilian in Champions League history after scoring his 31st goal in the competition. The former Barcelona star achieved the landmark in the 36th minute…

A 49-year-old night guard with the Ekiti State Scholarship Board, Abolarin Olaoye, has hanged himself on the premises of the board inside the state secretariat complex in Ado-Ekiti.The dangling body of the father of five and native…

Airline passengers travelling from the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, to other parts of the country are currently facing hard times as shortage of aircraft hits domestic airlines, Daily Trust can report. Many…

An herbalist, Shina Segun, has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenager suffering from epilepsy. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Ile-Oba in Ijanikin, Ojo, Lagos State. Segun, 35, it was…

Domestic carrier, Air Peace on Tuesday received the last of the six 50-seater Embraer 145 jets it recently acquired, assuring that its vision of providing seamless flight services on the domestic, regional and international…

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday promised to contain the “bad guys” to ensure a peaceful and pleasurable Yuletide. Speaking at the 12th Annual Town Hall meeting of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF)…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to end the Boko Haram insurgency by procuring modern weapons, improve welfare of soldiers, and enhance military operations in the North East, the epi-centre of the insurgency.“As…

Senators were, yesterday, divided over the alleged non-remittance of N177 billion operational surplus made by Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, into the consolidated federation account.The disagreement came up when a member of the…

MUTTERINGS over the attitude of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar towards South East party leaders have been squashed following secret meetings between the candidate and the aggrieved leaders,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday  handed over 116  cars and 20  landed properties in Edo, Rivers and Lagos states recovered from Michael Obasuyi Osasogie to First Bank Plc. Osasogie…

A suspected officer of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has allegedly killed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The incident occurred yesterday at Iyana-Ipaja roundabout…

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that 23 of its personnel were killed and 31 others wounded when Boko Haram terrorists attacked troops locations on Nov. 18 at Metele in Northern Borno. The figure contradicts reports of 44 to…

The U.K.’s development finance arm, CDC Group Plc, may invest more than $1 billion in Nigeria over the next four years as the government looks to increase business ties with Africa after it leaves the European Union in March.…

Nigeria recorded a leap on the 2018 Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) of most prosperous countries in the world. At 129, the most populous black nation moved up by three points from its 132nd position in 2017. …

President Muhammadu Buhari says but for the efforts of the present administration in the past three years, terrorist attacks would have been worse. He stated this at the palace of Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai…

A male prostitute based in South Africa, Paul Zuluka (27), has opened up to a local tabloid, The Daily Sun, telling them that his job is to satisfy women in bed. Male prostitute Paul Zuluka He charges R400 for one round and R2,000 for 24…