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As many as twenty-four passengers in a bus have narrowly escaped falling inside a Lagos lagoon as they were held back by crash barriers. Swift responses from Rapid Response Squad and LASEMA Response Unit to a LT Volkswagen commercial…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has explained to the Federal High Court in Abuja how it uncovered about 19 houses allegedly bought by the immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Maduke, in Nigeria,…

For Hon. Bayo Oshinowo, the bonfire of his vanities crackled to a dying ember long before he realized that the flames of his ego will be extinguished. Now it has been extinguished and he struggles to resuscitate his vanished worth.…

- MAP: Mojec receives NERC's approval of 'No Objection' Mojec International Limited, Nigeria's leading indigenous prepaid meter manufacturing company, has been granted an approval of ‘No Objection’ license or certificate by the…

Nigerian youths yesterday resisted SARS harassment in Abeokuta. The photos which was shared by Facebook user, Micheal Oba Soyebo shows the youths engaging with the operatives beneath a bridge in a peculiar area of the town. It seems…

Meet the psychic pig who has a history of sniffing out a winner - and is hoping to continue his unbroken record for this summer's World Cup. Mystic Marcus has a 100 per cent track record of predicting sports results according to his…

Albesta Academy, Eleko, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos has emerged winner of the 2018 edition of the Tolaram Science Challenge – an initiative of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise, (LPLE), special purpose vehicle for Lekki Deep Sea Port project at the…

Former Real Madrid player Fernando Hierro has been appointed as the new coach of the Spanish national team. Hierro was on Wednesday named as the replacement for sacked Julen Lopetegui. Lopetegui was sensationally axed just 24…

The Nigerian Police Force, via it’s twitter account, held a question and answer session and an interesting question was asked.. The Nigeria police force stated that SARS officers do not have the mandate to stop and search anyone as…

In a move similar to the revocation of Raymond Dokpesi’s US visa, the United Kingdom may cancel the visas of Nigerians perceived to have plundered the nation’s treasury. This hint was contained in a statement issued by the special…

The special presidential investigation panel (SPIP) for the recovery of public property says it has recovered $7 million illegally kept in Heritage Bank. Okoi Obono-Obla, chairman of the panel, disclosed this while briefing President…

Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Fani-Kayode whose wife, Precious recently delivered a set of triplets watch the former president…

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Dasuki Galandanchi, on Tuesday paraded two teenagers, Emmanuel Ewudo, and Chinwe Nwaane, (15), and 23 others for attempted robbery, kidnapping and burglary. Parading the suspects, the police…

The dead bodies of three family members were found in a home in west suburban Chicago. It has now been revealed that they are Nigerians and it was a murder-suicide carried out by the father. Olasunkanmi Esho,42, a Nigerian Pharmacist…

Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo state governor, says he would arrest ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo if were Nigeria’s president. Oshiomhole urged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe and arrest the former president “if he has committed…

The unique composition of sugars in a mother’s breast milk may prevent food allergies in her infant, according to a study published in the latest issue of Allergy. The study highlighted the health role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides…

The United States might not be participating in the World Cup, but it pulled off a historic victory in Russia all the same: The globe's biggest sporting event is returning to the U.S. In a long-anticipated vote on Wednesday, the…

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as Spain boss. It was announced on Tuesday the 51-year-old, who was in charge of the national team for two years, had agreed a three-year contract at Real Madrid to replace Zinedine Zidane. At a…

The chairman of the Vanguard editorial board, Ochereome Nnanna, has issued a second apology for castigating the Yorubas as “sophisticated morons” on Facebook, describing the outrage that followed his comment as “a nightmare.” Mr…

Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano today June 12, 2018 refused an application by a former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, for the release of his international passport to…

Tanzania has all bloggers and online forums that are not registered in the country to suspend their websites immediately or face criminal prosecution, as critics accuse the government of tightening control of internet content. Several…

Yahoo Messenger, one of the first instant messaging service has announced that it will shut down on July 17. Yahoo made the announcement on its website, where it said the service can be used normally only until next month. Read…

Forbes, on Tuesday, named Manchester United as the world’s most valuable football club for a second consecutive year. United, who ended European champions Real Madrid’s four-year stint at the top of the list last year, were valued at…

The federal government on Tuesday begged Nigerians traveling to Russia not to escape during or after the 2018 World Cup tournament. Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports made the appeal in a chat with newsmen in Abuja.…