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As the political drama in Lagos State linger, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has advised Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to call the bluff of his godfather, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Speaking in Port Harcourt, yesterday, Wike said: “If it is…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 435,015 registered voters in Osun are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and would not be participating in the election. Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to Ogun government from the recent Paris fund that was allocated to Nigeria. The state government in its plan has promised to offset the backlogs of cooperative…

Former captains Pierre Aubame and Daniel Cousin have been named as co-coaches of Gabon after the dismissal last week of Spaniard Jose Antonio Camacho, the country’s football federation said. Aubame is the father of Arsenal striker…

Alphabet Inc’s Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from US senators about developers who break its email-scanning rules. How user data flows between big…

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has directed the state Public Works Corporation to fix potholes on major and inner roads across the state within the next four weeks. The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr…

Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, escaped being mobbed by a whisker as he was confronted by some angry youth after his screening exercise at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in…

Former Kano State governor and presidential aspirant, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he has the capacity to defeat incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.He also said he would ensure there is peace, security and infrastructure if voted in as…

The governorship election in the State of Osun (so the sitting Governor rechristened it) is just a day away. We have a record number of 48 candidates vying for the governorship seat. Of these 48 candidates, five are heavyweights in the…

The first military governor of Kwara, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye, is dead. The younger brother to the deceased, retired Col. Theophilus Bamigboye, confirmed the death on Friday on the telephone. He said the late military…

Stella Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation and senator representing Anambra North in the National Assembly, has left the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) just three months after joining the party. However, she has announced a…

PRESIDENT of world football–governing body, FIFA, Gianni Infantino has congratulated Mr. Amaju Pinnick on his re-election on Thursday, as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). NationSport reports that Pinnick polled 34…

A survey conducted by the Performance Monitoring and Accountability (PMA2020) in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has shown that Nigerian women committed 1.8 million abortions in 2017. Presenting the results of…

Presidents and governors naturally seek the maximum two terms allowed them by the Nigerian Constitution. While most in the Fourth Republic have succeeded, some like Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, as well as Ayo Fayose and Kayode Fayemi of…

A Kano-based lawyer, Ali Jamilu, has sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, All Progressive Congress (APC) and its national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, over the alleged threat to remove Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate.An…

The Oyo State Government has said it restrained the operations of Obasanjo Farms in Ibadan because the organisation failed to pay it tax, and not for political reasons. Bicci Alli, Chairman of Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue,…

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court In Ikoyi, Lagos has sentenced a businessman, Jones Biyere, to 140 years imprisonment on a 13-count charge of forgery brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Five people were killed when two rival cult groups clashed at Alapere area of Ketu, Lagos. It was learnt that on Tuesday about 11p.m. some members of Eiye confraternity stormed a car wash belonging to the leader of Aiye cult group,…

A man was left in tears after he was scammed by street urchins at Computer Village. The apprentice was, yesterday, left in tears after he was scammed by a phone seller at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. According to reports, the…

Nigerian nurse, Josephine Iyamu, who was convicted after using voodoo threats to traffick vulnerable women from Nigeria to Germany to work as prostitutes has had her 14-year jail term increased. Josephine Iyamu, 52, was originally…

With preparations for tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun State in top gear, an Osun State High Court Thursday restrained the police from arresting the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola…

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UEFA has opened a disciplinary case over Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card in the Champions League which will be assessed on September 27, European football’s governing body said Thursday, AFP reports. Ronaldo was sent off in the 29th minute…

EVER—SINCE he took office as governor of Cross-River State in 2007 through  his departure in 2015, Liyel Imoke has maintained a somewhat dignified silence on his predecessor, Donald Duke’s tenure in office from 1999 to…