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Despite pressure from some forces, including members of his kitchen cabinet, President Muhammadu Buhari has foreclosed the reinstatement of sacked Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Lawal Daura, The Nation has learnt.…

New data from the advisory power team in the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has shown that the power sector has lost N324.3bilion this year, due to gas constraints and poor distribution network. According to the latest power…

Landlords of 1004 Apartments in Victoria Island, Lagos have decried unlawful arrest and detention of some residents by policemen claiming to be from Special Tactical Squad of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). In a petition sent…

THE National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the foundation for re-engineering and reinvigorating Nigeria’s economy for a better future. Tinubu…

Governor Abiola Ajimobi has claimed that he has dedicated his entire life serving humanity, and declared that no matter the curse placed on him by anybody or group of persons, it will not affect him. Oyo State Governor, Abiola…

Isah Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, both senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), say the All Progressives Congress (APC)  will meet their match in them if the ruling party attempts to foment trouble in the upper legislative chamber…

Serena Williams was the highest paid female athlete for a third consecutive year in 2018, according to an annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday that was dominated by tennis players. Williams, who returned to competition in March…

The Governors of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, Plateau State, Simon Lalong, former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu have visited President Muhammadu Buhari at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. Other dignitaries who visited…

President Muhammadu Buhari had offered to undertake the cost of medical care and treatment of a visually-impaired National Youth Service Corps member, Okenala Ahmed. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…

Drinking milk daily as a part of your breakfast may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. The study, published in Journal of Dairy Science, found that milk consumed with breakfast cereal reduced postprandial blood glucose concentration…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has urged Nigerians to resist the temptation of voting for those who will return the country to throes of massive looting, come 2019 elections. Mohammed made the appeal on Tuesday in…

For making a sinister move to impeach the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, lawmakers on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC are now launching a counter move to remove the House majority…

Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, has denied kicking against the presidential bid of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Abubakar, a former chieftain of the All Progressives…

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his son, Cristiano Jr, has inherited his competitive nature and hopes to see him follow in his footsteps by becoming a football player. The eight-year-old has attracted plenty of attention already with…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has condemned the Oyo state government’s demolition of the structure housing Fresh FM in Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Wednesday, Ishaq Midibbo-Kawu,…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the immediate recommencement of the Continuous Nationwide Membership Registration exercise in all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has dissociated itself from threat by one Garus Gololo, its member in Makurdi who asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be forced out in an interview he granted to Punch…

Kofi Annan with his wife Nane and family On 18 August, the world lost a leader and a statesman: Kofi Atta Annan. And we lost a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an uncle – a man of deep conviction who was as…

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun,  says he will bring his successor in the state in 2019 to the Eid praying ground at Oke Lantoro, Abeokuta during the celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir. He said this in his speech at the Eid…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday visited Bariga/Somolu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, where he addressed a town hall meeting during the Eid-el- Kabir celebration. He was accompanied by the Chairman Bariga…

There is pandemonium at the Magistrates’ Court in Olru, Imo State, as youths numbering above 15 set the court building on fire. Our correspondent gathered that the fire destroyed all the documents in the court before it could be…

Trade Union Congress (TUC) has commended the Federal Government’s fight against corruption. President of the congress, Bobboi Bala Kaigama, and Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi, stated this in a message to Muslim faithful and…

A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is day-dreaming if he thinks the north will support his 2023 presidential ambition. Senate…