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The World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged sex addiction as a form of mental illness. This means those addicted to sex needs medical advice and intervention. According to WHO listing, “The condition is marked by a persistent…

The Chairman of Senate Committee on Land Transport, Gbenga Ashafa, yesterday expressd doubts about the delivery of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line by December. Ashafa spoke when he led members of Land Transport in the…

The Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Joseph Nnanna, on Thursday blamed the inability of Deposit Money Banks to lend at single digit interest rate on the attractiveness of treasury bills, an instrument used by…

There have been no buyers for the N182billion assets obtained by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) from debt resolution, the organisation said yesterday. AMCON Managing Director Ahmed Kuru, speaking in Lagos at the…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said he is not happy with what is happening in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election holding in the state on Saturday. A statement on Thursday by the Directorate of Media and Public…

*State police advocates seem set to  win their age-long battle. Senators yesterday took steps to unbundle the police as a Bill aimed at amending Section 214 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which deals with the Force’s…

A chieftain of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, Chief Lionel Jonathan-Omo, is dead after falling from the balcony of his country home in Nembe Local Government. He passed away earlier today from injuries he…

THE Federal Government yesterday promised to release the names of 200 individuals, who own property that was purchased with illegally-acquired funds. Chairman, Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Property,…

The Legal Practitioners‘ Privileges Committee (LPPC) yesterday elevated 31 legal practitioners to Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs Hadizatu Mustapha, stated this yesterday. She said:…

PDP members protest in Abuja APC: you’ve been rejected The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday threw jabs at each other over tomorrow’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The PDP…

Nominations have been released for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards and once again, the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones leads the way with most nominations. Thrones landed 22 nominations, the most of any single show, narrowly beating…

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected four bills passed by the national assembly.  Buhari communicated this via a letter he sent to the house of representatives which was read during plenary on Thursday. The bills include the…

Peter Gana, chief superintendent of police, has been appointed as the new head of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Lagos state. Dolapo Badmos, spokeswoman of the Nigeria police force, zone 2 command, disclosed this. Badmos…

The house of representatives has passed a bill authorising free healthcare for pregnant women in the country. The bill seeks to mandate free antenatal and postnatal health services to pregnant women in government hospitals.…

Buba Galadima, chairman of the “reformed” All Progressives Congress (R-APC), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to annul the convention of the ruling party and declare offices of the national working committee (NWC) executives…

Ambassador Plenipotentiary, Chief Anthonio Dehinde  Fernandez,  who died on the 1st September 2015,  is probably happy that his widow Halima has found someone else and moved on with her life. Whatever the case with the dead and…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Abuja metro rail line is a dream come true. The president said this after he inaugurated the line and took a ride from the Abuja metro station to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, signalling…

Dr ‘Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly (LRA) and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), has revealed that he faced the stiffest opposition from the church when he accepted to be Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate…

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said looted assets recovered since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has risen above one trillion Naira. Sagay, who…

As part of measures to end the rift between farmers and cattle rustlers, the government of Ghana has began the establishment of cattle ranches in some regions of the country. Already, the government has commenced the construction of the…

Ahead of Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered the withdrawal of its men from the state Government House. The directive was contained an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters,…

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has finally cleared the air on how the beneficiaries of the direct cash transfer from the $322m recovered Abacha loot would be paid. The money is part of the loot stashed in Switzerland by the late…

The FCT Administration is presently designing four brand new districts in the Federal Capital City namely Mamusa North, Mamusa East, Parfun North and Parfun South to take care of the deficit of planned plots in Abuja. The FCT…

Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led protesters to the national assembly on Thursday over the alleged brutality of PDP members, including Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti. Accompanied by top…