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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked Nigerians to ignore a warning made by Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), calling it a “prophesy of doom”. Last week, Adeboye warned that Nigeria as…

For allegedly breaking into a school to steal phones, two persons, Qudus Bello and Teslim Mukartdas, were on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Bello, 19, a tailor, and Mukartdas, 15, a pupil, who are both residents…

Tragedy befell a family in Bauchi on Saturday as the husband, Salihu Yahaya, lost his life while trying to save his wife from being electrocuted. Narrating the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria, Sani Ahmed, who described himself…

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja announced that $320m stolen funds by former late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, would be spent on the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme of the administration to support the poor. Declaring…

President Muhammadu Buhari started a two-day working visit to Jigawa State today.  During the visit, he is expected to commission some projects executed by the State Government. See the photos of the massive crowd that came to…

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have taken over the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress located at Imo State University Junction in Owerri. The development came on the heels of APC’s nationwide ward congresses…

Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday said that the immigration attaché, Mr. Habibu Almu, who was murdered in Khartoum, Sudan on May 10, was killed by a Sudanese woman of Nigerian origin. The ministry’s spokesperson, Dr. Tope…

Theophilus Abbah, managing editor of Daily Trust newspaper, is one of Nigeria’s most regarded investigative journalists renowned for giving voices to the voiceless and helping the oppressed, the cheated, and the abused get justice. But…

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Monday,  dismissed two suits challenging moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the extension of the tenure of its National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, and  other officials of…

The customised Lamborghini Huracan that was gifted to Pope Francis last year November has been sold for a cool price of €715,000 ($8orghini Huracan RWD Coupe signed by Pope Francis has been auctioned for an amount of 715,000 Euros (over Rs.…

Gideon Simwanza, an alleged abusive husband who reportedly got separated from his wife recently, took to Facebook to accuse a Zambian District Education Standard Officer (DESO) Mr Victor Simufwi, of snatching his wife of 20 years.…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commiserated with his former running mate, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on the demise of his mother, Abigail. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said the…

The police have sealed off the Kano state house of assembly amid a plot to impeach Abdullahi Ata, the speaker. Before the assembly was shut, journalists and other visitors were denied access. The lawmakers are accusing Ata of…

Several people were reportedly injured on Saturday after a fight broke out during the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo state. The injured which included the former…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption drive moved a notch higher yesterday. Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s agreement on recovery of assets and cash stashed away in UAE by Nigerians takes off next month. Besides,…

The Sudanese authorities Saturday announced the arrest of a woman accused of killing an Immigration Attaché at the Nigerian embassy in Khartoum. The Consular officer, Habibu Almu, was found stabbed to death at his home in the…

The Registrar of National Examinations Council, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office. Also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement in the…

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said more than N1.5tn was spent on capital infrastructure in 2017. Adeosun, who stated this on Sunday on her Twitter handle, said the Federal Government’s debt management strategy was…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has suspended the Air Operators Certificate of FirstNation Airways indefinitely. The NCAA said on Sunday that the suspension was conveyed to the airline via a letter with reference no.…

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says it is untrue that she mocked Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, and Babatunde Fashola, his power, works and housing counterpart. Okonjo-Iweala was alleged to have…

The federal government will soon initiate a fresh legal action for the extradition of Buruji Kashamu, senator representing Ogun east, to the US. According to PUNCH, the suit will be filed against the senator as soon as the US…

As part of the moves to oust President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress in 2019, the major opposition parties and third force elements are expected to hold joint and separate talks in the coming days with a view to…

Century Group led by hardworking Ken Etete has empowered over 200 youths directly and indirectly with its support for the play Isale Eko coming up this June at the Muson Centre. Speaking when the Executive Producer of Isale Eko paid…

On Wednesday, May 9, 1979, Nafiu Isyaku Rabiu and his beautiful wife Fatima hosted his three friends to a dinner in the verdant garden of his Dawaki Road, Kano residence. After the sumptuous feast, toasts and clinking glasses, the…