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The General Overseer of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has come under heavy attack for inciting hate speech through his platform. The Pastor, while delivering his Sunday service sermon stated that the third Mahdi is…

A 20-year-old fan of Messi and Argentina from India has committed suicide after the Albicelestes were knocked out of the ongoing World Cup in Russia by France with a goal margin of four to three. He was said to have killed himself in…

Twenty-four years after the demise of the Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Oba Daniel Adetayo, there is no sign that the ancient town would have a successor soon. In this circumstance, the people of the town are suffering the…

THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Kebbi State has the lowest percentage of 205 total crime cases reported, representing two per cent of cases in 2017. The total number of cases reported in the year under review was…

An octopus, who correctly predicted all of Japan's World Cup results, has been killed and turned into sashimi. The mollusc, named Rabio, was hailed as psychic after an experiment in a paddling pool. But Kimio Abe, the fisherman who…

The national assembly has sent the new amendment to the electoral act to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. On March 13, Buhari refused to give assent to the amendment to the act which was initially sent to him. The bill had a…

Security agencies are to jointly deploy 30,000 personnel to enhance adequate security during the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti state. Caleb Ikechuckwu, the police public relations officer (PPRO) in the state, said this in…

A Nigerian Church in New York whose name was given as Celestial Church of Christ (Staten-Island Parish, in New-York City Parish), have been shut down by the New York Police after the church leadership fought over allegations of sexual…

Former Plateau State Governor Senator Jonah Jang, yesterday washed his hands of the  killings in his senatorial zone. The Northern zone of Plateau, comprising Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos South has been a centre of bloodshed in recent…

A FORMER presidential aide has lost  – temporarily – a big hotel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency seized the hotel, allegedly worth “between N650 million and  N1 billion”, from Mr. Ima…

A plot to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from seeking re-election on account of age and other excuses has been uncovered, The Nation learnt yesterday. Some senior lawyers have been engaged “to embarrass the President” ahead of next…

TWENTY-one suspects have been arrested over the Plateau State killings, according to the special military task force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). Among them are those found with arms and suspected hoodlums who hijacked the protests…

…as CP assures on security The Lagos State Government will prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The State’s…

… As Alaafin chides Ibadans  Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Monday, presented 36 vehicles to the newly elevated Thirty-six traditional rulers across the State in the recently published elevation of beaded and coronet wearing…

The Enugu State Police Command on Monday evening said it has rescued Pa Michael Obi, the father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, from kidnappers. Spokesman of the Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed in a statement that Pa Obi…

Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, was reportedly summoned to the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday. Idris met with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and walked out of the villa around 2pm without speaking with reporters.…

A large scale crisis is brewing in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following a court ruling directing the current board of the federation to vacate office for another one to be led by Chris Giwa, who contested an election against…

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Wilson Oruma, has finally narrated his ordeal in the hands of fraudsters, who fleeced him of N2billion. The scammers, the ex-players recalled, had claimed to be in possession of some oil blocs they…

Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has drected the Commissioner of Police In-charge of Police Mobile Force to relocate to Borno State to resolve the non-payment of policemen's allowances for seven mnths. The mobile…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the current state of the nation’s foreign reserves can support 16 months of imports. According to the Balance of Payments report released on the apex bank’s website, the nation’s foreign…

Chris Giwa has assumed duty as president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This followed a directive from Solomon Dalung, minister of sport, that Amaju Pinnick, who is currently in Russia for the World Cup should hand over to…

The Chief of Staff to Senate President Bukola Saraki, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Monday dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Ahmed who was appointed by Mr Saraki in 2017 said his decision has nothing to do with the Senate…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the NNPC, First E&P and Schlumberger $724 million oil financing deal will enable Nigeria earn $5.60 billion in taxes and royalty. A statement by NNPC’s spokesperson, Ndu…

Abubakar Baraje, leader of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), says the group will make its position known to Nigerians before the end of the first week of July. The faction teamed up with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…