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The Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking an order stopping the Senate from being reconvened without the authorisation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The suit marked…

MTN Nigeria and the four banks fined by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have begun lobbying the apex bank for a “revisiting” of the action, SaharaReporters has learnt. CBN had said the N5.87illion fine became necessary following…

China will extend a total of $60 billion of financing to Africa, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Monday. The financing will be provided in the form of government assistance as well as investment and financing by financial…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on the rule of law and national interest has generated vigorous debate about whether the president is mocking Nigeria’s constitution and its foundation or actually stating the obvious. While…

Top executives of BGL Group and its subsidiaries will on Wednesday know their fate, as the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja has fixed September 5 for ruling on various applications brought before it over alleged capital…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his readiness to return to the classroom if offered such opportunity, especially at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Jonathan disclosed this yesterday while…

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested alongside five others, for reportedly raping a mentally-challenged woman at Umunze in the Orumba South Government Area of Anambra state, and also abducting her three-year-old child. The …

Some Nigerian ladies took to Facebook to fight over their boyfriend, Wiz Las who reportedly bought one an iPhone 7 and also declared his love publicly for her on her birthday. The fight between the Nigerian ladies, Loveth Onyeneke…

The Southern and Northern Leaders and Elders Forum has raised the alarm over purported plans by some cabals in the presidency to remove Matthew Seiyefa, the Acting Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a…

The Lagos State chapter of APC said on Sunday that it would not change its position on the use of direct primary in the selection of its candidates for the 2019 general elections. Speaking exclusively to Daily Independent, Alhaji Tunde…

Former Governor of Cross River State and Presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has clarified the homosexuality comment credited to him while on a recent interview with Falz and Laila on the viral show ‘On The Couch’. Donald Duke who…

Two robbery suspects, Hussaini Usman Dikko and Usman Umar, who were arrested by the Niger State Police Command claimed that Allah destined it. The robbery suspects who were reportedly robbing residents of Wawa, New Bussa, when they…

The Action Democratic Party (ADP), Lagos State Chapter, has raised an alarm over what it described as a death threat to its aspirant, Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi popularly known as BOG on a live TV show by the spokesman of APC in…

The Federal Government has set aside 1.3 billion dollars (about N468 billion) from the National Sovereign Investment Fund to finance five critical infrastructure projects. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…

The family of a 27-year-old undergraduate student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Abraham Enebeli, has demanded justice after he was allegedly stabbed by a soldier. PUNCH Metro learnt that Abraham was allegedly stabbed in the Ijegun area…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) said it was working towards deploying a more robust application to ensure registration of businesses within four to six hours even as it was working towards self-generation of certificates.…

Jose Mourinho labelled Marcus Rashford as “naive” after the Manchester United striker was sent off for a headbutt in his side’s 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday. Rashford saw red when Burnley defender Phil Bardsley appeared to kick out…

Opponents of the direct primary method announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress have started mobilising state chairmen and other stakeholders to resist moves to foist the method on the states. Towards…

The Pension Funds Administrators have continued to raise their investments in infrastructure even as they move to extend their investment tentacles to the nation’s airports as assets under their management increase, NIKE POPOOLA reports…

Nothing is going right for Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo since his summer move to Italian champions Juventus, according to AFP. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who lost out to Luka Modric for the UEFA Player of the Year award…

Gradually, all the major components of the Bus Reform Initiative of the Lagos State Government conceived and being implemented by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration to revolutionize public transportation and usher in ease of…

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has filed a suit against Sahara Reporters, an online media platform, its publisher Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters Media Foundation over a series of alleged false, malicious and…

Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa state, says his problems began after the demise of ex-president Umar Musa Yar’Adua. Yar’Adua was elected in 2007 but died in May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan, his vice-president at the time,…

Super Eagles star, Leon Balogun reveals that visiting a witch doctor helped him fulfil his Premier League and World Cup dream. While speaking in an exclusive interview with BBC's Football Focus, 30-year-old Nigeria international…