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The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, has disclosed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer several months ago after an annual physical. “After a variety of tests, consultations and conversations…

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $15bn hit on Thursday, as the social media giant headed for the biggest one-day wipe-out in the United States stock market history, a day after executives forecast…

There is a lesson in the failures of foremost magnates, a didactic note for all. Consider the sad predicament of Wale Tinubu and Mofe Boyo. As you read, they are struggling through impediments and devastation posed by their company’s…

Oando Plc has continued to defy skeptics as it recorded N8.5 billion profit-after-tax (PAT) in its half-year (H1) results ended June 30, 2018. The impressive result comes in the wake of increase in the price of oil and gas commodities.…

A Presidential aspirant, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has pledged to scrap the senate if he emerges victorious in the 2019 elections, describing the upper chamber as a drain pipe to the country’s economy. He noted that the federal government…

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state will any moment from now announce his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable understands. Tambuwal has his eyes on…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the federal government approved the renewal of 25 oil block licenses and approved 16 new field development plans. NAN reports that the information was made available in the DPR report…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football. Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017. Last month, the Nigerian shot-stopper announced that he was in remission. The 32-year-old has…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi east, says he has regained his freedom after spending 11 hours in the “wilderness”. Melaye’s brother had raised an alarm on Thursday that the senator had been kidnapped. Ben Murray-Bruce, a…

Nigerian OAP cum photographer, identified as Oluwapelumi Orungbe has reportedly committed suicide in Magodo, Lagos. Nigerian OAP and Photographer commits suicide lailasnews Share Kunbi, the late Nigerian OAP’s bestie who confirmed…

Skip to content The ripples generated by the defections in the National Assembly continued yesterday across the country. Onyedi Ojiabor (Abuja) and Adekunle Jimoh (Ilorin) report. Loyalists and supporters of President…

The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher  – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has put a timeline on his goal of buying Arsenal, following a report that Alisher Usmanov is exploring a sale of his 30 percent stake,National Daily gathered. The Financial Times reported on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not negotiate with political machinery masquerading as members of the party, who defected to other political parties in the National Assembly. The National Chairman of the…

The Federal Government has approved a 10-year validity period for Nigerian passports. This followed a presidential approval to change the face of the e-passport 10 years after it was introduced in the country. Currently, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a Nigerian businessman, John Abebe, who is also former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s brother in law for alleged forgery. Abebe, who is a younger brother of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has announced that All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who have decamped will still campaign for the President regardless of their…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has not received any report regarding the reported abduction of Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, either in the Federal Capital territory (FCT) or elsewhere in the federation. It therefore asked…

Tech giant Google says it has launched its free Wi-Fi service for Nigerians, the Google Station, in Ikeja, Lekki and other parts of Lagos. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Google’s Nigeria Country Director, stated this in Lagos on Thursday at…

The Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered Senator Ademola Adeleke to present his original certificate come Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The presiding judge, Justice David Ademola declared that it would be inequitable not…

A Nigerian lady identified as Victoria O Vicky on Facebook has reportedly being a die-hard supporter of Buhari’s 2019 presidency aspiration. According to one of her numerous posts on the platform, she said “Muhammadu Buhari Has No…

Applying to schools abroad can get frustrating, tedious and unjustifiably expensive. It’s not surprising that many Nigerians drop off at planning stage for these reasons. That’s why leading financial institution, First City Monument…

The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has ordered the arrest of four policemen, who allegedly fired some shots at Airport tollgate, hitting one Tunde Adeparusi, which left him injured. In a statement issued by the command’s…