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The Federal Government, yesterday, ordered recall of the second tranche of the London and Paris Club Refunds disbursed to five states, amounting to about $2.7 billion (N972 billion.)No reason for the recall was given. The states…

A wonder bank, operating under the name,  Micheno Multipurpose Cooperative Society, MMCS, has defrauded over 13,000 people to the tune of N27 billion in Cross River State.The scheme owned and operated by one Michael Eke, had…

The All Progressives Congress has cautioned the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, against conduct and utterances capable of bringing his person into disrepute. The APC gave the advice in a statement…

Billionaire businessmen, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote on Monday attended the FIFA ‘The Best Awards’ Also Cecil Hammond, the CEO of Flytime Group was also among the top dignitaries at the event, which held in London on Monday night.…

The convener of the TakeItBack Movement and the party chairman of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has said if he has his way, he would sack all Nigerian army generals to ensure the security of the nation. In a statement…

A scandal is brewing within the household of President Muhammadu Buhari.His wife, Aisha, has caused the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, after accusing him of defrauding her, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES.The…

Some advertisers in the country have decried the low pace of activities in the sector few months to the 2019 elections. The operators who spoke with THISDAY, explained that compared with the 2015 elections, whereby about six months to…

Instagram said co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, giving scant explanation for the move. The departures at…

The Nigerian Maritime Academy has said that it was commencing a search and rescue mission for abducted 12  crew members onboard a Swiss vessel, MV Glarus, owned by Allison Shipping which was hijacked off Bonny Island, Rivers State on…

The Amalgamated Computer Stationery and Allied Trader Association of Nigeria (ACSATAN) on the Lagos Island, Lagos State, has backed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s re-election bid. The President of the association, Chris Onyekachi, who said…

This is very heartbreaking! An Indian man in Lusaka, Zambia has been caught red-handed sleeping with a little street kid in the open. He drove to where the girl was last night, offered her a left over meal and took her into his car.…

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger plays football at a charity match in memory of his late old time friend, Aldo Platini. The match, which was also put on in an effort to raise money for sick children, took place in Nancy on Sunday…

At least 324,000 applicants applied for jobs meant for 4,000 people at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC corps marshall, made this known on Monday when he paid a visit to two centres where applicants were…

A member of the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has dismissed the current political ambition of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as a pipe dream.Mr Saraki, who recently defected from the ruling APC to the main opposition PDP,…

The race for who wins the gubernatorial ticket of the Lagos State chapter of the APC escalated up yesterday over an alleged withdrawal statement of a leading aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, circulated on both traditional and social media.…

Joe Anichebe, a director at the Bureau of Public Entreprises (BPE), says the federal government will sell 10 state-owned companies for sale in the fourth quarter of 2018. According to the director, the sales will raise N289 billion…

• Ambode, Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu are aspirants  •’We have no anointed candidate’ THE Gubernatorial Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday said there is no going back on the proposed direct…

Gboyega Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun state governorship election, has denied rumours of a rift between him and Rauf Aregbesola, incumbent governor of the state. There were reports that the APC…

A coalition has urged António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general to strip ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of all his associations with the UN, including his recent role as a member of the UN high-level advisory board on…

Iyiola Omisore, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, has denied multiple claims by loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he has agreed to work for the party ahead of…

IT will be ungodly for All Progressives Congress (APC) to deny return ticket to National Assembly members, who stood by it during its trying period, the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has said. Oshiomhole, however, said…

Luka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards by being crowned FIFA’s best player of the year on Monday. The Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder starred for both club and…

About 60 passengers aboard an Azman Air plane en route to Abuja were on Monday thrown into confusion as the aircraft almost ran out of fuel while hovering in the air for hours after it was prevented from landing. A source, who was…

Former workers of liquidated national carrier, Nigeria Airways on Monday hailed the Federal Government for releasing over N23 billion as the first tranche of their outstanding N45 billion severance benefits 15 years after the airline…