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An alleged Closed Circuit Television footage of the Offa Bank Robbery in Offa, Kwara State, has surfaced on the internet. On Thursday last week, gunmen numbering about 30 had stormed the town and engaged in a robbery operation that was…

The Congress of University Academics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, and the National Association of Nigerian Students have called for investigation into the alleged sex-for-mark scandal against a lecturer of the…

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says it is worrisome that the older generation is refusing to leave the scene for the younger generation.Onaiyekan, who is a former President of the Christian Association of…

A Nigerian lawmaker, Foster Ogola, has taken his spot on the infamous list of prominent Nigerians with certificate scandals attached to their names.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifiesimama Sekibo, and five others before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for an alleged fraud of N1bn. Sekibo was charged along…

The Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI) has debunked reports that its chairman, Theophilus Danjuma, has resigned. Head of Media and Communications of the Committee, Alkasim Abdulkadir, made this known in a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N28billion from tax defaulters for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Executive Chairman of the FIRS Babatunde Fowler stated this when he led a delegation to…

NIGERIAN Financial Intelligence Unit’s (NFIU) expulsion from the Egmont Group was never on the agenda of the group’s last meeting in March, it was learnt yesterday. This is contrary to media reports prior to the meeting held in…

•Presidency: looters behind it SOME Nigerians living in London yesterday protested against President Muhammadu Buhari. The protesters stormed the Abuja House in Kensington London, where the President is staying, blaming him for…

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has described as a `misquote’ the report that President Muhammadu Buhari had pledged only one term presidency and will never seek re-election in view of his age status. President Buhari, 75, had on…

A middle aged housewife, Umma Bashir, on Tuesday dragged her husband, Ibrahim Bashir, to a Sharia Sourt II at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for renting out her bedroom without her knowledge. The complainant told the court that her…

Multiple music award winner, Innocent Idibia, has announced his entrant into politics. He, however, did not reveal under which political platform and at what level he would be seeking to actualise his political aspiration. Idibia…

The next edition of the Big Brother Nigeria reality show should be hosted in Nigeria, says Adedayo Thomas, executive director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB). Thomas, in an interview with NAN on Tuesday, expressed…

Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo cannot stop President Muhammadu Buhari from winning in 2019. Speaking in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Tuesday, Shittu described Buhari’s…

Children’s allergies to food are being triggered by a mix of environmental factors from an early age. According to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the factors that co-exist to trigger food allergies in infants are dust, baby wipes…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Festus Okoye, one of the lawyers of Ibrahim Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Okoye…

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has extended the registration of the Batch A stream II prospective Corps Members. The scheme had on March 25, 2018, notified prospective corps members that registration portal…

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to seek reelection in 2019 would mark the end of Nigeria’s existence as a nation. Buhari had on Monday…

Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance, has come under intense pressure to deny blocking the dubious payment of $16.5 million to Nigerian lawyers over the recovery of Abacha Loot, sources in her office have told TheCable. “There have…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm 23 nominees as commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). The request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor of the…

Founder and Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he would support President Muhammadu Buhari in his re-election bid if he (the president) canvassed for his support. Pastor Bakare spoke in an…

From being one of the most exclusive delicacies, Snails are now a victim of the race to improve sexual prowess and health. They are now becoming popular as a sperm booster. Yes, we’re worried and surprised too.Why snails though?…

…Targets Over 500 Beneficiaries with Educational Support It was a wonderful moment filled with love and support for the average Nigerian child as Change-A-Life (CAL) Foundation held a special fund-raising auctioning event tagged…

The Transport Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has, among other directives, ordered every taxi operating within Abuja to fit in air conditions, in their cabs, latest October, 2018. The Transportation…