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Italian footballer, Federico Zini, has been found dead along with his ex-girlfriend after a suspected murder-suicide, according to reports in Italy on Saturday. Zini, 25, who played for Serie D side Tuttocuoio, shot his 30-year-old…

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has vowed that he would not let those who called him Boko Haram and an Hausa man hijack the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State.He claimed he was called those names when he was working…

The Presidency has reacted to a statement credited to former president Goodluck Jonathan advising President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari against rigging elections. Jonathan at the inauguration of the first bridge built by Governor Fayose…

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has claimed that Nigeria does not have a problem of corruption. Fayose, speaking during the inauguration of several projects in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, insisted that if President Muhammadu Buhari was…

Authorities of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board have denied the rumour that candidates for the Police recruitment exercise wrote an examination in Arabic. Police recruitment candidates wrote the qualifying examination…

A suspected thief got more than he bargained for after he was nabbed for allegedly stealing another candidate’s phone at police recruitment exam centre, JAMB office Ubakala, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State. According to Abia Breaking…

The full text of the report/recommendations is as follows: Persons recommended for investigation by the appropriate agencies The following persons are recommended for investigation by the appropriate agencies for their roles in…

Nigeria’s Presidency has released a document with a detailed account of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements in his three years in power, ahead of Democracy Day on May 29 this year. Recall that President Buhari was sworn…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is ashamed that Nigeria is now being used as a negative example in the international community. He cited recent instances when the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, mocked the poor state of…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has threatened that there would be war in Nigeria if Leah Sharibu dies in captivity. Some of the demonstrations being staged around the country by CAN have been linked to this development.…

Some aviation unions said the sector had recorded significant improvements under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The unions -The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Services…

Former Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will expose the financial atrocities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the former Governor, Nigerians need to know who…

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; a former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau; and other presidential aspirants interested in contesting in the 2019 election have challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to a debate ahead of the…

Following representations made by some civil society groups, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set machinery in motion to probe the controversy surrounding the $16 billion allegedly spent on power projects during…

The mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has backed the call on President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to probe former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the alleged $16 billion power project scandal.…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, registered political parties in the country have adopted and signed the revised code of conduct for political parties to guide their operations before, during and after the conduct of the elections.…

Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed the blackmail and arm twisting that characterised budget passing by the National Assembly during the Goodluck Jonathan Administration. She cited an instance in 2015 when the…

Some people have made it a pastime to talk as if there is no silver lining in the sky as far as the Nigerian economy is concerned. They carry on as if it is doom and gloom all the way, a thoroughfare of woes. This they do, to hoodwink…

The Presidency on Friday evening confirmed the receipt of the 2018 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, confirmed the…

BARELY 24 hours after the Mace of the Gombe State House of Assembly was whisked away by some APC members of the House, the State Police Command has recovered it. The State Commissioner of Police, Tairu Shina Olukolu disclosed this…

On a hot April morning, workers are furiously cleaning a decorative fountain in front of the executive office of Nigeria’s largest steel complex. An onsite power plant is being repaired by electricians. Others around the 39-year-old…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as a public holiday to enable Nigerians to celebrate the country’s Democracy Day. The Ministry of Interior disclosed the decision in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Dr…

Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, on Friday, asked a Lagos high court sitting in Igbosere to quash all the charges filed against him by the Lagos state government. Evans…

There are no bastards in the house of Abubakar Atiku but it is easier for the former Vice President to have children than for his 30 children or thereabouts to have a real father. Lest you misinterpret this; there is nothing wrong with…