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Scores of people marched in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday in support of the transfer of some suspected cultists to Abuja. The demostrators, under the aegis of Coalition of Concerned Kwara Citizens, marched round the Adewole…

  The National Youth Service Corps has said that it has captured the locations of its members across Nigeria as part of its efforts aimed at ensuring their security in their places of primary assignment. The NYSC Director-General,…

In a last-ditch effort to prevent members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party bloc of the All Progressives Congress from defecting from the party, the leadership of the APC has met with the Kawu Baraje-led nPDP. The two-hour…

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has settled for his Chief of Staff, Chief Tolu Odebiyi for the governorship…

The lawmaker representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has dragged the National Assembly to court over its investigation into the invasion and mace snatching at the Senate chamber on April 18, 2018.…

It was the vibration of the ringing phone that jolted him from sleep. The room was dark and cozy. The air conditioner hanging on the wall worked silently to keep the room as cold as London where he returned from earlier in the…

The anti-graft agency, EFCC, has denied that its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, is nursing a governorship ambition. The agency also says Mr Magu is considering suing the media that…

A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has hinted at the possibility of a fresh budget fraud in the 2018 Appropriation Bill recently passed by the National Assembly. Mr.…

According to reports, the Church had sold out all her old aircraft including the helicopter and the Challenger 605 with registration, N633WM and purchased a new aircraft for church use In his words; ‘Men and brethren we have…

OIL’S contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains below 10 per cent in Q1 figures released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) in Abuja. According to the NBS, the nation’s GDP grew by 1.95 per cent…

The Federal Government yesterday launched the repair of the 30.1 kilometre Ikorodu-Sagamu road. The road, a major link between Lagos and Ogun states, en route other states, has been in disrepair for over 12 years. The…

Moët & Chandon plans to host over one million people from around the world for a 24-hour celebration. The celebration, formerly known as Moët Party Day, debuted in 2016. It is now known as Moët & Chandon Grand Day. Guests…

Founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has said controversial On-Air media personality, Daddy Freeze is not his enemy. Suleman, speaking during Sunday sermon in his church, said contrary to reports, he had never…

The Nigeria police force says it has arrested two suspects that allegedly led the gang that recently robbed a bank in Offa, Kwara state. A statement issued Monday by Jimoh Moshood, police spokesman, identified the arrested suspects…

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says he regrets supporting Bukola Saraki to emerge senate president. Speaking on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme, the lawmaker accused Saraki of targetting those who oppose him.…

The average monthly internally generated revenue (IGR) of Lagos state has risen to N34 billion from N22 billion recorded in 2015, the state government has said. Akinyemi Ashade, commissioner for finance, Lagos state made the…

The federal high court in Abuja has ordered two officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to forfeit their supervisory role in a forensic audit involving Hasal Microfinance Bank. The court said both officials frustrated the…

Some yet to be identified officers of the Special Anti Robbery Squad were recorded drinking and smoking Indian hemp in a hotel room in Abuja.In the video, the SARS officers were seen having…

The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday released Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product growth rate report with the size of the economy shrinking from 2.11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 1.95 per cent in the first quarter of…

Mr. Emeka Etiaba (SAN), a defence lawyer to a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, announced his withdrawal from the case during the Monday’s proceedings of Metuh’s trial before the…

The story of the Trojan horse has long been part of folklore. Its various versions have one thing in common: After 10 years of unsuccessful siege of the fortress city of Troy, the Greeks came up with a ploy. They built a large wooden…

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has started recalling cough syrups containing codeine from its stakeholders in compliance with Federal Government directive. The Registrar of PCN, Elijah Mohammed, revealed this in an interview on…

Olisa Metuh, the former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly collapsed during his trial in an Abuja High Court. According to a report by Channels TV, he was trying to make his way to the…

For the towering magnate, the path to honour doesn’t lay out in flat miles, it’s riddled with trials of fortune and intrigues of commerce. Eventually, it’s the imagination with which he perceives industry and the gestures by which he…