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Over 10, 000 tricycle operators loyal to the Kwankwasiyya Group and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday in Kano destroyed and openly burnt their red caps and formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

The UK Government has announced a new £70-million programme to create 100,000 jobs in Nigeria, says the Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin.Baldwin said this during a business event as part of the activities for Prime…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has concluded plans to expand its Visa-On-Arrival counters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to accommodate the influx of foreigners arriving into the country through the airport.…

The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. The defence team,…

The Nigerian Postal Service is set to roll out a new product – electronic money order – that would enable customers in both rural and urban communities to transfer and receive money across the country. The Postmaster General of the…

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has opened up on his hustle while outside of the country studying as a young man and according to him, he washed dead bodies to pay his tuition fees. Ajimobi said this yesterday at a South-West…

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has inaugurated a 63-member committee to handle the September 22 Osun State governorship election. The Governor of Kano State, Abdulahi Ganduje, was named the…

The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a presidential hopeful in next year’s general elections, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has stated that Nigerian elites have perpetuated political fraud against the country…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho deserves more than three Premier League games to get things right, Bryan Robson has argued. Mourinho has seen his side slip to defeats against Brighton and Tottenham in the first three weeks of…

Three years after facing a record-breaking $5.2 billion fine in Nigeria, South Africa’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has again been fined by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the tune of $8.134 billion over foreign exchange…

Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently in a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. The Senate President may likely be meeting with the former president over his speculated ambition to join the…

South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, lambasted the President of United States of America, USA, Mr Donald Trump, for describing President Muhammadu Buhari, who was his visitor at the White House in April, as lifeless.…

Scientists have determined that Viagra, the blue pill commonly prescribed in the treatment of impotence, could also stop age-related blindness and restore sight. A two-year trial led by scientists at the Columbia University in New…

The federal government has withdrawn the contract for securing petroleum pipelines awarded to Topline Security, a private firm. The contract, which was awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), involved securing…

Researchers have developed a bio-optics diagnostic device which can warn of impending heart attacks and stroke. The early warning system can identify imminent and dangerous blood clots before they form, potentially saving patients…

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the warning in Abuja. Adeyeye explained that TL Tan Lung and TLC brands were produced by Chinese companies known as Fujian Yongfa Co. Ltd, and Dongshan Dongyi Food Co. Ltd.,…

Photos that show some students at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) reading at night with ‘ATM light’ have caused a stir online. According to students of the university who shared the pictures online: The ATM is used for…

Chief Niyi Akintola is a senior member of the Bar who participated actively in the processes that led to the last general election. In this interview, he speaks on the arrest of judges, while admitting that the fight against corruption…

An unidentified man has caused a scene on the streets of Abuja as he stands on the road with a banner on which a suicidal write up was made. Standing by a junction holding a white cloth, the young man wrote; “If Muhammad Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the historic Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) as passed by the national assembly, TheCable Petrobarometer understands. The proposed law, which was conceived to liberalise the…

The US government says it is looking for African countries that would be interested in bilateral free trade agreements with it. NAN reports that Peter Haas, the US deputy assistant secretary for trade policy and negotiation, told…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to adopt direct primaries to conduct elections that will produce Presidential, Senate, House of Representatives, Governorship and State House…

High Chiefs, who were promoted to the status of ‘Obas’ by the Oyo state government last year have explained the reason they shunned Sunday’s 90th birthday reception for the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji. This is…

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Uduaghan, a founding member of the PDP…