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Report has it that two Nigerian girls have been allegedly killed by their employers after being trafficked to work as housemaids in Saudi Arabia. It was gathered that the murder of the two young women occurred within a space of two…

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Sadique Abubakar, has appealed to the manufacturers of the A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft, to expedite action on its  delivery  to Nigeria. Mr Abubakar said this when Taco Gilbert, the Senior…

The Nigerian Army said it would set up a General Court Martial (GCM) to try soldiers of Special Forces who embarked on a protest at the Maiduguri airport two weeks ago. This is just as the Army has warned that it would not tolerate…

Nigerian thief who played dumb with a phone he stole, has been nabbed after he took a selfie and uploaded it on the owner’s WhatsApp story. Twitter user @i_viiy who shared a photo of the Nigerian thief who took over the owner’s…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has called on the people of the South-east to fight for the 2023 presidency and not wait for it to be given to them. Ngige spoke following the recent revelation by the Senate…

Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will on Wednesday declare his presidential ambition on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a statement from Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign Committee, said…

Human rights lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN) has said there is no Supreme Court order stopping Amaju Pinnick from acting as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). According to Keyamo, the Supreme Court also never installed…

The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ahmad Ali, has declared his intention to vie for the governorship election of Kwara State in the forthcoming general elections. Ali made this known when friends and…

Photos like these drove the Russian business man offer an obscene amount of money to the glamour model The man, claiming to be a banker and Bitcoin trader, emailed his proposal to her agent. A source told The Sun: “Rhian is used…

The Assistant National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Muhammad Sani Ibrahim, has dismissed speculations of automatic ticket for Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, and…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday he is not defecting to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). There were speculations at the weekend that the former vice president would leave the Peoples Democratic Party…

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, yesterday, promised to rebuild the demolished Music House owned by Evangelist Yinka Ayefele. This came as the estranged relationship among Governor Ajimobi; a former governor of the state, Chief…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says he worked with former president Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure Nigeria escaped disintegration in 2015. Speaking in Glasgow, UK, to…

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress as winners of Saturday’s local government election across the state. Ethelbert Ibebuchi, chairman of the electoral body,…

NOT a few financial market experts are shocked by the  banks’ suspension of Bureau de Change (BDC) operations over taxes on turnover volumes. But, many of the BDCs that have faced tougher challenges, including the battle for margin…

Eminent personalities, including first-class monarchs, political leaders and government officials yesterday poured encomiums on the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, as he concluded the week-long programmes marking his 90th…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the rule of Law must be subject to the supremacy of the nation’s security and national interest. Opening the 2018 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, he…

Detectives are probing about N117b suspicious transactions by the government of Rivers State in the last three years. The huge cash was intermittently withdrawn over the counter by a state official designated for the purpose,…

Mr. Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has resigned his appointment to enable him stay in the All Progressives Congress. Danbaba announced his resignation…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday (today). The State Government, in a statement by the Permanent…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tam David-West, on his 82nd birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President…

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party’s ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with…

The Lagos State Government says work is in progress to integrate the rail, road and water transport systems to address the persistent gridlocks in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Transport, Mr Ladi Lawanson, disclosed this to…

Power distribution companies are not only indebted to their counterparts in the electricity generation arm of the sector, they also owe service providers a total of N205.51bn. The service providers in the power sector are the Nigerian…