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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will be forced to watch the Europa League final against Marseille from the stands after receiving a four-match European ban for insulting a referee, UEFA said on Friday. Simeone was ordered…

•35 New Modular Refineries May Come On Board The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there is no going back on a December 2019 deadline set to stop importation of petroleum products into the country. Nigeria…

Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Bello Adoke, has been heard on a recorded telephone conversation admitting that he knew the controversial Malabu Oil deal was a “presidential scam” whose execution led to fraudulent diversion…

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday nullified a ruling by the Federal High Court (FHC) which prohibited the arrest of Buruji Kashamu by Nigerian law enforcement agencies. The court said the senator is not above the law…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has accused the three senators representing the state of working against a World Bank loan request by the state government, saying they are useless and ignorant.The governor made the comment on…

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived home on Thursday night from his trip to the United States. Among the photographs which captured his return, were those showing the cars used by former President Goodluck Jonathan. A closer look…

Ahead of Saturday’s Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal on Friday urged members of the party to eschew all form of violence in the interest of peace in the State.…

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it spent only N100 million on the bid to recall Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Yakubu said this at a press…

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, for the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling party had fixed May 5 for the ward congress, fixing the local government…

Boxes of drugs, including Tramadol, the popularly abused prescribed-only pain relief, which were being smuggled into Nigeria from Togo, have been confiscated by officials of the Food and Drugs Authority in the Volta Region, Ghana.…

The Nigerian police today declared four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery incidents in Offa on 4 April wanted. They also released their photographs, while in action. The images provided were the clearest,…

A Kogi State High Court has ordered that the senator representing Kogi West be moved to the National Hospital, Abuja. The trial judge also adjourned till Monday, 7th, May for continuation of hearing in a written bail application…

The family of Henry Vincent has decided to give their murdered relation what they call “last respects” in a funeral ceremony that has pitted them against the law and residents of their locality. Throughput the pompous burial service,…

You have changed your computer passwords and you stay away from dodgy Wi-Fi hotspots. But hackers have found a new way to access your online banking accounts especially on your smartphone— and it’s on the rise across the globe including…

The Nigerian army has intercepted a teenage suicide bomber in Uba town, Adamawa State. According to locals, the terrorist was in the company of two others who fled towards the major market road in the town before he was arrested.…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said the phase six of the Eko Atlantic City would be completed in October 2019. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, stated this in Ikeja during the…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday stated that it would take another look at tariff computation in order to address the various concerns surrounding the issue. According to NERC’s newly inaugurated Chairman, Prof.…

Gentlemen:  do you have some meat on those bones?  Are you a big, handsome man?  If so, good for you.  According to a recent study, men with bigger bellies make the best lovers.  So, while you may not have a set of coveted washboard…

The total sum of N1.6billion illegal bank charges have been recovered from one of the many branches of one money deposit bank (MDB), Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun told the House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja.Adeosun,…

Former military Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has warned that impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari would not be in the interest of Nigeria. Gowon, who addressed the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly in Abuja…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) has traced 61 assets  to former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank Mrs. Cecilia Ibru in Dubai in its ongoing tracking of looted funds. The assets include 41…

PRESIDENT BUHARI RETURNS 1. R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Staff Mallam Abba Kyari and FCT Minister Muhammad Musa Bello as President returns to Abuja after a successful outing with the President of the United State Donald Trump…

CONTRARY to the views in some quarters, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the United States (US) was beneficial to the country, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency scored the visit high, saying the President was…

Lawyers have reacted to the trial of Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye. Mr Melaye was arraigned for the second time on Thursday at a Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He is accused, among other offences, of…