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A helicopter has just landed at the new Government House, Ayoba Villa, Ado-Ekiti. The chopper landed at the Government House helipad few minutes past noon. It has been alleged in some quarters the chopper brought cash from a…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district zone and Suleiman Hunkuyi, his counterpart in Kaduna north senatorial district, have left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Tom Maiyashi, chairman of the…

Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, says Amaju Pinnick is the legitimate president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Infantino disclosed this to TheCable on Friday while fielding questions from journalists during a press…

The special court designated to try terrorism cases in Niger state has sentenced one Banzana Yusuf, a Boko Haram member, to 20 years imprisonment for “planning” the kidnap of 276 female students from Chibok, Borno state, in 2014. The…

Cameroon’s 85-year-old president, Paul Biya, announced Friday that he plans to run for a seventh consecutive term in office in the October election. “I will be your candidate in the next presidential election,” Biya, who has been…

Micro-blogging platform, Twitter, yesterday announced that a fresh round of efforts to purge millions of inactive accounts has kick-started. Washington Post reports that Twitter would specifically be removing locked accounts from…

Popular Nigerian Stand-Up Comedian, Francis Agoda, known as I Go Dye, has criticised Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State over the tear gas incident that happened on Wednesday at the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP rally in Ekiti. I…

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Edgal Imohimi, yesterday warned that “any policeman who carries out operational duties in mufti will be sanctioned.” Imohimi stated this at the 3rd Stakeholders’ Security…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged sex addiction as a form of mental illness. This means those addicted to sex needs medical advice and intervention. According to WHO listing, “The condition is marked by a persistent…

The Chairman of Senate Committee on Land Transport, Gbenga Ashafa, yesterday expressd doubts about the delivery of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line by December. Ashafa spoke when he led members of Land Transport in the…

The Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Joseph Nnanna, on Thursday blamed the inability of Deposit Money Banks to lend at single digit interest rate on the attractiveness of treasury bills, an instrument used by…

There have been no buyers for the N182billion assets obtained by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) from debt resolution, the organisation said yesterday. AMCON Managing Director Ahmed Kuru, speaking in Lagos at the…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said he is not happy with what is happening in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election holding in the state on Saturday. A statement on Thursday by the Directorate of Media and Public…

*State police advocates seem set to  win their age-long battle. Senators yesterday took steps to unbundle the police as a Bill aimed at amending Section 214 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which deals with the Force’s…

A chieftain of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, Chief Lionel Jonathan-Omo, is dead after falling from the balcony of his country home in Nembe Local Government. He passed away earlier today from injuries he…

THE Federal Government yesterday promised to release the names of 200 individuals, who own property that was purchased with illegally-acquired funds. Chairman, Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Property,…

The Legal Practitioners‘ Privileges Committee (LPPC) yesterday elevated 31 legal practitioners to Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs Hadizatu Mustapha, stated this yesterday. She said:…

PDP members protest in Abuja APC: you’ve been rejected The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday threw jabs at each other over tomorrow’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The PDP…

Nominations have been released for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards and once again, the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones leads the way with most nominations. Thrones landed 22 nominations, the most of any single show, narrowly beating…

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected four bills passed by the national assembly.  Buhari communicated this via a letter he sent to the house of representatives which was read during plenary on Thursday. The bills include the…

Peter Gana, chief superintendent of police, has been appointed as the new head of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Lagos state. Dolapo Badmos, spokeswoman of the Nigeria police force, zone 2 command, disclosed this. Badmos…

The house of representatives has passed a bill authorising free healthcare for pregnant women in the country. The bill seeks to mandate free antenatal and postnatal health services to pregnant women in government hospitals.…

Buba Galadima, chairman of the “reformed” All Progressives Congress (R-APC), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to annul the convention of the ruling party and declare offices of the national working committee (NWC) executives…