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The management of the University of Ibadan has suspended Kunle Adebajo, a 500 level student of the faculty of law, for two semesters. Adebajo, who was supposed to proceed to Law School, was suspended over his 2016 article, UI: The…

Olutayo Adesina is a professor of Development History at the University of Ibadan. In this interview by Deputy Editor DAPO FALADE, he speaks on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the face-off between the president and former…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use the eid-il-Fitr celebration to forgive the 54 soldiers imprisoned for refusing to fight Boko Haram insurgents with poor weapons. The Muslim group described…

Sa’ad Abubakar III, sultan of Sokoto, has urged the youth not to allow politicians use them for thuggery ahead of the 2019 elections. Abubakar, who was speaking in his palace in Sokoto, also urged Nigerians to resist attempts by…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says about 6,800 delegates will participate in its national convention. The convention is scheduled to take place in Abuja on June 23. The ruling party will be electing its executives at the…

Sunday Dare, executive commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it is a blessing for Nigerians to observe the Muslim Eid-el-Fitr celebration  for the third consecutive time in relative peace. In a statement…

In its effort to clamp down on illegal homes, the Imo State Government has uncovered 257 illegal baby factories in the state. The state government has also recovered a number of children, according to the Special Assistant to the…

The drive to increase financial inclusion among Nigerians has continued to assume an increasing recognition among policymakers and investors. Introducing Tayo Oviosu, the founder and CEO of Paga, a financial mobile payment platform…

Nikki Pegram, a woman suffering memory loss after hitting her head on a metal pole, has disclosed that the accident left her with another, more unusual, side effect – it’s driven her ‘sex crazy’. According to Nikki, she has had urges…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has been revealed as have the youngest squad in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Not only did the Super Eagles come top as the team with the finest jersey, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are the youngest squad…

Some Kwara elders, under the auspices of Kwara Elders’ Unity Forum, have called on the Inspector General of Police to carry out thorough investigation into the Offa robbery case so that justice will be done on the matter. The forum…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State  said on Friday that the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s elections remain formidable as they have always been over the years. Ganduje told former Abia State governor, Dr.…

A former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, on Friday said he was not worried by the ongoing suit instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, adding that he would not refund any money to the anti-graft…

The lead counsel to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, Olukoya Ogungbeje, has withdrawn from the case which is currently before the Lagos State High Court. Ogungbeje, in a press statement, said his withdrawal…

Saudi Arabia Football Federation president Adel Ezzat has revealed that three players will be punished following their disastrous opening day defeat against hosts Russia in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Saudi Arabia were…

The Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps says it has handed over a sum of €65,000 (about N27m) recovered from the wreckage of a Toyota Hiace bus involved in a crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday to the owners.  The…

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria have argued that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot seek re-election into the office of the President with the coming into force of the latest constitutional amendment. The amendment to the…

As Nigerians await the conduct of the 2019 general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is beaming its searchlight on politicians and political parties in a bid to track the sources of funds for their campaigns.      …

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 21 years for fatally stabbing a teenager in south London in 2017. The 20-year-old convict named Paul Akinnuoye, of Cobbetts Ride, Tunbridge Wells, was previously convicted of murder at the same court, on…

One of the notorious armed robbers who killed many people during a bloody robbery attack in Offa have been arrested. More suspects have been arrested in connection with the April 5 Offa bank robberies that left 33 persons dead…

Human rights lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN) says the furore over President Muhammadu Buhari's failure to disclose his health status is needless, as Sani Abacha, former military dictator, slumped and died despite not suffering from any…

Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities to serve two years in prison in a tax evasion case, The El Mundo Newspaper reported on Friday that the player would also pay 18.8 million…

Gumsu Fatima Abacha has slammed Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka over the comments he made about her father, late military dictator, Sani bacha. "Wole soyinka oya na!!! Over to you!! Wicked old hawk .... your hate for my father…

President Mohammadu Buhari, Minister for Defence, Alhaji Dan Ali and others observe Sallah Prayers in Abuja on Friday. from the left, DG DSS, Alhaji Lawan Daura; Minister for Defence, Alhaji Dan Ali; Minister of Interior, Alhaji…