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The federal ministry of finance says a total of N1.58 trillion was released for capital expenditure in the 2017 fiscal year. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the ministry, this is higher than the N1.21 trillion…

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the Buhari Government against implementation of a directive on alleged recruitment of repentant Boko Haram members. CAN said it had information that a number of…

Ahmed Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Kayode Fayemi, the party’s candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, is smarter and more intelligent. According to NAN, Tinubu said this on Tuesday while…

The FG has revealed final preparations are being made to disburse $322 million late General Sani Abacha loot directly to Nigerians. This was made known to newsmen by the National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP),…

The Super Eagles held a crisis  meeting behind under-fire  Nigeria coach  Gernot Rohr on Monday night as  they try to  turn things around their precarious position at the Russia 2018 World Cup ahead of their next fixture against Iceland…

Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector is probably not as big as what is obtainable in Silicon Valley. We do not have the likes of Google, Facebook or Apple with their grandeur and imaginative products.…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has announced plans to hold a referendum towards the ‘peaceful restoration’ of the defunct Republic of Biafra. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday, said the first phase of the…

Officials at Spain’s tax authority have called for “reconsideration” of the deal done with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Earlier this week, sources told ESPN FC that an agreement with tax prosecutors would see Ronaldo admit wrongdoing…

Auditors who helped to recover N58bn into the Federation Account are to receive N8.7bn for their efforts, investigation has revealed. The amount represents 15 per cent of the recovery, which the auditors helped the government to make…

A pressure group, “Every Nigerian Do Something Positive Development Initiative” has urged Federal Government to redeploy the Police to curb terror attacks of Boko Haram and herdsmen in the country. Specifically, it called for the…

•NEC okays N179b for 10-year plan Ninety-four ranches are on the way in 10 states prone to herdsmen/farmers clashes. The National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved a 10-year National…

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, on Monday said the recognition of June 12 by President Muhammadu Buhari depicts justice for the death of Aare Ona Kakanfo, MKO Abiola. Oba Adeyemi in an interview with Tribune…

Midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced he will leave London club Arsenal when his contract expires at the end of June. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Wilshere – who came through Arsenal’s academy and made his first-team debut for the…

*Firms, individuals hold NHIS cash *Posers for Executive Secretary Over N138 billion National Insurance Health Scheme (NHIS) cash is trapped in 17 banks, financial companies and individual pockets from January 2011 to date, a…

A female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, was declared missing in May, after she went on a date with her boyfriend, Adebisi Oriade a.k.a. Oh Dollar. Apparently, she went missing with her boyfriend in…

Gonen Segev, a former energy minister in Israel, has reportedly admitted contacts with Iran after being arrested in a suspected spying operation, local reports in Israel said. Mr Segev lived in Nigeria on a self-imposed exile after…

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, led creme de la creme in the All Progressives Congress to Ekiti to kick-start the campaign for the candidate of the party in the July 14 governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi.…

Senegal recorded Africa’s first points and win with a 2-1 win over Poland in their opening game of Russia 2018. Coached by Alou Cisse, the captain of the Senegalese side which shocked France 1-0 on their road to the quarter finals of…

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Guzamala extraction living in Bakassi IDP Camp in Maiduguri today Tuesday 19 June 2018 commenced movement to return to their original homeland in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno state.…

A woman and her father were shot dead by her husband in front of their six-week old baby in a hospital waiting room - before he turned the gun on himself. Shocking CCTV footage was captured inside the hospital as fellow patients and…

Manchester United will make David de Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world after club and the player reached an agreement over a new contract. The 27-year-old has long been linked with a move back to his homeland with European…

THE eleven Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have declared war against consumers of power as they have embarked on mass disconnections throughout Nigeria. From Lagos to Port Harcourt, Benin to Kano and Kaduna to Abuja,…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the 2019 elections will probably be the least expensive elections for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lai told TheCable that his party has performed and would go on to win…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered Conoil Plc to pay Vitol S.A, a British oil firm, N13.2 billion as money owed for lifting cargoes of refined petroleum products. The case between both parties first started in 2008 and has…