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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the strong-worded letter ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to him in January. In the letter, Obasanjo asked the president to forget about contesting in 2019, saying doing so would…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the people of Bauchi state for “challenging the weather just to say hello to me”. Speaking at a dinner organised in his honour, Buhari said the people trooped to the streets…

Many people have been killed and displaced in a reprisal attack on the Hausa community in Makurdi, Benue state capital. The attack is believed to be carried out by Tiv youth protesting the killings of some priests and worshippers at…

Google has introduced new features for Gmail users which includes several new features designed to increase productivity and more security. Google made this known on its official blog (blog.google) on Friday. According to Google,…

After spending two days in prison, Peter Nwaoboshi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator representing Delta north, was on Friday granted bail on self-recognizance. Nwaoboshi was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and…

Consumption of water, maintaining a balanced diet and high level of cleanliness are important to managing sickle cell, says Clement Wilson, a medical expert. Wilson told NAN in Abuja that a balanced diet and intake of dietary…

Former Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has revealed how a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu and his counterparts ‘wrongly’ advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to announce the…

The Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Publicity, Malam Imam Dalhatu Imam, is dead. Imam died at the age of 41 around 3.am on Friday at the Nizamiyya Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. The younger…

Speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly, Honourable Michael Adeyemo is dead. Some members of the House of Assembly confirmed this to  Tribune Online, on Friday. Though the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, his body is…

The Federal Government has told the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu from further selling off his properties. The Federal Government, in a counter affidavit in response to…

One of the prosecution witnes of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Olutaye Ayeni, also that chief executive officer, Skymit Motors has said that he sold cars worth worth $8 million to Jide Omokore who bought them…

The functions, duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General of Police as listed in Section 215 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria can also be carried out as mentioned in section 312 (1) of the Police Act and…

The police in Kebbi State have recovered a rocket launcher in Kaboro, a border community between the state and Zamfara State. The weapon was recovered by operatives while combing bushes for criminal elements. The state Commissioner of…

The Oyo State Government on Thursday said it had approved beaded crowns and coronets for 48 kings across the state. Governor Abiola Ajimobi had on August 27, 2017 installed 21 new kings in Ibadan which generated controversy. The action…

The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s estimated 198 million population figure recently announced by the commission is based on an annual population growth of 3.2 per cent, spanning from 2006 till date.The NPC Chairman,…

The Kaduna State Government has charged the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, and two others with various offences including murder of a soldier. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he may have been one of those involved in the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes had he not gone to school. He stated this in a speech he delivered during his two-day state visit to Bauchi State on…

•Returnees laments hostilities by Gabon Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have intercepted a foreign vessel carrying 406 West Africans deported by Gabon. The vessel, MV CHIMBA EXPRESS, was intercepted on Wednesday evening…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43billion in the last three years owing to deliberate policies put in place to promote investment and enhance ease of doing business.…

The office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has released the statement below to announce new appointments approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read full statement below PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI APPROVES NEW…

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with Total E&P Nigeria. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday at the oil company’s head office in Lagos. The two-year sponsorship deal is worth…

Samuel Melaye, younger brother of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has been remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja. Samuel was remanded in prison by a chief magistrate’s court in Mpape, after being arraigned for alleged criminal…

The All Progressives Congress (APC)has reacted to the planned defection to its party by the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and it sounds much like a brutal shade. Sheriff,…

There is currently a serious gun battle between suspected members of the Boko Haram sect and the military in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. Zainab Kamali, a resident told TheCable, that the insurgents struck in Jidari area of the…