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A former member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, has been flown to the United Kingdom for further treatment. Our correspondent learnt that he was flown in a private jet belonging to a former Governor of Lagos State…

The Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Sunday Oduntan, tells OKECHUKWU NNODIM how the power sector will be adversely affected if the National Assembly passes the bill to…

National Chairman of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, on Saturday stated that since the late Cief M.K.O. Abiola was not officially declared the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, he late cannot be…

The Head Coach of the Super Eagles: the Nigerian senior national football team, Gernot Rohr has banned players from eating goat meat and pepper soup towards their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This comes after…

•South-West Minister implicated in plot against Buhari, APC •Cracks in nPDP as leaders weigh defection options •PDP tactically extends deadline for Imoke’s committee There was anxiety yesterday over alleged plot to disrupt the June…

• Akinyemi: Opposition to declaration can’t stand • It’s political opportunism says Ango Abdullahi • Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun declare public holiday • Abiola’s daughter: FG’s action politically, morally correct The controversy…

A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo to  ceasefire in the ongoing standoff between  them.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate. Malam Garba Shehu, the…

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to clear his name and stop raising alarm on plot to arrest him. In a statement on Friday, Obasanjo accused the government of President Muhammadu…

Despite reports of their rumoured rift over an undisclosed incident, photos of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and team mate, Ogenyi Onazi playing table tennis alongside others has surfaced. However from the new photos, it seems…

Lies told by a wife identified as Margret Namukose, has been busted after her husband lodged a complaint with the police. It was gathered that the lady had on 7th June 2018, told her husband that she was scheduled to attend a school…

To protect her identify, a Jamaican lottery winner just put on a happy face — a big, yellow, emoji face that covered her face as she picked up her prize. With a mess of tendrils framing the mask, the woman identified only as N Gray…

Deputy Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Engr Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing bill for an act which provides financial autonomy to the judiciary and state assemblies. The…

The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, will on Tuesday launch three separate books to commemorate the 20th anniversary of MKO Abiola’s death and to also mark the 25th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 election. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sunday. In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, said his principal was invited by King Mohammed VI. He…

It’s confirmed! HBO has ordered its first Game of Thrones prequel.The network has ordered a prequel drama of its most-watched original from writer Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and author George…

Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, has described the comment Ochereome Nnanna, chairman of its editorial board, made about Yoruba as “unwarranted and careless”. While reacting to a caustic remark on Facebook,…

Ochereome Nnanna, chairman, editorial board of Vanguard Newspapers, has come under heated criticism over a veiled reference to people of the Yoruba ethnic group as “sophisticated morons”. Nnanna’s comment followed the reactions to…

A court sitting in Abuja has frozen accounts belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over a N34bn contract. On Friday Justice John Tsoho granted a Garnishee Order on the accounts of INEC at First Bank PLC…

Mr. Lekan Abiola is one of the sons of the late Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He told Eric Dumo what the recognition…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because of Adesina’s age. The president explained…

Alhaji Jamiu Abiola, son of the late presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, has claimed that he once begged former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to honour his father for the sacrifices he made for…

Renowned civil society coalition, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has said former President, Olusegun Obasanjo should stand trial if indicted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Obasanjo had alleged in a statement…

A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo says he and other leaders are not impressed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that June 12 will henceforth replace May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of the late Chief…