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Some properties traced to Cecilia Ibru, former managing director/chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank, are reportedly entangled in controversy, years after they were confiscated. In 2010, a federal high court in Lagos convicted…

Your grey hair might not be a sign of old age; a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama says sickness or stress may also be responsible. The study, which was published in the PLOS Biology journal, used mice in…

Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, says members of the Boko Haram insurgent group will surrender to the federal government. Wakil said this on Saturday during a fundraising for Complete Care Aid Foundation, a…

Ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his childhood, experience in the Super Eagles, marriage and other issues  What are some of the most memorable experiences of your childhood? I was born into a loving family…

Having heard and seen several amazing testimonies of people who had received the touch of God, some sections of the congregation at the monthly Holy Ghost Services of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) sometimes show little or…

Tanzanian President Magufuli, has likened looting of public funds to consuming poison and wants public officers in the country to detest from it. John Magufuli, who is known for his no nonsense approach to corruption has issued a stern…

   Dealers go underground in Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa, others   Addicts look for alternative Despite the ban on cough syrups containing codeine, its sellers are still in business. Daily Trust on Sunday has learnt. In some of the…

• Violence mars exercise as thugs run riot The 33 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State have another date to determine who flies the party’s flag in the July election. This follows the…

Just as the federal government have placed a ban on the use of codeine, research have revealed that about 30,000 bottles of codeine made of cough syrup are consumed daily in Niger state. The research carried out by the Development…

Economists have projected a further decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation for April 2018 even as they say the Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter may fall below expectations when the figures are released in coming days.…

SOMETIMES it really pays to get to work on-time. That was the case Wednesday morning, when a Brinks truck showered commuters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA with approximately $600,000 in cash. The incident occurred when a rear door…

Wizkid, Davido and Simi were the biggest winners at the 2018 Headies awards which took place on Saturday. Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video…

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well" but Ferguson "needs a period of intensive care to optimise his…

A chairmanship aspirant for the All Progressives Congress in Jeremi Ward 10 (III), Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Jeremiah Oghoveta, has been reportedly stabbed to death. Oghoveta, in his late 30s, was…

California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday. California’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017,…

Tumba Garba, the father of the senator representing Adamawa North District, Mrs. Binta Masi Garba, said he gave his daughter blessing on the day she chose to marry a Christian, despite being from an Islamic home. The senator had in April…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his quest for second term was not borne out of personal gain. Rather, he said his decision to seek re-election was as a result of a deep passion to serve Nigerians. According to a…

*Why NNPC Staff Dared Kachikwu To Attend OTC In Houston Brazen perfidy and deep-seated hatred run through the rift narrative between the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, and Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director…

The Presidency has presented documents and a letter from the United States Government to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters on why it decided to pay $496 million for 12 Super Tucano fighter jets in anticipation of…

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has stated that no other president in the country has managed the nation’s economy better than President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor spoke  in Ibadan on Friday evening while receiving members of…

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will be forced to watch the Europa League final against Marseille from the stands after receiving a four-match European ban for insulting a referee, UEFA said on Friday. Simeone was ordered…

•35 New Modular Refineries May Come On Board The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there is no going back on a December 2019 deadline set to stop importation of petroleum products into the country. Nigeria…

Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Bello Adoke, has been heard on a recorded telephone conversation admitting that he knew the controversial Malabu Oil deal was a “presidential scam” whose execution led to fraudulent diversion…

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday nullified a ruling by the Federal High Court (FHC) which prohibited the arrest of Buruji Kashamu by Nigerian law enforcement agencies. The court said the senator is not above the law…