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A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday after the targeted killing of a top health insurance executive on the streets of New York, police said, crediting a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania who spotted a…

A coalition of media watchdog groups, including the League of Public Affairs Analysts and the South East…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged landlords and property owners to refrain from increasing rents and property prices following the inauguration of major infrastructure projects in Ifako-Ijaiye Local…

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria has faulted the advice given to northern politicians by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. Akume during an interview on Channels…

The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has strongly backed the potential candidacy of Seyi Tinubu for the Lagos State governorship in 2027, likening his succession to leadership transitions seen in religious…

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour made $2.1bn in sales, making it the highest-earning concert run in history and capping off two years of financial and cultural domination for the pop star. The figure covers 10mn tickets sold across 149 shows,…

A 41-year-old man identified simply as Abdulfatai has been killed in an early morning inferno at Ile Alaparun Isale, Alore, Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased allegedly came to visit a friend and decided to spend…

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife beating, domestic…

The South-East Caucus in the Nigerian Senate has failed to endorse the controversial tax bill of President Bola  Tinubu which is currently before the National Assembly. The Senate caucus joined called for wider…

Lagos State Government has suspended operations on its Red Line Mass Transit Train Service (LRMT) indefinitely. It was gathered that last Monday, the train service operations had issues with mechanical failure…

For the first time, Nigeria has been excluded from countries with trapped funds as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that $1.7 billion in airline funds are blocked from repatriation by…

The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has admonished Corps Members to use the opportunities of…

The justice ministry in South Korea has imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol following his botched attempt to impose martial…

The revitalized Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Alesa Eleme, Rivers State, has become a source of concern as findings reveal it contributes significantly to the high cost of fuel in Nigeria. Despite…

Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former spokesman for the presidential campaign of former…

Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has signalled his intention to contest again for the governorship position. Reflecting on lessons learned from the last election, he…

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has taken to social media to share a reunion with his primary school classmates. The post which included…

Prominent activist and legal practitioner Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by the Ekiti state high court. The bail conditions include a sum of ₦50 million and a surety of the same amount, with the surety required…

• 2024’s collection grow by 96 per cent• The figure may cross N6.5 trillion this year State governments may see their monthly proceeds from the value-added tax (VAT) pool balloon by a staggering 182 per cent…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, said his administration had not obtained any loan since its inception in 2022, rather, it has been reducing the inherited debts. The governor, in a statement by…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has made his first visit to his Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency since his release from prison in October, describing his incarceration as a…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo said the fight against corruption must start with leadership for it to succeed. He described corruption as hydra-headed and one that has eaten deep into the fabric of…

One year ago, Olayemi Cardoso, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, gave a landmark speech at the Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). It was his first policy speech…

Over one year after a Lagos court ordered his remand in the prison, South-East political organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has demanded the release of the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Chief Frederick…