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The value of imported Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, jumped by 88.15 per cent to N3.97tn in 2021, data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics have revealed. The NBS report shows that the value…

In what appears to be signs of the end, troops yesterday overran terrorist enclaves in Sambisa Forest and captured a major stronghold, Ukuna/Camp Zairo. Sambisa Forest has been a major enclave of Boko Haram and the…

Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda Coker has visited comic actor, John Okafor, known as sick Mr. Ibu in hospital in Abuja. Monalisa with the comic actor Mr. Ibu has been sick and at a time, he refused to take medication, begging his…

Ex-Super Eagles striker, Julius Aghahowa has revealed why Nigerian footballers associate with politicians. The 40-year-old former professional footballer stated this during an interview with the Channels Television…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke was named as…

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, which he referred to as the “umbrella parish,” is not an option for Nigerians in the 2023 general election.…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a police officer caught in a viral video harassing a motorist for tinted glasses permit. The police officer is Inspector Dele Reuben. A statement issued by the command’s…

A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Yusuf submitted his resignation letter at the Osun state party Secretariat, Osogbo on Friday…

The Russian government has reacted with relative calm to calls for Moscow to be shut out of the G20 group of major industrialized states. According to the TASS news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa state will emerge tomorrow at the national convention of the All Progressives Congress as its new chairman. He is President Buhari’s candidate and has now…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached a federal high court in Abuja to seek the invalidation of the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. This suit is coming less than a day to…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday have ordered the final forfeiture of a vacant plot of land situated at Plot 13, Block I,…

Ghana and Nigeria Friday shared the spoils in the first leg of their final play-off for the Qatar 2022 World Cup following a goalless stalemate at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi. Expectedly, the 50th game between both…

…says apex bank’s gov violates CBN Act The Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to immediately resign and undergo a thorough investigation…

The President of the Ife Development Board, Lawrence Awowoyin, has stated that the protest by indigenes of Ile-Ife over the appointment of a vice chancellor at the Obafemi Awolowo University was due to deep-seated…

A Lagos Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Oshodi, has convicted a socialite Ms. Ogbulu Pearl for distributing Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, as souvenir at a party. The defendant was earlier arraigned on March 14,…

Pastor Ghandi Olaoye, the Lead Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Jesus House DC, Washington, USA has relinquished his position in…

Kanu Nwankwo is a household name in Nigeria. The football legend has paid his dues in the round-leather game and he deserves all the respects coming to him. He was called up into the Nigeria cadet squad that…

Organisers of the annual Bola Tinubu Colloquium have announced that this year’s edition will examine emerging global development issues and the importance of good governance for Nigeria to be an influential and…

Tega Dominic, one of the housemates in the Shine Ya Eye edition of the Big Brother Naija show, has revealed that her marriage has crashed. Tega, who was romantically involved with Boma, her fellow housemate during…

A son of Professor Ali Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, who was reportedly kidnapped in Bauchi State, has been rescued. According to sources, the minister’s son was found at a checkpoint…

Betta Edu, Cross River commissioner of health, will not be contesting for the national women leader position of the All Progressives…

Nigerian naira weakened to N587 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The drop is N2 or 0.3 percent…

Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), says more than 11m Nigerians have been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a statement issued by Laolu…