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The police in Lagos have arrested a middle-aged woman, Mary Henry, for allegedly abducting two children in the Yaba area of the state. The suspect, who lives on Akanni Street, Somolu, was reportedly caught with the kids – Mukaila…

White House lawyer Ty Cobb is leaving his position, and a lawyer who represented former President Bill Clinton during his impeachment process is joining President Donald Trump's legal team as it adopts a more adversarial posture toward…

The military is investigating why an aging cargo plane making its final military flight nosedived into a Georgia highway on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 was flying from…

Investments in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have taken an upward spin. Take the recent commitment of 1 billion USD to the sector on the part of the Federal Government for example. Such outlook on a sector hitherto starved of public…

Big Brother Naija winner Miracle has been called out by a female fan on social media for showing off Benz after deceiving poor fans to spend their hard earned money to vote for him. According to her, Miracle and his brother deceived…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday inaugurated a five-man committee to conduct the governorship primary that will produce its flagbearer ahead of July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State. Nasarawa State Governor,…

An Asaba policeman, Inspector Haruna Japhet, who vowed to reduce two young men to ‘nothing’ for pleading with them to stop brutalising a commercial tricycle rider has pleaded for forgiveness. According to the good Samaritan, Prince…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a businessman, Agboola Alabi, 24, over alleged rape and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka ordered Alabi to be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, while the…

•Jumps from 5th floor A man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, yesterday committed suicide at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. He reportedly jumped from the fifth floor. Sources said the victim, aged…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested one Felix Idowu for allegedly impersonating its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu. In a statement, Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the…

•Secondus, Anenih, Dokpesi, others listed as beneficiaries THE Federal Government has amended the $2.1 billion arms funds diversion charge against former  National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and others. In…

•Okays N1.67 billion for Lagos –Kano narrow gauge equipment •Panel to review East-West road The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N143.2 billion contracts for construction of roads and bridges across the country.…

Cristiano Ronaldo is not one to shy away from flaunting it if he has got it.  The Real Madrid forward who is set to partake in another UEFA Champions league final after his team hit the final edging out Bayern Munich Tuesday, is equally…

Liverpool will slug it out with Real Madrid in the Champions League final, after surviving a scare at the Stadio Olimpico to defeat Roma 7-6 on aggregate. Roma needed another miracle after a 5-2 shellacking in the first leg and were…

Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down. The firm was accused of improperly obtaining personal information on behalf of political clients. According to…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, injected 210 million dollars into the Inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market in continuation of its efforts to sustain liquidity in the market. The acting Director,  Corporate…

The embattled Delta North Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, Wednesday told the Senate that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) humiliated him while holding him custody over alleged N322 million fraud. Nwaoboshi who resumed…

A sex worker narrowly escaped being used for rituals by one of her customers in Daniel Umukoro extension Ughelli, Delta state. According to the reports, the suspect contacted her for sex and promised to pay a fee of N40,000. However,…

A South African lady who says her mother’s death would be so satisfying and a huge relief to her has shared an intriguing story that proves not all mothers are heroes. According to Bridget, her mother physically abused her, so many…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has predicted sweeping victory for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), saying the umbrella party will win between 25 and 27 States in the 2019 presidential elections. Atiku said his assurance of…

*How He Kowtowed To Mr. President In The US To Enjoy His Good Graces Honestly, you couldn’t have forgotten so soon, the fortune-hunters that misled former President Goodluck Jonathan, later deserted him even after they gobbled the feed…

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a pill that makes tumours light up when exposed to infrared light. The researchers say the concept has been tested and proven effective in mice. “We overspend $4 billion per…

The police say they arrested Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, after he was granted bail in court as a result of pending charges against him. Melaye was arrested on Wednesdayafter he was granted bail in…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar sat next to each other at the 10th memorial symposium of Abraham Adesanya, a chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). Both men shook hands and…