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Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day. “Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the…

Three multi-million dollar high calibre mobile scanning machines belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service are rotting away at the Apapa port. The Smiths Hiemann 2533 HCV machines, which were…

The Federal Government has opened talks with the United Kingdom (UK) over recent #EndSARS protest in Nigeria and the reaction of the UK Parliament to the development. The…

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed the State Free and Compulsory Education Bill into law. Ganduje signed the bill into law at the Government House in Kano on Wednesday Solacebase reports that with…

President of Liberia, George Weah, has expressed sadness over the death of soccer legend, Diego Maradona. Maradona died at the age of 60 on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest.…

The whole world was thrown into mourning following the demise of football legend and Argentine hero, Diego Armando Maradona. Maradona spearheaded Argentina’s exploit in the…

Jailed Senator Ali Ndume has begun the battle to get himself released from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, where he was remanded on Monday. His lawyer, apart from appealing the remand order,…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Wednesday fulfilled his promise to name his newly born prince after his predecessor, Sir Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi. The day…

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has declared three days of national mourning for Diego Maradona, a world football icon and national hero. An emotional Fernandez also shared a post on his Twitter account…

Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ex-governor of Osun, has asked Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, not to “disturb” Gboyega Oyetola, governor of the state.  Oyinlola, in a statement on Wednesday, said as a former governor, he did…

Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to reports in his native Argentina. According to Daily Mail, the football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has given a House of Representatives member, Umar Sani Dan Galadima (Kaura Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara State) up till December 4 this year to…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to US President-elect Joe Biden, more than two weeks after US media called the race for the Democratic candidate. "Promoting the healthy and…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of those trying to market Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress,…

There is unease in Osun State over separate All Progressives Congress (APC) occasions scheduled for Friday, November 27. On one hand, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, will hold a function to mark 10 years of…

A lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, engaged by fleeing ex-Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abulrasheed Maina in his ongoing trial for money laundering, has applied to quit the case. Adedipe,…

Adamawa senator, Elisha Abbo, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He made known his decision to decamp in a…

Prison Officials at Kuje Prisons, Abuja have denied some senators access to their colleague, Ali Ndume who was remanded on Tuesday for failing to produce the former chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed…

Former Super Eagles midfielder Austin Okocha said Gernot Rohr deserves to remain in charge of the national team and praised the Nigeria Football Federation for renewing the Manager’s contract. Rohr has been criticized by…

A federal high court in Abuja us set to commence the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB group. The case scheduled for November 26th, will see five prosecution witnesses lined…

A cousin to former pension boss, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, Mallam Aliyu Maina, has called on the erstwhile chairman of the pension reform task team to submit himself for the continuation of the trial so that the current…

Nollywood actor and Instagram comedian, Williams Uchemba was called out on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, and accused of homosexuality by a Facebook user with the name…

Russia on Tuesday said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V has an efficacy over 95 per cent. It added that it would cost less than $10 a dose in international markets.…

Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday said it was unperturbed by resolutions of the United Kingdom parliamentarians for sanctions against top Nigerian officials and security agents involved in the alleged violation of…