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•To probe N800bn subsidy claims The failure by 13 revenue generating agencies to remit accrued funds to the federal government has defrauded Nigeria by over N8 trillion in five years. A committee set up by the National Economic…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first quarter of 2018 has said that the manufacturing sector generated the highest amount of VAT with N30.14 billion. NBS disclosed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the last governorship election that produced the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was characterised by “hanky-panky,” describing it as an unfortunate saga. He, therefore, called on the…

Manchester City may have left their Premier League rivals in the dust during a record-breaking campaign but when it came to top flight earnings they were just pipped at the post by cross-town rivals Manchester United. City were…

A neurologist with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Dr. Nura Alkali, has opined that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ struggle during his ‘infamous’ speech at an event in Kano could be as a result of ‘brain…

Since 2015, Abiola Aiyegbayo, wife of Bamikole Omisore, Special Adviser on International Relations to Senate President Bukola Saraki, has been receiving monthly salaries of N151,788 from the Senate without rendering any service to the…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has denied a viral video that shows him struggling to read from a prepared speech.Mr Idris was in Kano on Monday to commission the Force Technical Intelligence Unit.A footage taken as the…

The chief registrar of the Kwara State Judiciary on Thursday asked the police to bring back some criminal suspects that were transferred to Abuja on Wednesday.Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said the suspects were transferred to…

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has queried his Commissioner for Higher Education and aspirant for the house of representatives in 2019, Usman Jaha (Babawo) for distributing shoe polish and other items to youth in Gwoza as part…

The Lagos State Government has secured a court injunction restraining the Federal Government’s owned Ikoyi Registry from conducting marriages. The state government in the court paper filed before the Lagos High Court, argued that it…

Pep Guardiola has committed his future to Manchester City by signing a new three-year deal. The Spaniard, whose new contract expires in 2021, had one year left to run on his previous deal which he signed upon arrival from Bayern…

Late Nollywood actress, Aisha Abimbola, popularly known as Omoge Campus, was on Thursday buried in Canada. Recall that WuzupNaija reported that Omoge Campus died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from breast cancer in an undisclosed Canadian…

Arsenal are intending to speak to club legend Thierry Henry about the vacant managerial position at the Emirates early next week, according to Sky sources. The club are undertaking an extensive process to determine Arsene Wenger's…

Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday adjourned indefinitely the trial of Senator Dino Melaye, being tried for allegedly giving false information. Melaye, representing Kogi West, was dragged to court on…

Mikel Arteta has “all of the qualities” required to become Arsenal manager, their legendary former handler Arsene Wenger told Bein Sports. The 36-year-old Spaniard — who played 150 matches under Wenger at Arsenal — is imbued with the…

Florida man, Patrick Shurod Campbell, 27, was booked into Palm Beach County’s Main Detention Centre, allegedly for abusing his dog, Dimitri.Authorities received a complaint about the abuse after a 911 caller reported hearing “slamming…

A bread seller, Marian Folarin, on Thursday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that it was her lover that impregnated her and not her husband, Kayode Folarin.The mother-of-four in her original petition to the court accused her…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application seeking to unfreeze a Unity Bank account with a balance of N1,902,673,399.93 belonging to Hajiya Bola Shagaya.Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, in a judgment on Thursday, threw out…

Violent J was sleeping one night when she began to feel pressure around her neck. She opened her eyes to the rude shock that her massive bosom was actually choking her. It’s difficult for people to believe a woman’s breast could…

The federal government has signed an agreement of $6.68 billion with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the construction of the Ibadan-Kaduna railway segment of the Lagos-Kano Railway Line. Rotimi…

Goood news: oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014. Bad news: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday declared force majeure on the exports of Nigeria’s major crude oil, the…

Ali Modu Sheriff, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday. He, however, sneaked out of the presidential villa after the almost one hour…

Michigan State University agreed on Wednesday to pay $US500 million to settle lawsuits filed by 332 alleged victims of disgraced former sports physician Larry Nassar. The settlement brings to an end the university's involvement in…

A video of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, struggling to read a speech surfaced on the internet yesterday and it has since gone viral. In the video, Idris finds it difficult to pronounce the words, as he constantly…