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Bishop David Oyedepo, founder and presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, better known as Winners’ Chapel International said the botched bombing of a branch of his church in Kaduna, was proof of God’s omnipresence…

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East, calling on its 57 member states not to help…

Senator Bernie Sanders claimed victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, citing internal campaign data that placed him ahead of Pete Buttigieg after a major delay to the release of official results. The first vote of the US…

Manchester City lost their sixth Premier League match of the season when they were beaten 2-0 away at Tottenham on Sunday. The result leaves them a ridiculous 22 points behind league leaders Liverpool and after the game, Pep…

Hong Kong on Tuesday become the second place outside of the Chinese mainland to report the death of a patient being treated for a new coronavirus that has so far claimed more than 400 lives. Medical authorities confirmed a…

The management of THISDAY Newspapers Limited said it has suspended two of its deputy editors, Mr. Yemi Ajayi and Mr. Olawale Olaleye, over a recent story indicating that the presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, otherwise known…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on the platform of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) have revealed that the forum is studying the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led committee report on restructuring to enumerate areas…

One of the nation’s anti-graft agencies, the ICPC, has announced that 376,631 applications were received to fill 220 available positions it is offering. In a statement made available on its official Twitter handle, the commission…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that the government will not increase ticket prices on the Abuja-Kaduna rail route, in order to accommodate the poor. The Minister, who made the comment during an interview…

Kelechi Iheanacho is the best Nigerian player in the English Premier League this season, according to Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinard. The Nigeria international has been prolific this season despite enduring a difficult…

The Lagos State Police Command has said that dispatch riders were exempted from the ban on motorcycles and tricycles in Lagos. The police gave the clarification amidst outcry on the ban and explanation on the kind of motorcycles…

China has placed visa restrictions on Nigerians pending when the Coronavirus ravaging the country was contained. The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Monday said the embassy had stopped…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is an ongoing effort to improve the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies. Osinbajo’s spokesman,…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says the decision to restrict motorcycles in several parts of the state was taken after a review of available statistics on accidents and crimes. The governor…

POWER Distribution Companies (DisCos) lack the capacity to meet the nation’s electricity needs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Managing Director Usman Mohammed has said. Mohammed, who spoke with The Nation in…

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Chapter, on Monday cautioned commercial bus drivers against hike in fares over the ban and…

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg claimed victory early Tuesday as the nominating race got off to a slow and rocky start in Iowa on Monday. Results of the…

Former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country between 1978 and 2002, has died, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Moi was 95. Moi’s 24-year rule…

As part of efforts to strengthen preparedness and reduce the risk of importation of the deadly Coronavirus into Lagos, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday…

Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative, a non-profit organisation, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission before the Court of Appeal over the refusal to register…

Total Nigeria Plc suffered a major contraction in the immediate past business year with a record N2.42 billion net loss in 2019. The management of the company…

The Edo State Government on Monday demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him of constantly creating security…

Ogun State Government on Monday said it would absorb all the shock that its proximity to Lagos brings with the influx of commercial motorcycle…

Doyin Okupe, an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s views on corruption in Nigeria but frowned at his approach in tackling the menace. Okupe noted that corruption was the reason for…