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Fred Brownell, the designer of South Africa’s national flag, has died at his home in Pretoria, at the age of 79. South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in a statement…

Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian previously detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking, has returned to the country after spending four months in detention. Aliyu had been detained in the Arab country…

Outgoing Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said on Monday that he had grown wiser politically, having spent four years in office.Ambode was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to pay what he called, ‘Thank you visit’ to…

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday, took to the streets of Abuja to protest against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. (The Nation)

Government Officials on Monday said, some social media networks will be temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka, after messages shared online raised religious tensions that have been running high since the deadly Easter Sunday…

Historian and former lecturer, Dr. Umar Ardo, has called on the Sultan and Muslims to resist last week creation of four new caliphates by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano.He said the move would destroy the caliphate and…

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Beaming with smiles, governor of the apex bank shook hands with the president who congratulated him. Last week, Buhari…

Iyabo Ojo who took to Instagram to share her story, revealed that her husband told her that he didn’t love her on their wedding night, but only got married to her because she was pregnant. According to…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos state, and Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were among the dignitaries who witnessed the burial of Mufutau Hamzat,…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African Action Congress (AAC) has suspended Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the party. This was announced at the party’s NEC meeting in…

Institutions and individuals on Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s (AMCON’s) debtors’ list are to be blacklisted. They will no longer be allowed to do business with the government…

Eden Hazard has told Chelsea he has made his mind up over his future but has yet to publicly announce if he will stay at Stamford Bridge after persistent speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid.The Belgium forward…

There is palpable tension at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, on Monday morning, as 15 hefty men in black attire stormed the university campus and positioned themselves around the Governing Council…

Brighton sacked manager Chris Hughton on Monday in what chairman Tony Bloom described as “one of the most difficult decisions” he had ever had to make.Hughton leaves despite guiding Brighton to the FA Cup semi-finals and…

No fewer than 127 aides are serving President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Of the 127 aides, four are a little bit above the rank of ministers; 18 are aides that are paid for by donor agencies; 56 are…

Attahiru Ahmad, emir of Anka and chairman of the Zamfara state council of chiefs, says President Muhammadu Buhari ought have sacked Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence. According to PUNCH, Ahmad made the remark in…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it indicted Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Chairman, Presidential Election Tribunal, for bribery and corruption. Public Relations Officer of the…

Liverpool have been warned by Paul Ince that they will not win the Premier League title for as long as Pep Guardiola remains in charge of Manchester City. The Reds had been hoping to see a 29-year wait…

Data made available by the Nigeria Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has shown that 28 states would be unable to fund their 2019 budgets from revenue realised in 2018 and 2017. The…

Solomon Derikoma, a lieutenant commander of the Nigeria navy, was found dead inside his apartment on Sunday. The deceased was undergoing training at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna state. A…

These are, indeed, times when odd happenings throw you off balance. And you begin to wonder, what could prompt a mother or a father to sell his or her child? Or how do parents who sell their children explain the motive? Or…

FORMER governor of old Anambra state, Senator Jim Nwobodo has called for Igbo presidency in 2023, saying “Nigeria will not know peace until an Igbo becomes President”.Senator Nwobodo made this assertion during his 79th…

Controversial US based Nigerian rapper, Speed Darlington, while reacting to Naira Marley and Zlatan’s arrest, has said music does not necessarily make one a saint. In his post, he gave an instance of American R & B singer, R. Kelly,…

Police report say actor Chris Attoh’s murdered wife, Bettie Jenifer, was also married to a drug kingpin while whom she was settling divorce with. Bettie Jenifer was shot dead in Greenbelt, Maryland on May 10, 2019. The second man…