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The telecoms sector boosted the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter (Q1) of this year with N2trillion, Communications Minister Adebayo Shittu said yesterday. Shittu, who spoke…

Betty Irabor, publisher and founder of Genevieve magazine, says she once attempted suicide when she was ‘sick and in pain’. Irabor, who claimed to have suffered depression, shared her experience on…

Flamboyant big boy, Hushpuppi has just showed off his newly acquired S650 Maybach to his expanding garage. The luxury machine is said to be worth about N71.5 million. This is coming shortly after he bought himself a Bentley Bentayga…

Uche Okwukwu, secretary-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says the statement credited to Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, on Igbo presidency is “nothing but the truth”. In a statement on Monday,…

Moshood Salvador, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, on Sunday described Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling party, as a gift not only to the south-west, but the…

The restrictions being placed on Huawei's access to the Android operating system will cast a long shadow over Tuesday's launch of the Chinese company's latest handsets. The firm has invited press…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has given the assurance that there would be watertight security during the forthcoming presidential inauguration. The Federal Government also disclosed that invitation…

The rumoured romance between Wizkid and Tiwa Savage took a confirmation turn recently when a video of Wizkid slapping Tiwa Savage’s bum at a resort went viral on the social media. What was seen between…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it froze N5bn funds belonging to the Imo State Government because Governor Rochas Okorocha was spending too much money in a suspicious manner during the general elections.The…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained the recent staff movements in the Corporation, saying it was normal replacement and backfill exercise to bridge the gap occasioned…

You know those people you call your "friends"? Yeah, they may not actually deserve that label. Because chances are, a good chunk of them don't consider you a friend. A recent study published in the…

The first quarter (Q1) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2019 has been released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The Q1’2019 GDP grew by 2.01%, which signifies an improvement from the 1.89% growth…

The video below shows the savage moment a South African wife tracked down her husband’s side-chick and collected the new car he bought for her. In viral the video, the woman can be seen with some other ladies who accompanied her to where…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a statement as an update to the arrest and trial of Nigerian musician; Naira Marley. The statement as posted on their Instagram page @officialefcc reads Quote…

Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to  115,938,255 million in March  2019, the Nigerian Communications Commission ( has said.The NCC made this known on Monday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for February…

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has withdrawn 25 Certificates-of-Return issued to some candidates that won during the 2019 General Elections, following court orders. It noted that…

The Federal Government said on Monday that it has lined up several activities to mark June 12 as Nigeria’s first Democracy Day.Though it said that May 29 still remains a public holiday in the country and that President…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos state, has been accused of using fake voters card during the March 9 gubernatorial election in the state. Owolabi Salis, gubernatorial candidates of the Alliance for Democracy…

Three Nigerians have been sentenced to a combined 40 years in UK jail over charges of conspiracy to supply firearms and drugs.The trio, Kennedy Udo, 29, Michael Mgbedike, 22, and Emmanuel Okubote, 27,  were convicted by…

There has been a massive reorganisation of the top management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, as about 50 senior personnel of the oil firm and its subsidiaries have either been removed or replaced.It…

The Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan graduates have announced activities to mark their first home coming event and hall of fame launch from June 7 – 8, 2019 at the department of Statistics complex. The two-day program is…

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country. A month after scoring a landslide election…

Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information and one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest…

Three persons travelling to Ikare Akoko in a Toyota Corolla car and one Mitsubushi Pick up Van, for a wedding, have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected gunmen along Auga-Ikare road in Ondo state. The…