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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says the effective date for the new regulations on local government funds remains June 1. In a statement on Wednesday, Ahmed Dikko, NFIU acting spokesman,…

Acho Ihim, speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly been suspended. He was suspended by twenty-one out of 27 lawmakers of the assembly on Wednesday. Ihim was suspended after he had adjourned the…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that two friends,  Samson Shittu, 25, and Ramoni Animashaun, 24, who allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman, be remanded in Kirikiri Prison.The Chief Magistrate, P.E.…

The senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions has approved of a second term for Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While screening Emefiele on…

  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday ordered suspension of electricity supply to consumers along Trinity Church and Water Corporation Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. Also affected are…

President Muhammadu Buhari will be traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah, an optional pilgrimage on Thursday. The trip is coming after a widely criticized 'private visit' which he embarked upon on…

Popular American multiple Grammy Award Winner, Robert Sylvester Kelly a.k.a. R. Kelly is getting ahead of his child support obligation by paying up to two months in advance to avoid another scare.…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has adjourned till May 22, 2019 for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar to file a formal application, praying the tribunal’s Chairman,…

Some men in the FCT said their reasons for delay in proposing marriages despite a long courtship with their partners stems from high bride price, traditions, pressure and influences. Some of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says “shifting the inauguration day” of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term from May 29 to June 12 will not confer recognition on a “stolen mandate.” On…

Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkafreem has just dropped a farewell song in honour of the outgoing executive governor of Lagos state, His Excellency Akinwunmi Ambode who he says 'will go down in…

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday declared that he is ‘crazy.’ Okorocha anchored his declaration on his passion to make the state better than he met it. He said this…

American Fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Ruth Bader Ginsburg” are tied for the most nominations at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards with four each. The final season of “Game of…

The Lagos State Government is  to  destroy  no fewer than 69 buildings  along Kosoko Road in  Ojodu-Berger  area of the state for the expansion of the road  into a dual  carriageway. The Commissioner,…

Thomas J. Summerwill of Campton Hills is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the March 24 death of his mother ,53-year-old Mary Summerwill. Daily Mail reports that,the 21-year-old who had just finished his junior year at…

The so-called last mile of delivery—getting an order to the customer’s door—has long been an obsession for ecommerce companies. To make the journey as efficient as they can, some have engaged in extreme experiments.…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has approved the listing of 20.3 billion shares belonging to MTN Nigeria. NAN reports that the shares would trade at N90 per unit from Thursday, May 16. This would make MTN Nigeria, the…

The Jeremy Kyle Show has been axed by ITV after the death of a guest who took part in the programme. Steve Dymond was found dead on 9 May a week after filming the show, during which he took a lie detector…

A Nigerian lady, has revealed her ordeal with Arab men who almost turned her into a sex machine all in the name of seeking for a greener pasture. In a video making rounds online, the lady talked about…

As part of its readiness to kick start Meter Asset Providers (MAP) scheme approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) within the coverage area of its partner Distribution Company, Abuja Electricity Distribution…

A Kano State high court Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as null and void. It ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of…

Bismarck Rewane, chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, has asked Nigerians to brace up for an increase in the pump price of petrol. In 2016, the Buhari administration increased a litre…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other agencies involved in the probe of  Senate President Bukola Saraki over corruption allegations.Saraki on Friday…

The nation’s power generation dropped by 1,682 megawatts on Monday from 4,129.2MW on Sunday.Data from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, showed that generation stood at…