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BREAKING: I will contest for second term as AFDB president, says Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) says he will seek a second term. He made this known on Friday at the ongoing annual meetings of the bank in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.…
Scores Of FBI’s Witnesses, Informants Have Gone Missing In 2 Years – Report
Scores of foreign citizens, recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as witnesses and informants, disappeared between 2015 and 2017 in the United States, according to a new audit. The Justice…
Ban OBJ, GEJ from state events – Group tells FG
The federal government has been urged by the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, to probe and ban former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan from attending state events in future.The group made the call in a…
Supreme Court sacks Umaru of Niger East Senatorial district
The Supreme Court on Friday declared Mohammed Sani Musa the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State. The court set aside the April…
Juventus agree deal with Chelsea for Sarri
Juventus have reached an agreement in principle with Chelsea over a deal for manager Maurizio Sarri to join the Italian champions, Sky Italia and the BBC reported. There has been no official confirmation…
Telenovela star, Edith Gonzalez is dead, aged 54
Telenovela star, Edith Gonzalez is dead. She died at the age of 54, three years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Mexican telenovela star Edith Gonzalez is dead, she died Thursday, three years after she was diagnosed with…
USA Immigration To Reject Children Of Corrupt Nigerian Leaders
As the Trump administration considers a new immigration measure to impose visa restrictions on countries whose citizens have a track record of overstaying beyond the validity of their…
Caster Semenya denied entry into 800m race in Morocco
South African Olympic champion and intersex athlete, Caster Semenya has been denied entry into the 800 metres race in Morocco. Caster Semenya was denied entry into the competition, despite Switzerland’s highest court rejecting an IAAF…
CBN injects $210m into forex market
The interbank segment of the Foreign Exchange Market has received a boost of $210 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following sales concluded last Tuesday. Figures obtained from the CBN…
How Emir Sanusi Squandered N3.4b – Kano anti-graft agency
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has described the claim by the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, that he was not the accounting officer of the Kano Emirate…
N15b Green Bond oversubscribed by 220%
Nigeria’s second Sovereign Green Bond offered for N15 billion has been oversubscribed by 220 per cent, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday. A statement from DMO said “the proceeds…
Revenue: Customs rakes in N5.5bn daily
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has increased its revenue generation to N5.5 billion daily. Comptroller-General (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National…
Marijuana could reduce sperm counts, delay conception
Scientists in Canada have raised the alarm over negative health impact that marijuana could have on reproductive health, saying evidence has linked it with decreased sperm counts. The researchers at Western University in…
BSO attacks Obasanjo over comments on June 12
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has come under attack for criticizing June 12 Democracy Day celebration. Also the administration (1999-2007) came under questioning for doing nothing on the assassination of the late…
Standard gauge: Excitement as speed train lands at Ibadan
It was a historic moment, as the speed train eventually landed at Ologuneru, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, which is km 152, of the 157 km-long project. An excited Nigerian Railway Chairman…
Man rapes mother in Imo, blames alcohol
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Imo State Command, has arrested one Paul Ihuaku for allegedly raping his mother.PUNCH Metro gathered that 45-year-old Ihuaku hails from Umueke Ezagbogu in the Ezinihitte Mbaise…
Reconciliation: Ganduje demands apology from Sanusi
Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been quoted as saying that Emir Muhammad Sunusi II must publicly apologise to him and the entire people of Kano State for allegedly dragging the Emirate Council into…
Alaafin opposes installation of Yoruba Oba in France
THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, has condemned the proposed installation of Yoruba Oba in France, describing it is a desecration of culture, custom and tradition of the Yoruba race. He…
FCMB supports capacity building for SMEs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has reiterated its commitment to building capacity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In a statement, the bank explained that the rationale behind its…
Indonesia to bar online advert of cigarette
Indonesia’s communications ministry on Thursday said it would remove all cigarette advertisements from the internet, following a request from the health ministry. A cigarette, also known…
Ramon Calderon: Real Madrid should loan Gareth Bale out
Real Madrid should allow Gareth Bale to leave on loan, says the club’s former president Ramon Calderon. Bale fell out of favour at Madrid after Zinedine Zidane returned for his second spell in…
Woman abandons baby, flees hospital after delivery
A yet to be identified woman reportedly abandoned her baby girl and fled after a successful delivery at a Primary Health Care center in Osumeyi in Nnewi South Local government area of Anambra State. The…
Address Me as First Lady, No Longer President’s Wife – Aisha Buhari tells Nigerians
The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has dumped the appellation, “Wife of the President,“ by which she has been addressed since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015.She is now to be referred to by the more…
For Lagosians, All Eyes on Roads
As the new Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, settles down to govern, bad roads and refuse are part of the areas residents urgently want him to address, writes Davidson IriekpenIt was jubilation for Lagos…