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Life, they say, comes in phases. The truth in this age-long aphorism must have dawned on Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (pictured left), the 19th indigenous Inspector General Of Police, who joined President Muhammadu Buhari in…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice Yemi Osinbajo has been presented with a new 10-year diplomatic passport by the Nigeria Immigration service. The passports were presented by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau,…

The singer Alicia Keys will host the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, she announced on Tuesday in a nearly 10-minute celebratory video that emphasized the show as female-driven a year after the Grammys faced controversy over…

Access Bank and Diamond Bank Plc have obtained approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on proposed merger plans.Mr Victor Etuokwu, Access Bank Executive…

Edgal Imohimi, Lagos state commissioner of police, says there would be no change of guard at the state command for now. He said this at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday. Kayode Egbetokun, former…

Following the tenure expiration of Ibrahim Idris, President Muhammadu Buhari named Mohammed Adamu, acting inspector-general of police on Tuesday. The acting IGP took over the force at a critical period – four weeks…

Witnesses have reported explosions and heavy gunfire at a hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The suspected terror attack is unfolding at the complex, which houses a large hotel known as DusitD2, along with several banks and…

Newlyweds identified as Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla, reportedly drowned while on honeymoon in Maldives, three weeks after their wedding. The Filipino newlyweds who walked down the aisle in front of friends and families on…

THE Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Mohammed Adamu has taken over as the new Inspector General of Police, IGP. The former IGP, Ibrahim Idris took his successor, Adamu to President Muhammadu Buhari who…

Petr Cech, Arsenal’s veteran goalkeeper, has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season. The 36-year-old former Chelsea goalkeeper who joined Arsenal in the summer of 2015 made the…

Munir-deen Ijaiya, a professor of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has developed a new technique for effective treatment of vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF).…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, said it would soon begin the enforcement of speed limit devices installation on private vehicles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the FRSC introduced…

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Adamu, is said to be the possible replacement for the outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, though the…

Electricity generation companies have threatened to shut down power plants across the county if the federal government fails to intervene in the challenges troubling them. In a statement on Monday, Joy Ogaji, executive…

Deposit money banks in the country will not receive interest on loans linked to petrol subsidy taken by oil marketers between June 2017 and December 2018. Olufemi Adewole, executive secretary of Depot and…

A 31-year-old tenant, Abass Babatunde, was arraigned in Lagos State on Tuesday for beating up his 63-year-old landlord.Babatunde, who resides at No. 8 Omo Osagie St., Iju Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count of assault…

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says if he is elected president he will strip all corrupt past presidents of their national awards. Speaking at the Centre for…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed…

The fourth season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will be staged in Nigeria. The organisers, Multichoice, announced this on Tuesday morning at a media briefing held at the George Hotel, Lagos.…

Former Nigeria international, Nwankwo Kanu, cut a pitiable sight in Lagos on Monday as he revealed how suspected vandals invaded his The Hardley Apartments situated along Waziri Ibrahim Crescent on Victoria Island,…

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is worse than the military era. Wike said this during the inter-denominational service held to mark the year’s armed…

Abubakar Bwari, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, said that 11 companies have indicated interest to operate the Ajaokuta Steel Company. Mr Bwari announced this while giving a three-year account…

A man was nabbed yesterday with a bag full of stolen panties at one of the female hostels of Ogun State College of Health Technology, OSCOHTECH, in Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun state. The man disguised as a woman selling ice cream to gain entrance…