We will denuclearise, only if US threat is absent – North Korea
North Korea said Thursday its commitment to denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula was bound up with “complete removal of US nuclear threats”. Following a rapid diplomatic rapprochement this year, the North’s…
What Ole Solskjaer told Man Utd players in first meeting
Manchester United caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer met with players of the club for the first time, and here is what he told them. At the meeting, the Norwegian reminded the squad of their quality by singling out Paul Pogba as…
2019 Budget Hopeless — says Saraki
The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, has dismissed the 2019 budget appropriation bill submitted to the National Assembly by President MuhammaduBuhari, saying it is hopeless.Senator Saraki, who spoke in his capacity as the…
Police must stop torture, extra-judicial killings – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police against acts that could bring the community in conflict with them. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on…
Trump’s Defence secretary General Mattis quits
President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. Trump announced this on Twitter and added that a new secretary of defense will be named soon. Trump’s…
Authentic Afenifere backs Buhari, Osinbajo
Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, has endorsed the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2019 Presidential election. The group…
Daughter hacks mother to death in Enugu
Enugu State Police Command has commenced investigation into the alleged murder of a 58-year-old woman by her daughter. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said that the 34-year-old woman allegedly hacked…
Navy dismisses, jails 3 personnel for stealing Tompolo’s property
The Nigerian Navy on Thursday said it had dismissed three of its personnel over theft of some equipment belonging to Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) in Warri. The dismissed personnel are: Petty Officer…
Kwankwaso supporters back in APC, meet Buhari
Professor Hafiz Abubakar, former deputy governor of Kano state, who resigned recently to join Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, in the Peoples Democratic Party is back in the All Progressives Congress. He was among the…
Sani Dangote’s son, Mohammed, weds Malaysian beauty
Sani Dangote’s son, Mohammed, got married to his Malaysian bride, Sara, in a wedding that took place at the Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom, JW Marrriott Hotel in Malaysia yesterday December 19th. The couple said their vows in the presence of…
Muhammadu Buhari inaugurates new airport terminal
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the new Terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in line with his administration’s promise to inaugurate the project before the end of…
2019: Farmers, fertiliser producers donate N1.77 billion to Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaign
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) and Fertilizers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), on Wednesday night, donated the sum of N1.77 billion to fund the re-election campaign of…
Alex Ferguson wants Mauricio Pochettino as Manchester United’s next permanent manager
Sir Alex Ferguson wants Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino to replace Jose Mourinho as Manchester United’s next long-term manager. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as United’s interim manager until the end…
‘Your parents didn’t train you well’ — Yahaya Bello tells lawmakers who booed Buhari
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi Sstate, has described the lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2019 budget proposal presentation on Wednesday, as “children who lack home training”. The governor said this on…
Mu’azu, ex-PDP chairman, holds ‘strategic meeting’ with Osinbajo at Aso Rock
Adamu Mu’azu, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had a private meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Muazu, popularly referred to as the…
Forceful subscriptions: Telcos to refund N36bn to customers, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will order network providers in the country to refund N36 billion to customers. In a statement released on Wednesday and issued by Nnamdi Nwokike, the NCC…
Photos From Miss Bumbum Nigeria Contest Held In Bayelsa State
The Miss Biggest Bum Bum Bayelsa 2018 beauty pageant, a contest which sees ladies show off their natural assets now has a new queen. Miss Bella Ebi James emerged victorious in the contest which took place in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa state…
I signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter Milan – Taribo West
Taribo West, a Nigerian football legend who disclosed how he has used his experiences to guide young African footballers in an interview with Punch, has stated that he signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter Milan. Taribo West who …
Fake AIG caught with 11 ATM cards, 10 cheque books in Abuja
A fake AIG who had 11 ATM cards, 10 cheque books on him, has been arrested at a bank in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory. Olawale Olatunji, the 59-year-old man posing as a retired Assistant Inspector-General…
Obama dresses as Santa to hand out gifts to children at hospital
Former US President Barack Obama dresses as Santa to bring an abundance of holiday cheer to sick kids at the Children’s National hospital in Washington, DC on Wednesday. The former president suited up in Santa Claus attire and…
Iwobi named fourth best passer in Europe
Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has been rated as one of the best passer of the ball this season in Europe.According to football analyst Ray Hamill, the 22-year-old is one of the leading players in Europe this season for making…
APC fingers Saraki, Dogara over lawmakers’ attack on Buhari during budget presentation
The All Progressives Congress APC has accused the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara of being behind Wednesday’s heckling of President Muhammadu Buhari during his 2019 Budget presentation before…
OBITUARY: Alex Badeh, the dexterous chief air marshal who flew Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter
To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, a time to be born, a time to die… Alex Sabundu Badeh was born into a family of peasant farmers in Vimtim, a little town…
Debate: Omoyele Sowore drags NEDG, BON to court over exclusion
The Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday filed a suit against the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG). Sowore sued the NEDG over the exclusion of his…