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Obiageli Ezekwesili, former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has appealed for forgiveness for withdrawing from the contest for Nigeria’s number one seat. Her appeal formed part of her…

Retired military officers in the three armed forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force, on Monday endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for second term. The Presidential election is slated for February 16, 2019. The retired…

A former Minister of State for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday told the Federal High Court in Lagos it was tough accepting to testify against his friend, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose. He spoke while…

The Senate is no longer interested in continuing a case it filed at the Supreme Court on the suspension of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a statement on Monday, Yusuph Olaniyonu, media aide to the Senate President, Bukola…

New ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, speaking with State House correspondents after the inauguration of the new board by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. New ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, speaking with State House…

THE Chief of Army Staff,Lt. General Tukur Buratai,Monday, ordered immediate total crackdown on the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB,over threat to disrupt the forthcoming elections in the South East. To this end,he has ordered…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday struck out a fundamental rights enforcement procedure suit filed by Chukwudumeme Onwamadike (a.k.a. Evans), an alleged kidnap kingpin, against the Police over seizure of his property.…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, has granted stay of execution of the lower court's judgement nulifying all primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in RIvers State and restraining the…

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trial of Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), till February 13, 2019. Onnoghen is standing trial before the CCT over allegations of fraudulent…

Bisola Aiyeola, the first runner-up of the 2017 BBNaija reality TV show, says she is happy that she didn’t win the show. Efe Ejeba, a rapper from Warri in Delta state, won the 2017 edition of the show. Speaking in an…

Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar visited Washington two weeks ago to meet with top U.S. diplomats and lawmakers thanks to a temporary suspension of a travel ban linked to decade-old bribery scandals, according to…

The Federal Government has alleged that the opposition is planning to discredit the outcome of the February 16 presidential election if President Muhammadu Buhari wins. The President is the candidate of the ruling party, All…

The court room of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja on Monday was thrown into confusion as Danladi Umar, the CCT Chairman, and Adegboyega Awomolo, the Defence Counsel, exchanged words over the application for…

In what could be described as a bold step to consolidate its hold in the beverage industry, global carbonated soft drink manufacturer, The Coca-Cola Company has completed the acquisition of Chi Nigeria Limited. The acquisition…

One occupant of the plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson has been seen in the underwater wreckage. A search on Sunday found the Piper Malibu plane on the seabed off Guernsey, almost two weeks after it…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has adopted fresh strategies to check vote buying during the forthcoming general elections. The commission also insists that it would not collate and transmit the…

Barely two weeks after the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari, no fewer than two hundred more judges have been allegedly marked down for intimidation and persecution,…

Heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller is promising to do a lot of damage on WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO champion Anthony Joshua. Miller has told Joshua of his plans to take his mother, Yeta Odusanya, out on a date after their…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has refuted a front-page news story of Business Day which claims that faceless agents pocket over N32bn annually in profit from the foreign exchange market with the aid of CBN officials. The…

A devastating “once-in-a-century” floods have inundated homes, schools and airports in the Australia’s northeast, and worse, brought crocodiles onto the streets. Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle with the effects…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to end the lingering strike by university lecturers in the country, from his first day at work, if…

Ahead of the February 16 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari will today meet with past military governors, especially those who served under the regime of former head of state, the late General Sani Abacha. …

Details about what happened between rapper Bowwow and his on-and-off girlfriend Kyomi Leslie has emerged. The rapper had been arrested with claims of physically assaulting Kyomi, but his mugshot show him having scratch marks on his face.…

Horacio Sala, father to missing Cardiff City player, Emiliano Sala, has revealed how he felt on hearing the news that the wreckage of the plane carrying his son has been found. S Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were…