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As wife of the Vice President Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo marks her 52nd birthday today, here are seven things you probably didn’t know about her. Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo is a grandchild of the late Obafemi Awolowo. Dolapo…

The NNPC has reportedly issued award letters for highly sought-after contracts to exchange crude oil for imported fuel, with some Nigerian oil firms beneficiaries. A total of 15 groupings, with…

Nigeria’s international, multiple award winning singer Wizkid, a.k.a Starboy is the toast of Twitterati today as he clocks 29. Not surprisingly #Wizkid29 is trending as number one with many…

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied transmitting results of the last general elections electronically. The presidential candidate of…

The chief executive of Made Men Music Group (MMMG), Ubi Franklin had denied ever asking Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as Tboss, out. News has recently been making the rounds on the internet…

Blessing Osom engaged in a heated exchange with an Instagram handle she claimed belonged to Tonto Dikeh, just after she took to Instagram to thank the actress' ex-husband Olakunle Churchill for giving her…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has banned the use of methyl bromide as fumigant in Nigeria. The agency announced this in a statement signed on…

Former Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs striker. Mark Batchelor, was assassinated outside his home in Johannesburg this evening Monday July 15th. South African police spokesperson, Col Lungelo…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) remitted N51.3 billion to the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the first quarter of 2019.The remittance, according to the Executive Vice Chairman…

Thirteen suspected kidnappers of the district head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar, were among 40 other criminal suspects paraded Monday, by the police in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, and Director of Radio Biafran, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has accused the National Leader of the All Progress Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of spreading falsehood targeted…

More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday — the third year in a row that the number has risen. Robin Willoughby, the head of food…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the 9th National Assembly would give special budgetary attention to the three Senatorial Districts of Zamfara State…

Daniel Akpeyi defended his teammates from criticism following Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat to Algeria in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) semi-final. The Super Eagles looked to be in with a great…

The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons with seven severely injured from the collapse of a two-storey building at Dilimi community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, said the latest letter penned by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari on worsening insecurity in the land is a vindication of the position of the…

Coalition of Northern groups yesterday berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for penning another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the spate of killings in the land and other challenges staring the nation in the…

Authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo State, has described the death of a final year student of the institution, Ephraim Imaghodor, as pathetic. The final year student of the…

Inflation dropped to 11.22 per cent last month, compared to 11.40 per cent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced yesterday. A separate food price index showed inflation at 13.56 per…

The mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has reacted to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Northern…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged troops of Operation Harbin Kunama 3 to be ruthless, aggressive and decisive against bandits in the North-West. Buratai gave…

Out there, it’s high season of hate. Suddenly, it’s infra-dig to love. Bigotry, bounding and swashbuckling, is in high season.  Love, across ethnic lines, high treason. Were it a new spike among the…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba yesterday cautioned the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) against raising tariff. According to him, the elite are migrating…

A TORRENT of reactions greeted yesterday former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo enumerated the huge security challenges in the land, proposed some…