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Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the Middle East and to cease actions that looked like a conscious attempt to provoke war…

US officials have seized approximately 16.5 tons of cocaine from a large ship, MSC Gayane, docked at the Packer Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ship from Chile was headed to…

The Presidency has welcomed with reservations, the joint report of the International Republic Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria…

The Federal University of Technology, Akure has used a bible verse to set question for the students in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science. The trending exam question has sparked outrage from students who thinks it is…

British finance minister Philip Hammond is “prepared to resign” over Prime Minister Theresa May’s legacy spending plans, ITV said on Tuesday, citing the Press Association. Senior government sources told…

African Bankers have described the federal government tradermoni as Africa’s most impactful financial inclusion scheme. The Tradermoni,which is a key element of the Buhari administration’s…

Shareholders of the leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, have approved a dividend payment of N272.6 billion for the financial year ended December 31st, 2018. This translates to a…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s crude oil has exceeded the 2.3 million barrels per day benchmark as the average daily production hit 2.323 million…

An indication that the leadership of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, are disillusioned with some of their officers emerged last week when the representative of the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service,…

Hon. Moshood Salvador, the Treasurer of the Yoruba Unity Forum (YUF) is a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, but now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this…

Deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria borrowed a total of N10.2 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) window of the apex bank in the first four months of this…

Imo State government, yesterday, said 95 per cent achievements of the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, only existed in his imagination. Chief of Staff to Governor Emeka…

Two of the most famous black men on earth linked up at the world CEO summit that was held in the USA. Anthony Joshua has been under heavy criticism after suffering his first even career loss to Mexican fight, Andy Ruiz at the Madison Square…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has dissolved the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and other transport unions in the state. This was contained in a statement by his Chief…

Arsenal forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates the wedding to his stunning fiancee Betty Vardanyan with romantic Venice boat trip. The 30-year-old Armenia international who missed Arsenal’s…

The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has suspended all the 27 Local Government Area Chairmen, their deputies and the 645 councilors in the state. The governor equally suspended all the political…

Former UEFA chief, Michel Platini has been released by France’s national financial prosecutor’s office. The legendary soccer star was arrested earlier Tuesday in connection with the awarding of 2022 FIFA…

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Rev. Samson Ayokunle on his re-election as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant…

Dayo Adewole, son of former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has been abducted by some unknown gunmen. Dayo was kidnapped Tuesday evening. The military, the police, security agents and…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor, says he never promised to clear the Apapa gridlock within his first 60 days in office. Sanwo-Olu made the clarification while addressing state house…

There are a ton of amazing Android apps out there. However, their usefulness is usually limited to the habits of the people using them. So we have checked through and found these ten (10) amazing…

GOVERNORS are set to push for a major overhaul of the nation’s security architecture, The Nation learnt yesterday. A National Economic Council (NEC) meeting is to hold tomorrow. It will discuss the…

An Odogbolu, Ogun State-based businesswoman, Wuraola Folashade Oluloye, accused of hacking a First Bank Plc account and stealing a customer’s N16.2million, was on Tuesday brought before an…

Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, says the emirate council under him holds no grudge against Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state. Sanusi made the remarks when members of the Kano state assembly…