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Gideon Goyet, has emerged the first Nigerian to cross the finish line at the 2019 Lagos City Marathon. Goyet ran the race in two hours and 30 mins, and he will go home with three million Naira. Organisers of the marathon,…

Lawyers representing the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Thursday visited the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, as part of moves to stop the arraignment of the embattled CJN, Saturday…

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, yesterday, paid an unscheduled visit to members of the state House of Assembly, over the 2018 and 2019 budgets imbroglio between the Executive and the Legislative arms of government…

Traditional Rulers in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday endorsed the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu, who is vying to be the state’s…

In spite of downpour in the early hours of Saturday, participants for the 4th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon defied the rainfall to ensure they were not late for the race. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

Itsekiri Elders and Leaders under the auspices of Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILT, has dissociated themselves from the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF. This may not be unconnected with reported plans to endorse former Vice…

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), yesterday served the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, a trial notice ahead of his arraignment on Monday. In addition, the Federal Government has filed a motion…

…As lawmakers weigh options Uncertainty currently pervades the Lagos House, Office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, following move by lawmakers to impeach the governor over alleged…

A massive consignment of endangered wildlife animal parts allegedly smuggled from Nigeria has been intercepted in Hong Kong. The consignment is estimated at $7.90million, Hong Kong customs officials said yesterday. The…

FORMER Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi on Friday stormed Enugu the Enugu state capital amidst jubilation, Thousands of…

The Middle Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG) has chastised ex-Chief of Army Staff, General TY Danjuma and other Christian elders for their biased and un-Christian-like stand in the ongoing trial of embattled Chief Justice Walter…

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi Ahead of the flag-off of the Iju to Abeokuta train ride on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail on the 6th of February, 2019, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there will be two…

The newly launched Hub One situated in the heart of Yaba Lagos The Nigerian Tech industry has grown in leaps and bounds over the years. Many innovative ideas, platforms and more have been developed, which have provided more job…

Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Friday threw their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. They made their choice known on Friday when their National Executive…

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign organisation in Gombe State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the presidency has said. A statement by presidential spokesperson, Femi…

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Africa is insisting that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the February 16 presidential election. On Friday, EIU Africa said the…

Manchester United have announced that Marouane Fellaini has left the club on a permanent transfer. The Belgium international arrived at Old Trafford from Everton in August 2013 and went on to make 177 appearances throughout…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an interim forfeiture of the sum of fromN1,000,494,000 (One Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety Four Thousand Naira) only. The order was granted by Justice Lewis Allagoa…

The federal government on Friday resumed talks with the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike in public universities across the country. The lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike…

Nigeria recorded an increase of 1,811.3 megawatts (MW) in power generation in January 2019, as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) transmitted 127,157.7 mw as against 125,346.4mw in December 2018. The daily statistics of…

Various parts of the country are on lockdown as youth in their thousands are currently having a date with destiny auditioning to be among the 12 housemates that would make it into the house for Big Brother Naija 2019. Big…

On a foggy afternoon last fall, a suicidal patient walked out of Solihull Hospital and disappeared. Alerted by hospital staff, police officers discovered her on a Birmingham street, having downed a bottle of vodka. They took her…

Against the backdrop of the worsening public power supply, new data have emerged showing that manufacturers in Nigeria spent a total of N246.38bn generating their own electricity between 2016 and 2017. Further analysis of the…

Around the world, more than 2.3 billion people are on Facebook, actively communicating and posting and consuming on the platform, a figure that continues to grow and drive record profits, despite a barrage of privacy scandals and…