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Indonesian divers recovered a flight recorder from the downed Lion Air jet on the sea floor on Thursday, a crucial development to find out what caused the new plane to plunge into the sea and kill 189 people. One TV station…

Reuben Abati, former presidential spokesman, has been named as the running mate of Leke Shittu, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun. Gbenga Daniel, former governor of the state, was listed…

Google-parent Alphabet on Wednesday confirmed that an executive accused of sexual harassment left the company without an exit package as tension over its handling of such matters heightened.Word that Rich DeVaul, a director at X lab…

A Spanish magistrate leading an investigation into alleged irregularities in Neymar’s move to Barcelona in 2013 said on  Wednesday the Brazilian superstar could face up to six years in prison, AFP reports.“The term imposed, in…

A 30-year-old cross-border robbery suspect, John Godwin, has told operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad attached to Zone 2 Command that he was arrested because he forgot to recite Psalms 121 before going for the…

A few weeks ago, there was a deep outcry in Lusaka, Kitwe, Chingola, Ndola, Livingstone and all other Zambian cities and towns. What could be the problem in the land of Kenneth Kaunda, that could have made people express this…

Members of National Air Traffic Communicators Association of Nigeria (NACAN) have cried out over non-functional radio equipment in some stations and airports across the country. Speaking in an interview at the just…

The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, to proceed on administrative leave immediately.Government has also set up a seven-man panel to investigate…

A Kenyan woman has taken to Facebook to post photos of her former housemaid, whom she claimed had insidious plans to break her marriage and get married to her husband. The woman warned other women against employing her as she is a…

A senior air investigator, Tony Cable, has explained the reason why Leicester City owner’s helicopter crashed. The crash, which killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people probably began with a “major failure of the tail rotor”.…

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) expanded to 56.8 points in October. The present position of the manufacturing PMI, indicated an increase for the 19th consecutive month. The…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to refrain from bandying figures that he cannot substantiate, as regards the nation’s debt profile, which it said escalated to a frightening…

Four days after the conclusion of the verification and data capturing exercises, former workers of the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways, have begun to receive payment alerts from the Ministry of Finance. As at Tuesday,…

Barely 96 hours after a batch of 149 Nigerians were repatriated for illegal entry into Libya, another batch of the country's citizens have been returned for the same offence. This time around, a total number of 141 Nigerians…

A 79-year-old Chinese woman, who begs at Hangzhou East Railway Station, has been exposed as a wealthy woman, who merely enjoys begging. According to Global Times, the woman is well-off, has a family, who cares for her but…

A political group, Ex-Council Chairmen for Atikulated Change (ECCAC), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting the 2019 presidential election.…

Jose Mourinho’s charge for alleged abusive language in Manchester United’s win over Newcastle has been dropped, the FA has confirmed. The United boss requested a non-personal hearing on October 24 after being granted an…

American model Angela Renée White, a.k.a Blac Chyna has announced that she will be visiting Abuja, the nation’s capital, for the first time for a party. The former stripper and mother of one disclosed this on her IG page,…

The Nigerian Army has explained how it discovered the decomposed body parts of Major General Idris Alkali (rtd) in a well in Jos, the Plateau State capital. A combined team of the Army, Police, Fire Service, among other…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plans to adopt an “aggressive” ward-to-ward campaign against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), it was learnt yesterday. The party agreed that taking the battle to the grassroots…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has received “signals from American officials” to apply for visa and it would be granted, Gbenga Daniel, Director-General of the Atiku Presidential…

Ahead of the 2019 election, Youths in South-West have rejected Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF reserved for the region by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saying, the party has never…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has faulted plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to sell off some national assets to fund the 2019 budget, describing the move as fiscally irresponsible.On Monday, President…

PRESIDENT Buhari has warned All Progressives Party, APC, stakeholders, especially aggrieved members who lost out in the party’s primaries, to be wary of looters of the national treasury desperate to take over power in…