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The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olawale Oluwo has resigned his appointment. In a copy of resignation letter sighted by in Lagos, the former Commissioner blamed the controversial gubernatorial…

Fuji music king, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal a.k.a K1 De Ultimate officially met with Lagos APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwoolu and the deputy governorship candidate, Kadiri Obafemi Hamsat at their Awolowo Road koyi office on…

Senator Sani Shehu, representing Kaduna central district, has advised the All Progressives Congress to rent their campaign crowd from Sudan.Shehu said this in response to the claim of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,…

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has described the promise by the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to restore the glory of Lagos as an…

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that the mammoth crowd that attended the Monday rally of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto was rented from Niger Republic by the party.El-Rufai, who made the…

Details of the revenues from stamp duties estimated at N20 trillion still remain opaque as the federal agencies involved in the collection have refused to provide information, despite the Freedom of Information (FOI)…

The UN has launched a global humanitarian appeal of $25 billion to provide support to no less than 93 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Nigeria and other countries in 2019. Speaking at the launch of a…

Richard Mofe-Damijo says Femi Otedola has agreed to foot the medical bills of Victor Olaotan,  Nollywood actor who needs medical help abroad to avert amputation of his legs. TheCable Lifestyle had reported that…

The federal government has directed Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to join Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff in the north-east to coordinate the Nigerian air force operations. Tukur Gusau, the public…

A group of Nigerian Hackers known as “London Blue” have plans to swindle 50,000 finance executives across every sector of the globe in 2018, a recent investigation has revealed. The hackers, who operate in 17…

Cardi B and Offset, both American rappers, say they are no longer in love with each other after being married for one year. In a post on her Instagram page, Cardi B said things have not been working out between them for a…

6A business group warned on Tuesday that a labour shortage in Canada is deepening, with more than 430,000 jobs at small and medium-sized firms remaining unfilled for at least four months.The job vacancy rate has risen to 3.3…

Lionel Messi’s fifth-place finish in this year’s Ballon d’Or vote was absurd, his FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said of the Spanish champions’ Argentina forward on Tuesday.Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric took…

In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.The breakthrough operation, performed in September 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, shows that…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, met in Abuja on Tuesday in Abuja, THE PUNCH learnt last night.The meeting was also attended by the National Chairman…

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday took a swipe at the 16 years Presidency of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the state benefited nothing from the party’s reign.Ambode spoke at the National Consultative Forum of…

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will spend Christmas with Kate Middleton and Prince William despite speculation of a rift, it has been reported. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be looking forward to the festive…

In its first intervention in the foreign exchange market for the month of December, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange…

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across…

A Lagos Federal High Court presided by Justice Saliu Saidu Tuesday ordered the destruction of 14-container loads of proscribed drug, Tramadol, confiscated at Apapa Wharf, Lagos, by the Nigerian before the court for the destruction…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday commenced door-to-door campaign at Nyanya and Karu suburbs of the FCT, prompting residents to troop out chanting “Sai Baba’’. He took the campaign to door steps in support…

Two key US Republican senators said they have “zero” doubt Saudi Arabia’s crown prince directed the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Senators came to the emphatic conclusion after they were briefed by the CIA…

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has directed the Chinese Civil Engineering Company (CCECC), the contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan railway, to ensure that the train becomes operational before February…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) yesterday said it lost over $800million revenue to all the stakeholders owing to breaches of contracts of its old regime. The state-run oil firm said this year,…