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The Police in Lagos have smashed a kidnap syndicate which specialised in abducting toddlers in Lagos and selling them to ready buyers in the eastern part of the country.Arrested, were three suspected members of the syndicate, all…

Frank Lampard admits he has sympathy for Jose Mourinho’s current struggles at Manchester United. United suffered their third league defeat of the season on Saturday to fall nine points behind leaders Manchester City and Liverpool.…

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Samson Ayokunle, said the association had finalised plans to train 300 electoral observers to monitor the 2019 elections. Ayokunle, spoke on Monday at the First Christian…

A Saudi woman has lost a judicial battle to marry the man of her choice as a court deemed him “religiously” unfit because he plays a musical instrument, a Saudi newspaper reported Tuesday. The ultra-conservative kingdom requires…

The primary election, which held last Sunday ended on a rancorous note after some delegates suspected that ballot boxes had already been filled with the name of one of the aspirants, Hon. Razak Atunwa, member, representing Asa/Ilorin…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, for refusing to honour the Senate’s invitation on the trial of Senator Dino Melaye. Justice John Tsoho yesterday said Idris’ excuse was…

It is the season of “one good turn deserves another” for some senators, who are back in their constituencies to renew their mandate ahead of next year’s National Assembly election. The Nation report that the parties’ primaries afford…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday accused the Federal Government of planning to force students in public universities to pay N350,000 tuition fees per session. The union’s Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, Dr. Ade…

•Chair overrules panel •Party: Sanwo-Olu won •Tinubu hails primary All Progresives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed fears that yesterday’s governorship primary in Lagos State was controversial.…

The Campaign Organisation of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has urged Lagosians to ignore fake news saying the governor has  not conceded any defeat, as primary election is yet to hold on Lagos State. According to the statement by issued…

When it was first released by Nike for mass consumption on September 10, Wizkid’s Starboy jersey sold out in just 10 minutes. The limited edition Starboy jersey created by Nike Football was re-issued on Monday, October 1, and it is…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared as "illegal" any governorship primary election that took place in Lagos State on Tuesday. Clement Ebiri, Chairman of the Primary Election Committee,…

Clement Ebri, chairman of the primary election committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, says a fresh poll is about to be conducted in the state. Ebri said this at a press conference which held hours after his…

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday that though Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has done well in office, he has not been a good party man.For this reason, Tinubu said, the…

The national working committee (NWC) panel in charge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Lagos state has dissociated itself from the ongoing exercise. At a press conference on Tuesday, the committee…

Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, revealed on Monday he is in a new battle with cancer. Allen said in a tweet and at his website that non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma he fought into…

Loyalists of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode are threatening to conduct a parallel exercise after alleging disenfranchisement in today’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries across Lagos State.After days of eleventh-hour…

Accreditation and voting at the APC Gubernatorial Primaries, are yet to commence at the various centres according to the latest report by the Chairman of the Lagos Governorship Electoral panel, His Excellency Chief Clement Ebri.…

There is an ongoing to attempt to rig Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, out of the All Progressives Congress’ primary scheduled for today as loyalists of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have begun voting in a fake primary which is going on at…

It is a black day for some residents of Lagos as a tanker said to have been loaded with fuel, exploded along the Badagry expressway in the morning of Tuesday, October 2, reportedly killing an unspecified number of people. Reports…

The Badagry Divisional Elders Forum parades political-conscious leaders who place great premium on enthronement of democratic ethos in the belief that an uninhibited political atmosphere is congenial for the institution of a sound…

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s bid to seek reelection under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received a boost as the Lagos State Civil Servants have thrown their weights behind him. The endorsement by civil…

Victor Anichebe has reported his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises to FIFA over allegations of match-fixing, According to Daily Mail, Anichebe alleged that the coaches, on two occasions, urged him “not to try” in games. One of the…

Wale Ahmed, Lagos State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the primary election scheduled for Tuesday would be done strictly by APC membership cards. He also affirmed that the exercise would hold today, as…