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The management of the University of Ibadan has declared the cut-off mark for the premier institution remains 200 as against 160 agreed on by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) and…

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe(Abia South) is the Minority Leader of the Ninth Senate. He emerged at an ongoing meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) at the Maitama residence of the National Chairman,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that it had no electronic server being sought to be accessed and inspected by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23,…

Ethiopia has shut down its text messaging service in a move that is coming as part of a break in internet access in the country for more than two days now. The move is targeted to coincide with…

The senate has rejected a motion seeking to discuss the Democracy Day speech of President Muhammadu Buhari. The motion was sponsored by Istifanus Gyang, senator representing Plateau north.…

A businessman, Alhaji Murtala Adamu, on Thursday prayed a Gudu Grade II Court not to grant his estranged wife’s  request for divorce until  she returns the N3.5 million he so far spent on her.…

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has launched a website to “allow Nigerians track the status” of the ongoing construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. The federal government had in November awarded the construction giant a…

Rochas Okorocha, senator representing Imo west, says “Igbo presidency” does not exist. Speaking with journalists after he was sworn into the senate on Thursday, the lawmaker said the south-east…

A 24-year-old woman (name withheld), allegedly drugged at a  nightclub and gang-raped in a hotel at Lekki, Lagos, by two dropouts of Babcock University, wants the criminal suit filed against the defendants – Don-Chima and…

Alcohol consumption is a big business in Nigeria with consumers spending just less than a quarter of a trillion naira in 2016. According to the latest data from the nation’s statistics bureau, in 2016 alone, Nigerians…

The Federal government via the Nigerian power sector regulator – Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) – has granted Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the Operator of the…

Sen. Bode Ola, a lawmaker in the 6th Assembly and Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to order the immediate release of the June 12,1993…

Champions Manchester City begins the defence of their Premier League title away at West Ham, while Manchester United will host Chelsea in a blockbuster meeting to start the campaign after next…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party has no reason not to deliver on its electoral promises. Oshiomhole was speaking on Tuesday…

Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, earned a total of $236.15bn from petroleum exports over the last five years, a new report by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has shown.…

Huawei has told Verizon that the U.S. carrier should pay licensing fees for more than 230 of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker’s patents and in aggregate is seeking more than $1…

1. PRESIDENT BUHARI’S LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING NIGERIA Having studied, worked and lived in every part of Nigeria, interacted with Nigerians of all ages and ethnic, religious and political…

Ibadan masqueraders, in large number, on Wednesday converged on the Aliiwo family house of the Otun Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, to entertain him and his guests. The event was against the…

The New Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the running of the House would no longer be business as usual, as he pledged to introduce drastic reforms. Gbajabiamila…

Prince Ado, the Ekpan community youth leader, has pummeled his wife for allegedly going to a nightclub after abandoning their 5-month-old baby at home in Warri, Delta State. The man also took to his Facebook page to lambast the lady who…

Noah Tindle, a 4-week-old baby was left fighting for his life when he contracted herpes in his eye after being kissed at a christening in the U.K. Noah and his 21-year-old mother, Ashleigh White, had attended a christening in September…

A man and a school girl were busted inside a lodge in Kitengela, south of Nairobi, Kenya. The 17-year-old girl, who is a Form Three student, was supposedly heading home for the mid-term break. The man…

In celebration of National Democratic Day, Regina Daniels’ billionaire husband, Senator, Ned Nwoko, shares cute photos of his children. ‘My Little Angels . Daddy Loves you both. Happy Democracy Day. God bless us all, God bless Nigeria.…

The Delhi police have arrested a yet to be identified Nigerian for allegedly duping dozens of Indians under a fraudulent scheme, officials said on Thursday. The matter came to light after two…