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The Lagos State governorship election has been won and lost. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has conceded defeat and congratulated the winner, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the ruling All…

The Economic Council of West African States (ECOWAS) says the regional bloc will adopt a single currency starting with selected states in 2020. The revelation was made on Monday at an ECOWAS seminar…

A Malaysia-bound plane had to turn back to Saudi Arabia after a passenger realised she had left her baby in the terminal.The pilot, en route to Kuala Lumpur, made the unusual request to return to the airport in Jeddah shortly…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after he participated in the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly election in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria…

A man got more than he expected after failing to pay a commercial sex worker after a night of sex romp. According to reports, the man took a prostitute to a brothel last night and refused to pay her the amount they agreed on. This…

Well, it's what his wife suggested. She says Ava is dad fav, while Mimi -- her twin always get her own back. Too cute!

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was absent from the Tuesday’s proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he has been charged with six counts of non-declaration of…

Thai woman has accused her Nigerian boyfriend of domestic violence and shared a couple of videos showing the injuries allegedly inflicted on her by him. Pattara Bumrungsak and Williams Ransom Uzoma live in…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) gave assurance on Tuesday on the state of aircraft flying in the country’s airspace. The NCAA said there was no cause for worry as no Boeing 747 Max 8 is presently in…

Families of those killed aboard Ethiopia Airlines flight 302 must wait at least five days to begin receiving some victims’ remains, the company said on Tuesday, though the identification of others is expected to take much…

Sixteen teams across the Male and female categories are set to compete in the quarter-finals stage of the GTBank Masters Cup. The tournament, which is now in its 8th season, will take place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th…

“I am at an age now where I should be confident that, should anything happen to me and I quit this realm eternally, somebody like you would go out of your way to find Tise and worry about her welfare,” Pius…

The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines that crashed on Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global intergovernmental organisation. The UN headquarters, in an…

The Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State was brought to a standstill for several hours, due to celebrations over Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i’s re-election. The governor won his re-election bid in Saturday’s…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has fixed 6th of May,2019 for judgment in a suit filed by human rights lawyer Barrister Femi Falana (SAN) against the Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola (SAN)…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election held in the…

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has directed Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to invest a minimum of 60 per cent of their funds on projects within Nigeria. The revised regulation on investment…

Roman Calderon says “dressing room leaders” at Real Madrid rejected Jose Mourinho’s return to the Bernabeu in favour of Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman returns to the club to replace the sacked Santiago…

A pilot who worked for South African Airways for more than 20 years was arrested on Monday, police said, over allegations he flew large passenger jets without an advanced commercial flying licence. William…

The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) on Monday joined other Nigerians to mourn the death Prof. Pius Adesanmi. Prof. Pius Adesanmi, was among the 157 passengers and crew members that died in a plane…

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is not the subject of a new tax investigation in Spain, according to his agency NR Sports. Spanish newspaper El Mundo on Monday reported that tax authorities were looking…

The Federal Government, yesterday, explained why it would pursue the six-count charge initiated against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to its logical conclusion.…

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has certified and inducted new 506 foreign-trained doctors to practice medicine in the country. Out of 903 students who sat for the October/November…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Prof Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Army of compromise in states where the governorship and state…