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Ingka Holding BV, parent of the world’s largest home-furnishings retailer Ikea, has started construction on a $1.2 billion shopping mall in Shanghai that the company says is its single biggest investment.The mall, Ingka’s fifth in…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday hinted that some of the newly promoted senior officers will be moved to the North East to strengthen the ongoing counter-terrorism operations.Buratai gave the…

The Imo State Governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to order.Okorocha in a statement signed by Sam Onwuemeodo his…

Nigerians take the lead on lists of black billionaires, and one, Aliko Dangote, takes the top spots. With an estimated net worth of $10.3 billion, according to Bloomberg, the Dangote Group founder is the richest man in Africa.…

The Senate on Wednesday passed six bills seeking to establish federal tertiary institutions in different parts of the country.The bills were passed following the consideration of the reports by the Committee on Tertiary…

A total amount of N33bn has so far been released for the implementation of the second Niger Bridge project.The Managing Director, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr. Uche Orji, gave the figure while speaking shortly after…

While the ASUU strike lingers, a lecturer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, reportedly disguises as Spider Man in order to attend to his Masters students. It was gathered that the lecturer, who is…

The House of Representatives has approved June 12 as the new Democracy Day in the country, to honour Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking…

Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, has been granted bail. He was granted bail on Thursday by the Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja. Femi Fani Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and Charles Oputa,…

It’s difficult to say which one was worse: the original falsehood or the misinterpretation and rebroadcast of its parody as gospel truth. The fugitive and self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…

President Muhammadu Buhari is contemplating rejigging his cabinet in a bid to bolster his chances of succeeding at the 2019 presidential polls, SaharaReporters has been told. It is not exactly clear how soon the…

As the 2019 election draws close, we should expect an array of election entrepreneurs and predictors to become ubiquitous. A few days ago, the influential London-based Economist magazine was reported by several…

Nigeria has contributed more money to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) than 13 other Members states put together in the last 12 years, statistics have shown. Statistics on payment of the…

The police in Rivers State yesterday arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Prince Owabie (aka J-boy), for allegedly killing and burying his girlfriend in his room. The victim, Betha Ogbede, was reportedly…

Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the defection of Wale Oluwo, Lagos commissioner for energy and mineral resources, from the All Progressing Congress (APC) shows the…

David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, says he is “dangerously wealthy” and government booty is not part of the source of his wealth. According to New Telegraph, the preacher said this during the opening…

Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, says some members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have been complaining that Libya and Nigeria are overproducing. “We have seen a great…

A Kano High Court presided over by Justice  A.T. Badamasi on Thursday granted an Order of Injunction restraining Kano state House of Assembly Investigative Committee from further investigating the alleged $5 million…

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Wednesday, offered insights into why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the licenses of 154 Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) and six Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs). Its Managing…

Football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, has stated that he is out of the league of five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi and there is no basis for comparison. Pele said, Lionel Messi “only has one…

In  a bid to bolster his faith, Pastor Enoch Adeboye had once fasted intensely and prayed for God to grant his request. Adeboye revealed this on the second day of the ongoing Holy Ghost Congress of the Church at…

The recommended amount of sleep for adults is six to eight hours a night. Sleeping more than those hours is associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular diseases, says a global study published Wednesday in the…

Championship strugglers Reading have sacked manager Paul Clement after less than nine months in charge. The 46-year-old former Swansea and Derby boss leaves with the Royals 21st in the table, only outside the relegation…

Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, on Wednesday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos that he was coerced into signing incriminating statements by the police. Evans, as he is…