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The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ahmad Ali, has declared his intention to vie for the governorship election of Kwara State in the forthcoming general elections. Ali made this known when friends and…

Photos like these drove the Russian business man offer an obscene amount of money to the glamour model The man, claiming to be a banker and Bitcoin trader, emailed his proposal to her agent. A source told The Sun: “Rhian is used…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says his squad “needs some time” to reach its full potential as he prepares to welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford on Monday . United fell to a surprise 3-2 defeat away to Brighton last Sunday in…

The Assistant National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Muhammad Sani Ibrahim, has dismissed speculations of automatic ticket for Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, and…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday he is not defecting to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). There were speculations at the weekend that the former vice president would leave the Peoples Democratic Party…

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, yesterday, promised to rebuild the demolished Music House owned by Evangelist Yinka Ayefele. This came as the estranged relationship among Governor Ajimobi; a former governor of the state, Chief…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says he worked with former president Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure Nigeria escaped disintegration in 2015. Speaking in Glasgow, UK, to…

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress as winners of Saturday’s local government election across the state. Ethelbert Ibebuchi, chairman of the electoral body,…

NOT a few financial market experts are shocked by the  banks’ suspension of Bureau de Change (BDC) operations over taxes on turnover volumes. But, many of the BDCs that have faced tougher challenges, including the battle for margin…

Eminent personalities, including first-class monarchs, political leaders and government officials yesterday poured encomiums on the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, as he concluded the week-long programmes marking his 90th…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the rule of Law must be subject to the supremacy of the nation’s security and national interest. Opening the 2018 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, he…

Detectives are probing about N117b suspicious transactions by the government of Rivers State in the last three years. The huge cash was intermittently withdrawn over the counter by a state official designated for the purpose,…

Mr. Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has resigned his appointment to enable him stay in the All Progressives Congress. Danbaba announced his resignation…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday (today). The State Government, in a statement by the Permanent…

John McCain, who died on Saturday, spent more than five years as a prisoner of war and more than three decades in the U.S. Senate representing Arizona, earning a reputation as a maverick who did not always follow the Republican Party…

The family of the late US musician, Prince, is suing his doctor over claims he failed to treat him for an opioid addiction. The family’s lawsuit alleges that failures by Dr. Michael Schulenberg played a “substantial part” in the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tam David-West, on his 82nd birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President…

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party’s ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with…

The Lagos State Government says work is in progress to integrate the rail, road and water transport systems to address the persistent gridlocks in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Transport, Mr Ladi Lawanson, disclosed this to…

Power distribution companies are not only indebted to their counterparts in the electricity generation arm of the sector, they also owe service providers a total of N205.51bn. The service providers in the power sector are the Nigerian…

The American media has alleged that the late American statesman, John McCain, has said that he didn’t want President Donald Trump at his funeral. However, President Trump, who once mocked McCain’s war record, said he sent his…

Here are photos of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola inspecting the ongoing construction work on the 2nd Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta States.

Kanye West has surprised his wife Kim Kardashian West with a neon green SUV, which is actually the vehicle of her dreams. The reality star took to Instagram Stories on Saturday, revealing to her fans that her husband, Kanye West,…

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi west senatorial district have ruled out automatic tickets for aspirants in the 2019 general election. Dino Melaye, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…