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Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), says telecommunications operators in the country will roll out 5G services by 2020. Danbatta said this on Thursday in Abuja on…

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday gave a damming verdict on the post-primary election crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC): the situation is irreconcilable. Okorocha told the…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday expressed confidence that the party would win the forthcoming general elections, giving assurances that the main…

The federal government Thursday expressed reservations over moves to grant the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, United States of America’s visa, fearing it might be deemed to…

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in a New York court Thursday to misleading Congress over the ongoing Russia investigation.The 52-year-old exited a Manhattan federal court…

A total of 2,576 customers of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) have won millions and various gifts at the end of the Bank’s reward scheme tagged ‘’FCMB Millionaire Promo Season 5’’. The promo, designed to reward and empower…

Blogger, Stella Dimokokorkus has bashed actress Cossy Ojiafor for showing off her body anyhow to the public. The blogger told her that she is really beautiful and the only problem she has is the attitude of going Nood in…

The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezao, was arrested on Thursday over allegations he received bribes as part of the sprawling “Car Wash” graft probe, according to Brazilian media.The Globo News television channel…

Talk about becoming a hit. Michelle Obama’s new memoir, Becoming, now holds Barnes & Noble’s record for best first-week sales ever. Becoming has outsold 2018 bestsellers including journalist Bob Woodward’s Fear and former FBI…

The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has revealed that all heads of political parties are to sign a peace accord ahead of the 2019 elections. According to him, signing the…

An operative of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Olakunle Olonade, accused of killing an official of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), Rotimi Adeyemo, who arrested him for traffic violations,…

Abiodun Akinlade, the preferred candidate of Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, for the 2019 governorship election in the state, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied People’s…

Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has warned the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and candidates of other political parties not to be deceived by…

A Nigerian man has in a viral video, warned OAP and leader of the Free the Sheeple movement, Daddy Freze to desist from talking about men of God. The viral video was shared just after Freeze condemned the recent dedication…

A Florida woman is facing fraud and conspiracy charges after allegedly getting caught in a scam connected to a Michigan business and a Nigerian man. WPBN reports Sylvia Williams, 80, was arrested after scamming a Grand…

Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to arrest the former governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, for allegedly forging a police report he presented before an…

The federal government has frozen the bank accounts of suspects being tried in court over allegations of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), TheCable can report. This, TheCable…

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday introduced levies on churches, mosques, and other business organisations in the state. These levies, according to the state government, were imposed as part of efforts to…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari in his…

• Nigeria, Saudi Arabia to partner on refineries • OPEC considers output cut to stabilise prices The presidency said Wednesday that the federal government is investigating multinational giants, including Mobil Oil Producing…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son Olujonwo yesterday spoke on his decision to back President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. A peep into future of youths informed his support for the President, he said yesterday.…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deploy one million electoral officers for the 2019 elections, its chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said yesterday. The  election will cost the commission N85…

The House of Representatives is calling for the revocation of  Malabu Oil Block ( Oil Prospecting Licence  245) because Nigeria stands to lose $10b in the controversial deep water oil block. The outcome of various…

Donors to political parties were put on notice yesterday that the law will keep an eye on them. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu said the agency would monitor donations…