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The thrust of the message delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari in his speech at the Paris Peace Forum on Sunday was waging war against corruption, which has been one of the cornerstones of his administration. In fact, he…

Eyinnaya Abaribe, a senator from Abia state, has been ordered to pay N100 million into the account of a federal high court in Abuja over his inability to produce Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in…

The US President Donald trump is no fan of immigrants. This is well known. But given that it is the USA, the Trump government still has to play by the rules. The rules allow a lot of leeway to immigrants, which include…

Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says the religious organisation has decided to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as an election observer for the 2019…

Real Madrid have announced the appointment of their team B coach, Santiago Solari on a permanent basis. The Spanish club made the announcement in a short statement posted on their website last night, with Solari handed a…

THERESA May could be forced to quit today if she fails to convince ministers to back her Brexit deal.The PM faces a crunch Cabinet showdown this afternoon where she will set out the details of the agreement she's struck with…

Actor Aremu Afolayan, has apologized to President Buhari, few days after he blasted airport officials and the government in a now viral video. He had specifically accused the airport officials of demanding money from him before his…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N1,250,000,000; $327,132.35, £167.85 and €157.91 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal Government.…

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has said Senate President Bukola’s Saraki’s continued stay in office is unacceptable to the party. The APC national chairman also said it would be…

President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the videos showing Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, receiving kickbacks from a contractor. The President’s statement was the response to a remark by a Kano student…

In its latest round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange…

The Inspector-General of Police ( I-G) Ibrahim Idris has put the figure of policemen in Nigeria at about 334, 000. Idris spoke yesterday in Abuja at the 2018 Safe School Leadership Empowerment Conference and Awards.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday said its operatives intercepted gold worth about N211m being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos to Dubai, United Arab…

Davido has been denied approval for the usage of Eko Atlantic as his December 27th concert venue. The star took to Twitter to rant, following the denial .He  tweeted Quote So my show this December at eko Atlantic Was not approved … I…

Thailand says it will grant a visa-on-arrival fee waiver to tourists from 21 countries and regions. According to the announcement on the Royal Gazette, from November 15 to January 13, 2019, citizens of the countries including China…

•Money withdrawn in cash, witness tells court A witness told yesterday of how about N5.7 billion Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds went down the drain. Mr Nasiru Ingawa, Special Adviser to…

A man has committed suicide in church after he was accused of raping a minor, according to reports. The man reportedly killed himself by hanging in St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral on Likoma Island in Malawi on Monday, November 12, 2018.…

Contrary to a rebuttal from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that he did no wrongdoing in the approval of N5.8 billion for “emergency intervention of food security to the North-East” in June 2017, when he was acting president, the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is having difficulties in raising funds for the campaign of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate. In a statement on Tuesday,…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says a total of 3.36 million passengers traveled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja between January and September.FAAN disclosed this in its 2018…

San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge sees smartphones and social media as raising an unhappy, compliant “iGen.”QUESTION: What is the iGen?ANSWER: The iGen is the generation born in 1995 and later, and they’re…

Passengers were stranded on Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos state following a power outage. The passengers were said to have been kept in the dark for hours as immigration officials…

The Kano state house of assembly has stopped investigating allegations that Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, collected bribe from contractors. This is in line with a court order. A group known as Lawyers For…

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), says there is no need to submit himself for prosecution since the federal government does not obey court orders. His position was contained in a letter dated…