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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…

MTN Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rob Shuter yesterday faulted the demand for $2 billion cash by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF). It accused AGF Abubakar Malami, of…

Controversial actor Uche Maduagw has come out to slam Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh again. This s coming after the actress and her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill, got into a new social media war after Churchill…

A Nigerian passenger travelling on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 from Atlanta, USA was on Monday afternoon found unresponsive before landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). The 54-year-old…

The electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric, has threatened to withdraw its services from communities in Lagos where their workers are assaulted and physically harmed. Felix Ofulue, the head of…

The Directorate of the Lagos Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, has clarified that it had not increased price for the issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate. In a statement on Monday, the Director of the…

Incumbent Governor of Taraba state and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Darius Ishaku has been declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in the state.The state returning officer of the…

There were hints on Monday that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State may soon find his way out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his spat with the party leadership.Sources in APC said the governor may pitch his…

Following the declaration of Sokoto, Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, and Benue states governorship election inconclusive, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has been re-arraigned before a high court of the federal capital territory (FCT). This will be the 12th time the lawmaker would be arraigned before a court…

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday said his administration could not complete the ongoing international airport project at Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area before its expiration on May 29, citing “time constraint”.…