Real Madrid sue newspaper over Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegations
Real Madrid yesterday said they are taking legal action against Correio da Manha after the newspaper in Portugal published a story alleging that the Spanish Primera Division club obligated Cristiano Ronaldo to pay off Kathryn Mayorga…
South Africa recorded 1.5 million household crime
More than 1.5 million incidences of household crime recorded in South Africa in 2017/18 period, an increase of five per cent compared to the previous year, the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) said on Thursday. In the financial year…
APC appoints new spokesperson
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Lanre Issa-Onilu as its new national spokesperson. The appointment was made Friday evening by the National Working Committee of the APC in Abuja. Although a formal announcement is…
World Bank Says It Gave Nigeria Wrong Advice On Economic Growth
Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President, has said the organisation was wrong to have advised Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, to focus on investing in hard infrastructure than in human capital. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund…
We are intensifying efforts to secure release of Leah Sharibu – FG
The Federal Government said yesterday it is intensifying efforts and enlisting the support of international community and friendly governments to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others in captivity. Information Minister Lai…
I’m under pressure to leave APC – Gov. Yari
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday said that he has been under intense pressure to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his supporters. Yari, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) spoke…
Presidential panel recovers over N4bn, $7m
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) has recovered over N4 billion and $7 million cash as well as physical assets believed to have been illegally acquired, its chairman, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla,…
Obasanjo lobbying US to withdraw Atiku’s visa ban, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo is lobbying US authorities to withdraw the entry ban reportedly placed on Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2017,…
Why I chose Peter Obi as my running mate – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he picked Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, as his running mate for 2019 elections, because he has a vast knowledge of the economy. In a…
PDP Spokesperson Ologbondiyan Contradicting Himself Over Atiku, Says APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has questioned Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over his change of assessment of Atiku Abubakar, noting that he had once indicted the 2019 PDP…
Atiku picks Peter Obi as running mate in 2019 general elections
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday picked former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as his running mate in the 2019 general elections. It was gathered that Mr Atiku made the choice…
The North And Their Yoruba Cronies Playing Ludo With Nigeria Since 1960, Says Brymo
Nigerian singer, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo, has accused the North and the South-West of playing "ludo" with the Nigerian polity since 1960. He has also queried the zoning of the presidency to the North by some political…
IN DETAIL: Nigerians now to pay tax on foreign income and assets — or face the law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed an executive order directing Nigerian taxpayers to voluntarily declare and pay tax on their offshore assets. The new executive order No. 8 is tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets…
My govt must give account of all financial transactions — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his administration must render accounts of what comes into the coffers of government as well as what goes out.President Buhari who stated this on Friday when he received the leadership of…
Presidency lists ongoing, completed projects across 36 states
In what can be described as a response to the fourteen (14), posers raised by the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, was on Friday disclosed to newsmen by the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir…
China defies Trump tariffs, trade surplus soars
China’s trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $34.1 billion in September, despite a raft of US tariffs, official data showed Friday, adding fuel to the fire of a worsening trade war.Relations between the world’s two…
JUST IN: Aircraft goes up in flames at Lagos airport
An aircraft belonging to Overland Airways ATR aircraft caught fire at the company’s hangar at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Friday. The fire broke out as the aircraft was being serviced.…
2019: Jerry Gana faults Donald Duke’s emergence as SDP candidate
A former minister of information, Jerry Gana, on Thursday, called for review of the presidential primary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in which he was defeated by a former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke. Duke…
Sponsoring pilgrims with government’s funds is criminal, says Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that it is criminal to sponsor people to Hajj and other pilgrimages with government’s funds. He made the assertion at the two-day Northern Nigeria Traditional Leaders Conference on…
Moghalu Still Doesn’t Know What To Pay Workers, He’s Not Prepared To Rule Nigeria…
Barely 128 days to the 2019 general election, Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has faulted Professor Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), on his lack of…
APC denies issuing certificates of return to candidates
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has not issued certificate of return to any candidate after its primary elections across the country, Mr. Yekini Nabena, acting national publicity secretary of the party, has said. Nabena made this…
Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson in top three of best bosses of the last 25 years – Michael…
Jose Mourinho is a winner and stands alongside Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson in a top three of the best bosses of the last 25 years, says Michael Carrick. The Portuguese has seen his ability to continue generating…
Don’t toy with Nigeria – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified making Nigeria better as a singular objective and warned sternly that the government would deal with those toying with the unity of the country. President Buhari spoke about the nation’s…