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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says he hopes to retire to a comfortable life after getting damages from suits filed against some people who have allegedly committed libel against him. He said this on Wednesday at the third Online…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians not to make the “mistake” of voting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into power. Buhari said this during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Lokoja, Kogi…

In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he has the physical rigour to lead Nigeria for another four years. The president said his recent appearances at campaign stomps are enough testament to his agility. He spoke Wednesday night…

Femi Otedola, chairman of Forte Oil Plc, has expressed interest in buying assets in the company’s upstream and power generating businesses. The decision was made known in a notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE),…

The federal government has asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to freeze five bank accounts belonging to Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a letter seen by TheCable, the office of the…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as a “mafia organisation”, vowing to privatise it if elected. Speaking in Lagos…

A 29-year-old woman, Rahma Yakubu, on Wednesday dragged her estranged husband, Jibril Bajeh, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, over paternity of their three-year-old son, Abdulhalim. Rahma told the court that…

Musiliu Akinsanya, a chieftain of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) better known as MC Oluomo, has been discharged from a Lagos hospital where he was receiving treatment. MC Oluomo was attacked at an All…

President Muhammadu Buhari has again declined assent to five different bills transmitted to him by the National Assembly late last year. The National Assembly bills rejected by Buhari are, Maritime Security Operations…

The Japanese passport has been ranked the most powerful passport in the world with citizens enjoying visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations. According to the Henley Passport Index which depends on data provided by…

Hundreds of Police commissioners, deputy commissioners and assistant Police commissioners have stormed the Force Headquarters to lobby the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, The PUNCH has learnt. Our…

Atiku shared a photo collage, supposedly showing how he looked ten years ago and how he looks now. He shared the photo on his verified Twitter handle. He captioned the photo collage, “My #Smile” The 10-years challenge has been…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is a "truly wicked man", Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said. Oshiomhole said this on Wednesday while speaking at the APC presidential campaign…

Since seeing it in Back to the Future II, movie loving sneaker heads have dreamt of a day when self lacing sneakers will become reality. And thanks to Nike, the day has finally come. The sports company has just announced its…

Nigerian writer, Jude Idada has narrated how a woman who thought she was smart by telling her maid her husband is HIV+, realized she was not so smart after all. The woman boasted to her friends how she discourages the maids from…

"Upskirting" -- the practice of filming up someone's clothing without their permission -- is on its way to becoming a crime in England and Wales after the House of Lords passed legislation that will see offenders face up to two…

President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general election, will feaure on a live presidential…

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a retired major general, Paul Tarfa, as the chairman of the North-East Development Commission for confirmation by the senate. He also nominated Mohammed Alkali as the Managing Director…

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ibrahim Isah, has died, Foreign Affairs Ministry officials, have confirmed.Sources from the Nigerian Embassy at Deux Plateau, Abidjan, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Isah, aged…

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, described the late Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, as a man who had tremendous respect for the judiciary.Mr Abang, was the presiding judge over Mr Badeh’s…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that two politicians who circulated a fake news on Tuesday would be questioned today. Tony Orilade, a spokesperson for the anti-graft office,…

A federal high court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the N2.24 billion seized from Adesola Amosu, former chief of air staff, to the federal government. While delivering a judgement at the resumed…

Regular sex improves brain functioning in older adults, according to researchers at the University of Coventry and Oxford. The study, published in the Journal of Gerontology, claims that more frequent sexual…