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For the record, I did not vote on June 12, 1993. Not that I did not want to vote, but the situation conspired with the circumstances to disenfranchise me: I was out of Lagos. If I was in town, though, I would have voted for Chief MKO…

•South-West Minister implicated in plot against Buhari, APC •Cracks in nPDP as leaders weigh defection options •PDP tactically extends deadline for Imoke’s committee There was anxiety yesterday over alleged plot to disrupt the June…

• Akinyemi: Opposition to declaration can’t stand • It’s political opportunism says Ango Abdullahi • Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun declare public holiday • Abiola’s daughter: FG’s action politically, morally correct The controversy…

A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo to  ceasefire in the ongoing standoff between  them.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate. Malam Garba Shehu, the…

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to clear his name and stop raising alarm on plot to arrest him. In a statement on Friday, Obasanjo accused the government of President Muhammadu…

Despite reports of their rumoured rift over an undisclosed incident, photos of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and team mate, Ogenyi Onazi playing table tennis alongside others has surfaced. However from the new photos, it seems…

A Palmdale man was sentenced to death and his girlfriend to life in prison without parole Thursday for murdering the woman’s 8-year-old son, who was routinely beaten, starved, forced to sleep in a closet and tortured until his death in 2013…

Lies told by a wife identified as Margret Namukose, has been busted after her husband lodged a complaint with the police. It was gathered that the lady had on 7th June 2018, told her husband that she was scheduled to attend a school…

To protect her identify, a Jamaican lottery winner just put on a happy face — a big, yellow, emoji face that covered her face as she picked up her prize. With a mess of tendrils framing the mask, the woman identified only as N Gray…

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has turned 33 today and had friends come together to celebrate with her. The beautiful mom of one, hosted some of her friends to include Bobrisky, Toyin AImakhu and others to a birthday breakfast shinding in…

A man has been found dead in a tragic circumstance following his visit to his wife’s hometown after a misunderstanding with her. The victim identified as Mr Benson Aminadokiye popularly known by his nickname ‘Benny’ from Ogu Town in…

Singer Davido and his girlfriend, Chioma are seen having a good time in London as we see them playing love in the car as they drive round the town. The duo are still dishing out some serious couple goals, last time Davido was out the…

A Nigerian man and Twitter user@villageparrot, has presented another angle to the SARS brutality, which has seen some young innocent Nigerians extorted and assaulted by security officers who should be protecting them. According…

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi he is well on the road to recovery following a shoulder injury in the Champions League final. “The president was reassured on the health condition of…

Deputy Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Engr Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing bill for an act which provides financial autonomy to the judiciary and state assemblies. The…

The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, will on Tuesday launch three separate books to commemorate the 20th anniversary of MKO Abiola’s death and to also mark the 25th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 election. The…

Some of the policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad are currently on trial for maltreating a member of the public in Lagos. The spokesman of the state police command, SP Chike Oti, said in a statement that the policemen…

The Super Eagles have released their official team photograph for the Russia 2018 World Cup. It is tradition for teams to take official team pictures — with all 23 squad members, the technical crew and backroom staff–for the World…

After the first set, it looked like Simona Halep’s Grand Slam jinx was going to continue as she lost the set 6-3 to Sloane Stephens but she came storming back to take the next two, 6-4 6-0, winning her first Grand Slam at the fourth…

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sunday. In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, said his principal was invited by King Mohammed VI. He…

It’s confirmed! HBO has ordered its first Game of Thrones prequel.The network has ordered a prequel drama of its most-watched original from writer Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and author George…

Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, has described the comment Ochereome Nnanna, chairman of its editorial board, made about Yoruba as “unwarranted and careless”. While reacting to a caustic remark on Facebook,…

Ochereome Nnanna, chairman, editorial board of Vanguard Newspapers, has come under heated criticism over a veiled reference to people of the Yoruba ethnic group as “sophisticated morons”. Nnanna’s comment followed the reactions to…