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Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, has arrived the Lagos State House of Assembly for the presentation of the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The lawmakers had accused Ambode of incurring expenditure on the 2019 Appropriation…

Presidential candidate of KOWA Party, Sina Fagbenro-Byron, has vowed to “set up an Independent Body of Investigators with specific powers to reopen the alleged missing $16 billion meant for electricity projects during the…

Dangote Group, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), and four other companies have joined in on the federal government drive to build infrastructure across Nigeria. The companies, which also includes Lafarge…

Suspected bandits have killed Ade Marafa, elder sister of Kabir Marafa, senator representing Zamfara central, and abducted her husband. Abubakar Tsafe, an aide to the senator, who confirmed this to TheCable, said the bandits…

The trial of President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, over N1.4 billion fraud, could not proceed on Tuesday before Justice Muslim Hassan of Federal High Court Lagos, following the transfer of the case to a new…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied having rift over the party’s presidential campaign fund. Reports have it that the opposition party members are fighting dirty over its campaign fund. But in a statement disclosed by…

Seventy-two hours after an Agusta AW 139 helicopter flying Vice President Yemi Osibanjo crashed in Kabba, Kogi State, aviation agencies, led by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) have concluded investigations on the accident. …

Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was a worse dictator than General Sani Abacha. Oshiomhole stated this during an interview on…

Ahead of 2019 general elections, Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has given reasons Nigerians should support President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo, who is the President, The Buhari Youth…

When US President Donald Trump delivers his second State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, his guests will include Joshua Trump, a sixth grader passionate about science and animals. The youngster isn’t a member of the…

Jurgen Klopp pinpointed a mounting injury list as the explanation for Liverpool’s sub-par performance in a 1-1 draw at West Ham on Monday that leaves the league leaders just three points clear of Manchester City. Less than a…

A woman has been arrested after eight people have died in a fire which ripped through an apartment building in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood. The blaze in the French capital’s high-end 16th arrondissement on Tuesday has also…

Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture and natural resources, says the federal government will place a final ban on the importation of tomato paste before the end of 2019. Speaking in Kano during a tour of the Dangote Tomato…

Pope Francis has held the first Papal Mass at a stadium in Abu Dhabi, the first time the papal visited the Arabian Peninsula. About 135,000 Catholics attended the mass on Tuesday with some carrying Vatican flags and banners as…

Uche Jombo, a Nollywood filmmaker, says she has been a victim of sexual assault during her early days in the Nigerian movie industry. The 39-year-old actress made this disclosure in an interview with HipTV while speaking on the…

The United States warned its citizens in Kenya on Monday that “credible information indicates Westerners may be targeted by extremists”. The warning comes just weeks after a deadly al-Shabab attack on an upmarket hotel in the…

Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji has released yet another stunning no-makeup photo in true fashion of her style, like she has been doing for the past few weeks now, you can see the new photo she just released below:

Veteran Yoruba actress and one of the wives of the late I show Pepper , Funmilayo Ogunsola known as Ijewuru is dead. According to reports, she died of heart attack yesterday morning at her residence in Ibadan. One of her…

The chief executive of cryptocurrency company, Quadriga CX has died with all the passwords necessary to to unlock all his customers’ bitcoins. Without their digital keys, his clients lose access to their funds. The company’s…

The Unit2Unit Initiative, a pro-Atiku Abubakar campaign group, has resolved to mobilise voters for Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State. Vincent Anyigor, the group’s National…

As one of Nigeria’s most notable politicians of the past three decades, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s life has been a subject of serious scrutiny by a rapacious opposition, an inquisitive media and a populace hungry for salacious news.…

Controversial Nigerian journalist Kemi Olunloyo has claimed the Sick Baby Benaiah story is a scam orchestrated by a syndicate to swindle Nigerians of their hard-earned money. According to her, the video of the man with the sick child is…

A South West Islamic group “Muslim Political Awareness Front” on Sunday endorsed and declared President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo as its preferred candidates at the forthcoming elections. The…

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and Lagos Governorship Candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, were for hours on Monday locked out and prevented from gaining access into the Trade Fair complex. …