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The lucky parents of the first set of quintuplets born in Lagos State this year will get N500,000 monthly for one year, courtesy of the governor’s wife, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode. Mrs Ambode announced the donation of her monthly allowance…

President Muhammadu Buhari last night urged the Southwest caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to take the mission to rescue Ekiti from the opposition Peoples Democratic Partry (PDP) seriously. The President spoke during a…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC)  yesterday approved $995 million and N15.45 billion for two roads. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over…

State governors have accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of fraudulently doubling the nation’s daily petrol consumption from about 30 million to 60 million litres. The governors made this known on Wednesday…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district, Senator Bassey Akpan,  for allegedly receiving vehicles worth N303m from oil magnate, Babajide Omokore, who is…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday night said he would rather vacate his office as the nation’s Number Two man than compromise his Christian faith.Osinbajo stated this while responding to posers raised by some Christian leaders at…

Atletico Madrid have emerged champions in the Europa League again, following their comprehensive 3-0 win over Olympique Marseille in Wednesday’s final at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon. Two goals from man-of-the-match, Antoine…

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President Donald Trump has formally disclosed that he reimbursed his personal attorney more than $100,000 last year, apparently in connection with the payment of hush money to a porn star, government records show. The disclosures,…

A tending video of Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), struggling to read a speech, has surfaced online. In the video, Idris finds it difficult to pronounce the words, as he constantly repeats the words “I mean’ and…

A Plateau high court has remanded Jonah Jang, senator representing Plateau north senatorial district, in prison. Jang, who has been in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), since May 7, was arraigned before…

The police have confirmed the transfer of suspects linked to a string of killings in Kwara State to Abuja. But police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said the transfer was not because of Senate President Bukola Saraki. He, however,…

The Senate has set up a nine-member committee to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on an allegation that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, is trying to implicate the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.The lawmakers arrived…

On Sunday, March 18, the Israeli police arrested three senior officials of Israel Shipyard on charges of bribing government officials in Nigeria. The company’s Vice President for Marketing, Oded Breier, was one of the suspects…

Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted fresh bail to former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, who is re-arraigned before the court on the alleged arms fund diversion. Mr…

The national assembly finally passed the 2018 budget on Wednesday, about six months after President Muhammadu presented it. In November, Buhari had proposed N8.6 trillion as the appropriation for the 2018 fiscal year, with N3.5…

Leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has been awarded the prestigious International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2015 certificate for Quality Management System. The Bank was presented with…

Word has it that Princess Charlotte and Prince George will play key roles in the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The news was revealed by Kensington Palace this morning when they revealed the identities of both the…

Juventus have opened talks to sign former striker Alvaro Morata, who could leave Chelsea after just one season at Stamford Bridge. The Blues signed Morata in a £58million deal from Real Madrid last summer after missing out on Romelu…

Bobrisky is a popular Nigerian man in Snapchat. Bobrisky has more than 25 thousand views per day on this social media app. Bobrisky on Snap chat revealed  to his followers that his getting married on Sunday. He Wrote: I am sorry guys…

Imohimi Edgal, commissioner of police in Lagos state, has directed all area commanders and divisional police officer in Lagos to prosecute any medical practitioner who rejects gunshot victims on the grounds of the lack of police report.…

Gareth Southgate has claimed he has picked an England squad to excite the nation at this summer’s World Cup. Manager Southgate revealed his 23-man squad on Wednesday afternoon, with Adam Lallana, who is on the standby list,…

Three months ago, Jacob Zuma was ousted as president of South Africa, in a humiliating end to his nine-year rule. But he and his supporters seem determined to not go quietly. Zuma reluctantly resigned from office after the ruling…

Tiwa Savage and Davido have been nominated for the 2018 edition of the BET Awards. The nominees’ list for the annual awards was released on Wednesday. Both singers were nominated in the best international act category. Tiwa Savage…