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American Supermodel, Kendall Jenner is the world highest paid model of the year 2018, according to popular American business magazine, Forbes. She reportedly earned $22.5 million between June 2017 and June 2018—a slight pay increase…

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its last meeting for 2018, presided by the chairman of Forum…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Alhaji Suleiman Hassan as the Minister of Environment, following the resignation of the Minister of State, Ibrahim Jibrin. Before his appointment, Hassan was the…

The Federal Government has said fake news and hate speech constitute the biggest threats to the 2019 general election, and appealed to states to join in the ongoing campaign to sensitise Nigerians to the dangers…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday left the Peoples Democratic Party disappointed by ruling that the expulsion of Senator Buruji Kashamu and leaders of his Ogun PDP faction was unlawful. However, the same court…

Janet Jackson finally won her place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday when the pop singer was named as one of seven music acts to be getting a place in music history. Jackson, 52, the younger sister of…

A fire overnight at a warehouse in Congo Kinshasa destroyed thousands of voting machines and ballot boxes that were due to be used in the country’s long-delayed Dec. 23 presidential election. Democratic Republic of Congo’s…

The leader of a South African political party has called for the killing of white women and children in a row over the taxi industry. Andile Mngxitama, president of Black First Land First (BLF), was speaking at a…

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo's children have just completed the compulsory one year National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. Kiki Osinbajo and her brother, Laolu Osinbajo, began serving together and they both just passed out with…

Following his inability to return N120m allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 59 charges against a former Senior Special Assistant…

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu yesterday told an Ikeja High Court that he did not own two houses. Magu told the court that he has only one house, which, he said, is…

WHEN  the presidential flag-bearer of  the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku nominated Mr. Peter Obi as his running mate, joy was universal. In the political history of Nigeria, no such nomination was greeted…

THE House of  Representatives, yesterday, moved to change Nigeria’s Presidential system to parliamentary system to save cost of governance, with a bill to that effect scaling first reading.The bill, which was promoted by 71…

NIGERIA indebtedness to International Oil Companies (IOCs) stood at $5.1 billion, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) told the Senate yesterday. The $5.1 billion, according to the Corporation, was…

The Water and Development Alliance (WADA) project in Nigeria has expanded access to safe, affordable, sustainable and reliable water and sanitation services for about 44,800 Nigerians in Abia and Cross River states, Nigeria…

Adedayo Thomas, executive director of the National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB), who was arrested for allegedly stealing a multi-million naira generator set has been granted bail. Thomas was arrested…

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the voter register has been cleansed such that fake identities like Mike Tyson and Mickey Mouse no longer exist therein.The Director for Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has challenged the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state to domesticate the Freedom of Information Act which was signed…

Former South African president Jacob Zuma must pay back state funds and cover his own costs, a court ruled on Thursday, leaving him facing massive legal bills as he fights graft charges.Zuma, who was ousted in February over multiple…

The Chairman of the  Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission’s decision to allow Internally Displaced Persons vote in 2019 is restricted to Nigerians living within our borders.He said…

On the weekend that Fr. Mbaka was shamelessly trying to extort money by harassing and blackmailing Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, you, Bishop David Oyedepo was busy maliciously gossiping (from the altar) about…

Zimbabwean man has discovered that his four-year-old son is not actually his but that of his wife’s lecturer.According to iHarare, Lovemore Mlambo had always suspected that the boy wasn’t his son, because he didn’t bear any…

Apple announced Thursday it will build a $1 billion campus in Texas as part of a nationwide expansion. The facility will be less than a mile from the tech giant’s existing facility in Austin and initially…

An 11-year-old pupil who shares a last name with the American president has been punched and bullied at school because of his name.The boy’s mother, Megan Trump Berto, said that pupils at Talley Middle School in Wilmington,…