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The father of Leah, the only Dapchi school girl still being held by the Boko Haram terrorists, Mr. Nathan Sharibu,  on Saturday, debunked the rumours making rounds that his daughter had been released. In a telephone interview with our…

President Buhari has paid tribute to Nigeria’s foremost social critic and selfless legal luminary, Chief Abdul Ganiyu ‘‘Gani’’ Fawehinmi, SAN, on his posthumous 80th birthday, describing the late legal icon ‘as a true conscience of the…

In what looks like a move by the government of Uganda to drive up the revenue of the country, social media users will start paying tax to the government, starting from July 2018. In making the announcement, Uganda’s government…

Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has stated that now is the time for the young people of Imo to take over the mantle of leadership as he has retired the old politicians in the state. The governor mentioend that he has retired the…

Popular American R&B singer R Kelly, may be having the worst times in his career as a musician as he is fast losing his female confidants following the resignations of his lawyer, assistant and publicist all at once. The…

The war between Nigerian popstar, Runtown and his enstranged record label, Eric Many, which is headed by Dilly Umenyiora keeps getting messier by the day. Barely 24 hours after Dilly claimed he was invited for questioning by the Nigerian…

Nollywood actor Aremu Afolayan in an interview he granted some weeks back had stated that his father, Adeyemi Afolayan, popularly known as Ade Love, was poor despite his fame in the movie industry. However, Ade Love’s most…

If you think that Arsene Wenger decision to leave at the end of the season was arrived at on a platter, then you are very wrong.  It has now been revealed that the Frenchman who is still having a year contract left was handed a…

The Chairman, Toyota Nigeria Limited, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, is set to bow out of active participation in the day-today-running of the auto company when he turns 80 on June 14 this year. He hinted about his retirement in Lagos during the…

A state governor has been identified for involvement in an alleged plot to rubbish Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the operation of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Osinbajo heads the board of NEMA which has…

Few things are as fickle as loyalty of Nigerian politicians! Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is often referred to as a juggernaut in Nigeria’s political circle. This appellation assumed national prominence in 1992…

Coca-Cola Nigeria in partnership with the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is set to embark on a construction and rehabilitation work at the First Baptist Primary School, Ijaye-Oja Ale, Ilogbo, Abeokuta, Ogun State.…

The alleged victim of sexual harassment by a lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife, Ms. Monica Osagie, has been summoned to appear before the investigative panel probing the incident on…

A plane passenger sexually assaulted one flight attendant and tried to fight another during a mid-air drunken rampage. Robertas Bajalis also groped a fellow passenger during the Ryanair flight from the Latvian capital Riga to…

The Lagos State Government is set to unveil a new statue of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, at the beautiful park in Ojota which is named after the late legal luminary and human rights advocate on Sunday. State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode,…

Telecoms giant MTN has appointed Chapel Hill Denham as one of the three brokers for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nigerian stock market. The Nigerian financial firm will work alongside Renaissance Capital and Rand Merchant…

Ace Nigerian talkshow host and comedian, Teju Babyface is now the latest father in the Nigerian entertainment industry after he welcomed a set of twins with his wife, Tobi. Sharing news of the babies arrival, Teju Babyface wrote;…

Yesterday we reported that Eric Many Entertainment CEO and Dilly Motors Boss, Okwudili Umenyiora was arrested by the Police from Alagbon, and taken to the station over an alleged attempted murder of Nigerian singer, Runtown. The…

Ms. Monica Osagie, victim of the sexual harassment by a lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife has been summoned to appear before the investigative panel probing the incident on Tuesday. The…

APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe has written a piece which backed up President Buhari’s statement of ‘Nigerian youths being lazy and waiting for oil money to be handed over to them’. Here are 10 reasons Joe Igbokwe gave; 10 REASONS WHY…

Mavin’s act, Korede Bello who enrolled in Nigerian Institute of Journalism for a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication, graduated with a distinction. The Institute presented one thousand three hundred and forty-one (1,341)…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a member of a scam syndicate in Ondo who reportedly defrauded one Wasiu from Ore, Ondo state – a HIV victim of about N4M claiming that they had a cure to the disease. It was gathered that…

Whilec, a 25-year-old U.K based Nigerian man and Twitter @olamideDIY just achieved a great feat of becoming Africa’s first PhD holder in National Security Strategy. Sharing the amazing news on his Twitter page, he wrote; Aii, Viva…

Arsenal FC Coach, Arsène Wenger’s hopes of ending his Arsenal career with his hands on the Europa League trophy in Lyon, France almost suffered a setback when it reportedly went missing in León, Mexico. The Guanajuato state…