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The Ooni of Ife, King Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi unveiled and announced his new beautiful wife over the weekend, whom he married after she completed the necessary traditional rites, which was followed by Jubilation at Ife. Ooni’s new…

A businessman is explaining to the Federal High Court in Lagos how the washbasins and water closets he imported from China, somehow changed to 1,570 pump-action rifles en route to Nigeria. The Nigeria Customs Service on…

Further details have emerged as to the source of anger that rocked the camps of some leaders of the South East geopolitical zone following the announcement of the former Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi as the running…

Dabota Lawson was gifted 1 million Naira and a free spa date by Pela Tonye Okiemute after she complained to him that she was feeling ill. Dabota shared a screenshot of the chat between her and the skin care specialist. She also…

Nigerian fashion designer identified as Omonigho Aito-Imonah has taken to her Instagram page to call Nigerian socialite Ebuka, who she claimed stole one of the concepts of her original designs in his outfit to the premier of the movie King…

Former President Barack Obama has denied reports that his wife Michelle is running for US presidency in the coming 2020 elections. Two weeks before the midterm elections kick off, Obama was back on the campaign trail, speaking in Nevada,…

Nigerian singer, Chidinma is still on the roller-coaster of revealing things she wants in her man, and the latest is having the ability to fight. According to Chidinma, she can’t marry a man who can’t fight because she needs to be…

Telecoms firm MTN is holding talks with Nigerian officials to find a “mutually acceptable solution” to the dispute over the alleged transfer of $8.1 billion, the firm said yesterday in a statement from Johannesburg. It said…

The Presidency has assured Nigerians that there is no reason to worry about the outburst by Nnamdi Kanu, the disputed leader of IPOB on returning to the country “with hell’’. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant…

JUSTICE Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo yesterday dismissed a suit filed by owner of African Independent Television Chief Raymond Dokpesi against Minister of Information Lai…

SENATORS have re-jigged and passed the Electoral Amendment Bill rejected thrice by President Muhammadu Buhari. The bill was passed yesterday after a brief debate on the report of the Senate Committee on the Independent…

•Ex-governor: I’m eminently qualified to be running mate Atiku Abubakar got yesterday a complex challenge on his presidential bid —he should drop running mate Peter Obi or lose. Some youths in the North visited former…

The Chancellor of Osun State University, Folorunso Alakija, has announced plans to begin the construction of a paediatric hospital she promised the university this year. Mrs Alakija promised to build the facility following…

IMO State Governor, Rochas Okorocha  yesterday  said that  only his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, can win Imo 2019 governorship election in the state.Okorocha spoke in Owerri, through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, while…

Against the backdrop of federal government’s sanctions on MTN Communications Nigeria, over tax audit, payments and revenue repatriation, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday that telecommunications giant, MTN,…

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that corruption remained the major challenge of Nigeria, saying the country was lucky to have President Muhammadu Buhari as the nation’s leader. Mr Osinbajo stated this in Bauchi…

The house of representatives has approved the $2.786 billion loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari for part funding of the 2018 budget. The lower legislative chamber also approved $82.54 million request to refinance…

Usman Yusuf, the executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that 23,000 ghost enrolees have been discovered in its system. According to Yusuf, the ghost enrolees were uncovered through the…

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, on Tuesday,  joined People’s Redemption Party, three days after he left the All Progressives Congress.Sani made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser,…

Donald Duke, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has picked Junaid Mohammed as his running mate for the 2019 poll. Duke, a former governor of Cross-Rivers state, announced this via his Twitter handle.…

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has promised to lead a strong campaign for the victory for President Muhammadu Buhari and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…

All the 1,164 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who gathered at the Abuja headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a promotional examination yesterday, went back home disappointed.…

Legal Icon and chairman of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN, has cautioned against the boycott of the 2019 elections to avert a costly mistake. Some groups in the South-East including the…

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West, are expected to meet soon to deliberate on the offer of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, slot offered the zone by the party’s Presidential…