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Floyd Mayweather is known for his expensive tastes and this time, the legendary boxer has splashed a whopping  $18 million dollars on a time piece . He announced  his lavish purchase on Instagram writing This my new timepiece,…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has thanked fans for their support throughout the team’s run through the 2018 World Cup. The Super Eagles were knocked out of the tournament on Tuesday after a 1 – 2 loss to Argentina. Mikel,…

In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, shares his views on the controversy trailing the 2018 national budget The 2018 budget, like the previous budgets, was passed…

The Peoples Democratic Party has cleared 11 aspirants for its Osun State governorship primary scheduled to hold on July 17. But the party said it would prefer that aspirants meet and agree on a consensus candidate among themselves.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday knocked President Muhammadu Buhari for doing little to stop killings by herdsmen amid the general insecurity in the country. Obasanjo, who paid a…

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary seizure of a parcel of land in the Lekki area of Lagos linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The land, designated as Plot 13,…

Popular Nigerian rapper Olamide, while reacting to the Super Eagle’s loss to Argentina last night, has urged the Nigerian citizens to move on from the loss and face the politicians ruling the country. The revered rapper said now that…

Nollywood actress, Yetunde Akilapa, has again been caught stealing and arrested for trying to gain unlawful access into a house in Magodo Shangisha, Lagos. Recall that the actress was busted three years ago when she tried to break into a…

The Special Military Task Force, Operation Save Haven, on Wednesday paraded three suspects in connection with the latest killings in Plateau  State that sparked national outrage. The three men were said to have been captured at…

Super Eagles second-choice goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa was caught on camera asking Lionel Messi his number 10 jersey just after Nigeria crashed out of the World Cup tournament folowing their 2 - 1 defeat to Argentina. In the video…

Italian giant, AC Milan have been banned by UEFA from competing in the Champions League and Europa League for the 2018-19 season after breaching Financial Fair Play rules. UEFA announced the shocking decision on Tuesday, citing that…

Media Personality Toke Makinwa has listed some of the qualities she possesses that her future husband will be proud of. She also said her kids will call her blessed as a result of those qualities. She tweeted: "Whoever I marry,…

Holders Germany were dumped out of the World Cup after a late 2-0 defeat by South Korea, with VAR again playing a part. The Germans lost their opening game to Mexico before a late win 2-1 against Sweden on Saturday, but they could…

JOE Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson and the brain behind the Jackson 5 group which launched his son's pop career, has died aged 89. According to TMZ, he passed away at 3.30am this morning in Los Angeles with his wife Katherine at…

Nigerian Comedian Deacon Famous and his family have been thrown into mourning after his son died this morning in Enugu state, Nigeria. The grieving actor said he rushed to Enugu this morning only to see Troy's corpse. He wrote: "Never…

A convicted former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, who was, in May, jailed for 14 years on corruption charges, has approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, which handed down the guilty verdict, to…

Last night a very intimate and provocative conversation around Artificial Intelligence took place in Paris, France at the American Library in the distinguished seventh arrondisement. The timing was quite fitting given a glowing, low,…

Diego Maradona says he is fine after sparking a health scare following Argentina’s dramatic late win against Nigeria that saw them progress to the last 16 of the World Cup. Maradona had been visibly emotional during the match in…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says Danladi Ciroma, the Chairman of the group in the north-central region who claimed that the attack in Plateau State was retaliatory, was speaking for himself rather…

Maiduguri is buzzing as two daughters of billionaire oil mogul, Mohammed Indimi are getting married this week. Hauwa had her bridal shower last night, surrounded by her friends, sisters and other family members. Although her sister,…

Segun Oni, the runner-up in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ekiti state governorship primary, may, indeed, still be heading to court to challenge Kayode Fayemi’s candidacy. TheCable had on Monday night reported that a suit was…

Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has opposed the federal government’s plan to establish cattle ranches around the country. After its monthly meeting held on Tuesday, the organisation urged south-west governors to…

President Muhammmadu Buhari is planning to reorganise the security apparatus in lieu of the spate of killings in parts of the country. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, quoted Buhari as disclosing this today…

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has explained why he delayed in making substitutions during Nigeria’s 2-1 loss to Argentina in the 2018 World Cup fixture on Tuesday evening. Messi had put his side ahead with a 14-minute strike.…