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PRESSURE was, yesterday, mounting on the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwnumi Ambode to drop out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship contest in the face of increasing differences between him and the grassroots of the…

The controversy trailing the amendment of the Electoral Act by the National Assembly appears to have been laid to rest. The National Assembly joint committee on Electoral Matters yesterday adopted a comprehensive Electoral Act…

Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state is unique not because it goes into history as the first to be contested by 48 candidates but for the fact that unlike most two-way horse race, there are four strong candidates. Political…

Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, the director general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the mandatory use of the national identity number (NIN) will begin in January 2019. In a statement released on Tuesday, Aziz said…

The Ekiti governorship election petition tribunal will continue its sitting in Abuja. The decision to relocate the tribunal from Ekiti state followed a request made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the panel. When…

Juventus winger, Douglas Costa, has been given a four-match ban by Serie A, after spitting at an opponent during their 2-1 win over Sassuolo. Costa spat at Federico Di Francesco in the closing stages of Sunday’s league game, after a…

A group, Grassroot Movement for Buhari/Osinbajo on Tuesday, declared it’s resolve to obtain West African Examination Council, GCE, form for the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. The group,…

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), on Tuesday announced its support for one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The aspirant is the Managing Director of Lagos State…

Former Governor of Abia state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday disclosed that the erstwhile leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is in London, where he had earlier fled. Kalu made the revelation in an…

Drake has just filed a shocking lawsuit against a woman who claims he got her pregnant, saying she's hatched a baby scam and made false rape allegations against him. Drake claims in the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, he met Layla Lace last…

North Korea has agreed to “permanently” shut one of its main missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in announced at a joint press conference with Kim Jong-un on Wednesday. The leaders…

Last year saw the teaser of Between released, a movie written and directed by Daniel Ademinokan. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Between stars Stella Damasus in what will be her return to acting on a big project since the 2015 Roberts Peters…

Orji Kalu, former Abia governor, on Tuesday pleaded with Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. Kalu, who met with Babangida in Niger state, told journalists that he…

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel claims Liverpool’s last-gasp 3-2 win over his side at Anfield on Tuesday night was “not logical or correct”. The French champions came from two goals down to level the Champions League Group C…

Fresh facts have emerged on why the sale of 9mobile still lingers despite the declaration of Teleology Holdings Limited as the preferred bidder by Barclays Africa, the financial adviser handling the sale. The Executive Vice Chairman…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained why it has resorted to contractor-financing of its pipeline and other facilities development in recent times. Delivering the keynote speech at the Nigerian…

Ahead of the 2019 elections, the leader and chairman of all Africans in China, Emma Ositadimma Ojukwu, has maintained that wife of the late Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca, is qualified to represent Anambra…

Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, yesterday faulted the claims that the disputed Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 jets were stolen at the Lagos airport. Sanusi, who stated that the processes of moving an aircraft are…

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has hailed Danny Sturridge after the Reds beat PSG 3-2 at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday. Sturridge and James Milner gave Liverpool a 2-0 lead before Kylian Mbappe equalised for PSG.…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $210 million. According to the figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Bank offered $100million…

A Kubwa grade 1 area court, Abuja, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Hope Uzodinma, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Imo state, accused of issuing N200 million dud cheque.‎ Uzodinma, Smiec Engineering…

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) says some security agencies are working to provide cover for lawmakers who want a change of leadership at the national assembly. CUPP is the umbrella body of the parties that formed an…

•Body’s decision final on gov’s fate Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will today know the fate of his bid for a second term of office as the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, meets with the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was not banning the use of smart phones around the polling unit areas, but the moment a prospective voter entered voting cubicle to cast his or her vote. The Chief Press…