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Former Kano State governor and presidential aspirant, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he has the capacity to defeat incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.He also said he would ensure there is peace, security and infrastructure if voted in as…

The governorship election in the State of Osun (so the sitting Governor rechristened it) is just a day away. We have a record number of 48 candidates vying for the governorship seat. Of these 48 candidates, five are heavyweights in the…

The first military governor of Kwara, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye, is dead. The younger brother to the deceased, retired Col. Theophilus Bamigboye, confirmed the death on Friday on the telephone. He said the late military…

Stella Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation and senator representing Anambra North in the National Assembly, has left the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) just three months after joining the party. However, she has announced a…

Davido's babymama, Sophia Momodu says a prayer for Kemi Olunloyo who tried to drag her into her beef with Linda Ikeji.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on December 9, 2017, concluded the most successful and peaceful National Convention in the history of conventions in Nigeria. Honourable Uche Secondus was revealed as the new National Chairman of…

Ten people were killed and 34 others injured when a bus overturned on a highway near the South African city of Polokwane, an emergency official said on Friday. Paramedics arrived to find the passenger bus lying on its side on the…

PRESIDENT of world football–governing body, FIFA, Gianni Infantino has congratulated Mr. Amaju Pinnick on his re-election on Thursday, as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). NationSport reports that Pinnick polled 34…

After enjoying massive radio airplay with ‘Pull Over’, Wizkid and Kcee have teamed up for a new song with the hope of replicating the success of five years ago. Their new joint effort titled ‘Psycho’ sees the singers cover the same…

A survey conducted by the Performance Monitoring and Accountability (PMA2020) in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has shown that Nigerian women committed 1.8 million abortions in 2017. Presenting the results of…

Presidents and governors naturally seek the maximum two terms allowed them by the Nigerian Constitution. While most in the Fourth Republic have succeeded, some like Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, as well as Ayo Fayose and Kayode Fayemi of…

A Kano-based lawyer, Ali Jamilu, has sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, All Progressive Congress (APC) and its national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, over the alleged threat to remove Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate.An…

The Oyo State Government has said it restrained the operations of Obasanjo Farms in Ibadan because the organisation failed to pay it tax, and not for political reasons. Bicci Alli, Chairman of Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue,…

Moscow said Friday Washington’s latest raft of anti-Russian sanctions that also target China undermined global stability, warning the United States against “playing with fire.” “It would be good for them to remember there is such a…

eSwatini, the small southern African kingdom was formerly known as Swaziland, is set to hold elections on Friday, though political parties are banned from taking part and the absolute monarch, King Mswati III, chooses both prime…

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court In Ikoyi, Lagos has sentenced a businessman, Jones Biyere, to 140 years imprisonment on a 13-count charge of forgery brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Rwandan authorities have discovered the bodies of 5,400 victims of the 1994 genocide, the executive secretary of Genocide Survivors Organisation Ibuka said on Thursday. The executive secretary, Naphtal Ahishakiye, added that the…

Some stakeholders in the Nigerian Stock Exchange have expressed displeasure over MTN’s constant infractions and troubles with the Nigerian authorities while also urging the leading telco to desist from denting the public’s perception of…

Five people were killed when two rival cult groups clashed at Alapere area of Ketu, Lagos. It was learnt that on Tuesday about 11p.m. some members of Eiye confraternity stormed a car wash belonging to the leader of Aiye cult group,…

Justin Bieber is worth a reported $265m thanks to his hit albums and sold-out tours. But the 24-year-old Sorry crooner does not want to protect his fortune when he weds 21-year-old fiancee Hailey Baldwin, according to a new report…

A man was left in tears after he was scammed by street urchins at Computer Village. The apprentice was, yesterday, left in tears after he was scammed by a phone seller at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. According to reports, the…

Pretty high school teacher, who was wrongly accused of having sex with students, narrates her ordeal during and after trial. The 30-year-old former Kennebunk High School teacher, Jill Lamontagne was first accused of sex charges with…

Rap mogul, Suge Knight has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter. In January 2015, the former Death Row Records CEO was arrested and charged with murder after he was involved in a hit-and-run…

Nigerian nurse, Josephine Iyamu, who was convicted after using voodoo threats to traffick vulnerable women from Nigeria to Germany to work as prostitutes has had her 14-year jail term increased. Josephine Iyamu, 52, was originally…