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Wayne Rooney will win his 120th England cap later this month after Gareth Southgate sanctioned a farewell appearance for the DC United forward against the United States at Wembley on Nov. 15, ESPN reports. The former…

A fitting example of ‘money can’t buy love’ was witnessed on China road when a rich man decided to pop the question to his girlfriend by buying her a Lamborghini. Unfortunately for the Chinese man, his elaborate proposal…

The United States has warned its citizens in Tanzania to be cautious after commercial capital Dar es Salaam announced a crackdown on homosexuality, which is a criminal offense in the East African country. In an alert on its…

The All Progressives Congress has alerted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies of possible sinister motives behind recent Dubai meeting of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike. According to the organisation, the strike is to protest the poor funding of Nigerian universities. Led by its National…

What is the mission of people like this when they step out like this to weddings???

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dispelled insinuations of impending petroleum products scarcity in the country. A statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, in Abuja…

John Agim, spokesman of the defence headquarters (DHQ), has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military. Members of the movement better known as …

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday officially named Dr Obafemi Hamzat as the running mate of Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, its governorship candidate for the 2019 elections. The Chairman of the…

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday made a last-minute shuttle to the Presidential Villa in his battle to get the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for his preferred candidate. He was received by…

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) running for Kogi Central Senatorial Seat, Barr Natasha Akpoti, was involved in a ghastly road accident along Lokoja-Abuja road. The accident which occurred earlier today – left the car…

The Federal Government was struggling yesterday to stave off an all-workers strike over the controversial minimum wage. Labour shunned a meeting called by the government and stepped up its plan for a nationwide strike…

Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke is to be extradited from Britain, The Nation learnt yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to approach Attorney-General of the Federation…

The Federal Government has spent spent N16 billion on Treasury Single Account (TSA) transaction costs in two years, Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris has said. He said the government would no longer…

Dubai based Nigerian wealthy man, Mompha who had a big fall out with hushpuppi which also shot him to limelight, has posted a video of his 8-month daughter, Hanan at a Dubai jewelry shop wearing a brand new Rolex wristwatch with diamond…

On Thursday, Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), decorated Patience Ibekwe Abdallah, a police officer, promoted to deputy inspector-general of police (DIG). The Police Service Commission (PSC) had approved the…

There has been much fury in the clan of PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition. Drily voices vibrated in consuming chants; there were ruckus hullaballoos or inexplicable excitement in the opposition camp everywhere. They…

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who was on his way to Ubimini Community of Emohua LGA to address APC supporters yesterday afternoon, reportedly rescued a kidnap victim along the Omoku / Egbeda road in…

The outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Mr Paul Arkwright has cautioned Nigerians seeking visas to the UK to avoid presenting forged documents. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Arkwright…

Not all occasions bear a dress code but many-a-times people are expected to rely on their common sense to come up with sensible dressing to an event - this sometimes fails woefully - as the case of this aunty who turned up for a wedding…

Poppular Instagram, model and socialite has attested to the fact that beautiful and famous women can also be intelligent. It belabours the obvious to state that Kenyan socialite, Corazon Kwamboka, is one of the most popular Instagram…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a report on Friday announced that global banking giant HSBC and UBS, a Swiss private bank, have closed their representative offices in Nigeria. The report did not state why the banks…

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says it is less likely for President Muhammadu Buhari to be defeated in the 2019 election. The organaisation said this in a report it released on the forthcoming general election.…

Unions in the Nigerian aviation industry have expressed their readiness to participate in the planned strike by Labour Unions across the country, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The unions: National Union…