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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, has written to MTN Nigeria  demanding a payment of $2 billion in tax arrears, TheCable understands. This is coming barely a week after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) demanded a…

Singers Dbanj and 2Face are currently on a baecation with their wives, Lineo and Annie, in Dubai. The couples are currently staying at the Nurai Island in Abu Dhabi. Continue to see the photos and a video from the vacation below…

Godswill Akpabio, former senate minority leader, has commended the current administration’s efforts in fighting Boko Haram insurgents. He said unlike the era of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when insurgents “moved around…

Coming a week after leaders of two giant economies in Europe, Britain and Germany, made whistle-stop visits to Nigeria, the ongoing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at Beijing, China deserves more than a passing glance from Africans.…

Nicholas Okoh, primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), says homosexuality is hindering the nation’s progress by “veritably poisoning” the society. Okoh made the comment in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Tuesday.…

South Africa entered recession in the second quarter for the first time since 2009, according to data released on Tuesday by the country’s Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke. The statistics show the economy contracted by 0.7…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly accepted a one-year prison sentence as part of a plea bargain deal with prosecutors accusing him of a £2.9million (€3.3m) tax fraud. The Old Trafford manager has accepted a…

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has replied a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, who criticised his stance on restructuring. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Osinbajo had spoken in the U.S. about restructuring not being…

The United Kingdom (UK) has revealed that it is reluctant to return Nigeria’s looted funds because it cannot trust the country with such funds if returned. This was disclosed by a Queen’s Counsel, Mr. Philip Hackett, while speaking on…

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open on Monday in back-to-back seismic shocks under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights. Federer, the five-time champion and looking to end his 10-year wait to add to his…

Twenty-eight years after her affair with Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky appears not to have forgiven her former boss. Lewinsky on Monday stormed out of an interview in Israel, at a conference after the interviewer asked her a question…

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, on Monday revealed that many looted funds in Nigeria were stocked in foreign banks, cemeteries and underground. He made this known while declaring open anti-corruption, ethics and…

The Senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, Lanre Tejuoso, has boasted that he will be the first legislator to break the jinx of what he termed “no second term” for senator representing the senatorial district, by…

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said, yesterday, it was concerned that increasing culture of vote-buying could have a negative impact on the 2019 general election. The commission stated this on a day it expressed its…

A 63-year-old landlord, Adekunle Santos, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly removing the entrance door of his tenant’s shop and taking away property valued at N994,850. PUNCH Metro had reported that…

Winner of the Katsina North Senatorial District election, Hon. Ahmad Kaita, said contrary to insinuations, the outcome of the election would not affect his relationship with his brother. Kaita, a member of the All Progressives…

A new twist has developed in the politics of Kano State as a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.Mr Shekarau’s spokesperson, Ya’u Sule, disclosed the defection in…

The senator representing Enugu west constituency, Dr Ike Ekweremadu has on Tuesday declared his intension to represent his constituency for the fifth time in the senate. Ekweremadu who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…

The acting Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr Mathew Seiyefa, has recalled officers he transferred out of the headquarters of the agency when he resumed office on August 1. The decision to recall the officers…

A video has surfaced on the internet showing Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane cleaning toilet and wudhu area of a mosque just hours after scoring in his side’s Premier League win over Leicester. Mane, who is paid £90,000 a week at…

Kweku Adoboli, a former trader convicted of fraud in 2012, is facing deportation from Scotland back to his home country, Ghana, after being detained by police. He served four years of a seven-year sentence for a £1.4bn fraud at Swiss bank…

Aretha Franklin was so hard-nosed in her business dealings that she demanded to be paid in cash before performing. Her heirs won't have it so simple. Though she lived to 76 and was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, the Queen of…

The footballer shared the lovely photo on his IG page and they look so adorable together.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had set aside N220 billion to be disbursed as loans to cooperative organisations under Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF). Isaac Okorafor, Director, Corporate…