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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved six transaction parties to advise the federal government on the issuance of $2.78 billion Eurobonds and other securities at the…

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday restated his opposition to the candidature of Dapo Abiodun. Abiodun is the candidate approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but Amosun…

Suspected cult leader in Oworonshoki, Lagos, Kayode Ojo, has been arrested for alleged threat to kill a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ifeanyi Owo, a Chief Superintendent (CSP). Ojo, said to be the leader of the Vikings in the…

The federal government has approved the implementation of no work, no pay principle when workers go on strike. The federal executive council (FEC) issued the approval during its weekly meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Chris…

The senate has approved the $2.786 billion loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari to finance the 2018 budget. The upper legislative chamber also approved $82.54 million to refinance the balance of $500 million…

The calm that reigned in the Senate since its return from recess last week was shattered yesterday. Senator Godswill Akpabio called for the reconstitution and restructuring of the upper chamber — in line with the numerical strength…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose may lose at least six choice assets – if a court agrees with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency may apply for permanent forfeiture of the assets in Lagos…

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has cancelled the education development levy imposed on pupils of public and private schools by former Governor Ayo Fayose. Fayemi gave the order on Tuesday at the Ekiti North senatorial town hall…

Aisha Alhassan, Nigeria's former Minister of Women Affairs, has retrieved items she donated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Taraba State. Following her resignation from the party after she was disqualified from…

Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson has broken a major public record as the first woman to lead the largest command in the United States Army. According to CNN, it's a first for the US Army Forces Command, or FORSCOM, for the command,…

Google laid out plans to stop bundling preinstalled apps with its Android platform and instead charge manufacturers a fee to license its apps, as part of a bid to avoid additional fines from European Union (EU) regulators.The European…

A 53-year-old Nigerian lawyer cum Prince, Olanrewaju Bolaji Otukoya, has bagged a 5-year jail term in the U.K  over his involvement in a £1.8m fraud. The Nigerian lawyer who is the son of King J.B. Otukoya, Fiwagbade I, the Oligun of…

Zumnan Gimba, a consultant in the University Teaching Hospital Jos (JUTH), says the abuse of painkiller, strong antibiotics and self-medication could cause kidney failure. Gimba, a nephrologist, made this known in an interview with…

Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team and that the struggling club are being laughed at by their rivals. The former United and England midfielder has been a frequent and…

The Lagos state governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, said Lagosians are tired of being led by one man. Though the Centre of Excellence has had three governors since 1999, the PDP candidate…

Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Musa Iliyasu-Kwankwaso has defended the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on bribery video saga, saying collecting kickbacks is normal in government. Speaking in a…

Achinike William-Wobodo Esq., a lawyer in Rivers State, has sued Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, for allegedly forging his Age Certificate in documents he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). William…

Thhe parents of Hauwa Liman, the recently killed International Committee of Red Cross, ICRC aid worker, have reacted to her unconfirmed execution by the dread Boko Haram sect. Liman was abducted in Rann in March by the Boko Haram with…

It's now totally legal to consume recreational weed in Canada. Legislation legalizing recreational marijuana came into effect Wednesday, after being passed by the Senate over the summer. All this follows on from a promise made by…

Former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds, through British banks and properties, lost an appeal against his conviction in London on…

Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has taken a stab at former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, for his public endorsement of his former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who's also contesting in the 2019 presidential election. Atiku was…

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, on Monday said the endorsement of all Nigerians, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo was needed for her to lead the country in 2019.…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it does not have a $3.5 billion subsidy fund. On Tuesday, the senate resolved to probe the subsidy recovery fund said to be managed by Maikanti Baru, group managing director…

Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor, has announced his first set of appointments. In a statement released on Tuesday, Fayemi named Abiodun Oyebanji as secretary to the state government (SSG). He named Biodun Omoleye as…