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Usman Yusuf, the executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that 23,000 ghost enrolees have been discovered in its system. According to Yusuf, the ghost enrolees were uncovered through the…

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, on Tuesday,  joined People’s Redemption Party, three days after he left the All Progressives Congress.Sani made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser,…

Donald Duke, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has picked Junaid Mohammed as his running mate for the 2019 poll. Duke, a former governor of Cross-Rivers state, announced this via his Twitter handle.…

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has promised to lead a strong campaign for the victory for President Muhammadu Buhari and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…

All the 1,164 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who gathered at the Abuja headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a promotional examination yesterday, went back home disappointed.…

Legal Icon and chairman of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN, has cautioned against the boycott of the 2019 elections to avert a costly mistake. Some groups in the South-East including the…

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West, are expected to meet soon to deliberate on the offer of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, slot offered the zone by the party’s Presidential…

A Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, says the presidency has stepped into the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) following the purported suspension of its Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf. The…

Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his diamond customised watch ahead of Juventus’s Champions League clash with his former club Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The Juventus striker was speaking at a press…

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all…

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, arrived Turkey Tuesday morning to get updates on the investigation of the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Khashoggi, a columnist with the Washington Post, was…

Arsenal defender, Hector Bellerin, has named 3 of his teammates that worked extra hard to ensure that they defeated Leicester City 3-1 on Monday. Bellerin scored an own goal but recovered to put in a brilliant display himself by…

WWE superstars like John Cena, the Bella Twins, Zack Ryder, and so many more made #ThankYouRoman spread like wildfire on Twitter after Roman Reigns made a heartbreaking announcement on Oct. 22: His leukemia has returned. After…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied allegations that its operatives played a role in the disappearance of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from Nigeria. Until his reappearance in…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, if elected in 2019, would jail “all looters” of public treasury under the President Muhammadu…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose who is enmeshed in a court case with the EFCC, took the stomach infrastructure he is known with to EFCC detention center as he reportedly fed over 150 detainees. Media aide, Lere Olayinka…

Juventus star footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up during a conference on what his reaction will be if he scores against Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday. Juventus face Manchester United in the Champions League…

The South-East Renewal Group (SERG) has berated Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over his position on the 2019 general election. The group said Kanu’s declaration that there will be…

Mohammed bin Salman, crowned prince of Saudi Arabia, on Monday called Salah Khashoggi, son of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist killed in the country’s consulate in Turkey, to express his condolences. Abdulaziz Salma, Saudi…

Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has told the Igbo to ignore the things Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) said on Sunday.…

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (ACC), has picked Rabiu  Rufai as his running mate. Malcom Fabiyi, director-general of the Sowore Campaign, announced this in a statement on Monday..…

Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of hijacking the party’s governorship primary election in the state. Speaking while swearing in Mosunmola Dipeolu,…

Ibrahim Magu, acting-chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has asked Nigerians to be vigilant in 2019. Speaking in Gombe state on Monday, the anti-graft czar said vigilance is important whether…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote has joined his friend Femi Otedola in Monaco. Femi Otedola who is on his yearly vacation shared the a photo of both of them, writing; ''Look who is also in Monaco  The richest black man in the WORLD! ... F.Ote''.…