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The federal government has withdrawn the contract for securing petroleum pipelines awarded to Topline Security, a private firm. The contract, which was awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), involved securing…

Researchers have developed a bio-optics diagnostic device which can warn of impending heart attacks and stroke. The early warning system can identify imminent and dangerous blood clots before they form, potentially saving patients…

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the warning in Abuja. Adeyeye explained that TL Tan Lung and TLC brands were produced by Chinese companies known as Fujian Yongfa Co. Ltd, and Dongshan Dongyi Food Co. Ltd.,…

American singer, Milan Christopher who has repeatedly suffered from homophobic abuse online over his sexuality has said he wishes he could just be what the society think is normal. Milan Christopher took to his Twitter page to ask if…

Nollywood actress Uduak Akrah is dead after falling in the bathroom. According to report, Uduak Akrah, a graduate of creative art from the University of Lagos, died on Saturday, at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).…

Photos that show some students at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) reading at night with ‘ATM light’ have caused a stir online. According to students of the university who shared the pictures online: The ATM is used for…

Chief Niyi Akintola is a senior member of the Bar who participated actively in the processes that led to the last general election. In this interview, he speaks on the arrest of judges, while admitting that the fight against corruption…

An unidentified man has caused a scene on the streets of Abuja as he stands on the road with a banner on which a suicidal write up was made. Standing by a junction holding a white cloth, the young man wrote; “If Muhammad Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the historic Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) as passed by the national assembly, TheCable Petrobarometer understands. The proposed law, which was conceived to liberalise the…

The US government says it is looking for African countries that would be interested in bilateral free trade agreements with it. NAN reports that Peter Haas, the US deputy assistant secretary for trade policy and negotiation, told…

Yesterday, hundreds of fans gathered to pay their respects as Aretha Franklin’s body was put on public display in Detroit. The 76-year-old soul singer was placed in a gold open casket at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to adopt direct primaries to conduct elections that will produce Presidential, Senate, House of Representatives, Governorship and State House…

High Chiefs, who were promoted to the status of ‘Obas’ by the Oyo state government last year have explained the reason they shunned Sunday’s 90th birthday reception for the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji. This is…

He shaked the wrong table, he got the right reply, so this guy on Twitter proudly shared a lady’s photo on his page calling her his happiness and girlfriend. The post quickly went viral, But the shocking part is that the lady in question…

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Uduaghan, a founding member of the PDP…

A group, the Concerned Citizens of Ikeja, yesterday, advised the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Abiodun Faleke not to seek a third term in the lower chamber. In a statement by…

Late Ras Kimono was buried over the weekend at his hometown in Asaba. Many veteran artiste attended the event to pay their last respect to the Reggae King. At one of the events organized, Daddy Showkey was requested to manage the…

Princess Shyngle has not probably heard of do not kiss and tell–as she has gone about dishing information out on the men she has f*cked, on Delay’s show. In an interview with Delay, Princess Shyngle, the owner of the infamous ‘tapoli…

Ogbonnaya Chukwu, the general manager, Ebonyi State Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited (EFCCL) sat behind a busy desk in his scantily-furnished office as he spoke glowingly about the Presidential Fertiliser…

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has emerged winner of the 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy due to an education for prisoners programme being run by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Ibrahim Sheme, NOUN’s…

The federal government on Tuesday, denied that there were plans to sell the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG). Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, debunked the allegation during an investigative…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has injected another sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market, in its desire to ensure that forex is available for customers’ needs in various segments of the market.…

The Lagos police command have paraded 57 persons suspected to be involved in homosexual activities in the Egbeda area of the state. Edgal Imohimi, Lagos commissioner of police, confirmed the arrest to reporters during a news…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has slashed the price of nominations form for house of representatives aspirants. According to the opposition party, the form’s selling price has been reduced from N2 million to N1 million…