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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday said it would shut down radio and television stations owing the commission licensing fees. The Director General, Is’haq Modibbo Kawu said that any broadcasting station that failed…

Lawmakers in California have sent three bills to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk that call for stricter restrictions on firearms in a state that has one of the toughest gun laws in the country. The bill was sent to Brown’s desk one day after…

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says although work is progressing on the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line, he is not satisfied. Amaechi said this on Monday when he inspected sections of the projects. The…

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s oldest son has started training with the Juventus youth academy’s Under-9 team, according to media reports in Italy. Five-time Ball d’Or winner Ronaldo, 33, signed for Italian champions…

Entertainer Eddie Murphy has confirmed that he is expecting his 10th child. There were rumors about the news after his longtime 39-year-old girlfriend Paige Butcher was spotted with a baby bump and now the 57-year old actor has…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho suffered the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at Old Trafford on Monday to deepen an early-season crisis for the Red Devils. Mourinho is at the front of…

In a world dominated by instant communication and unregulated social media, the politics of who shouts loudest is increasingly the voice that is most widely heard, often with little or no reference to the facts. This is a dangerous…

An applicant, seeking Nigerian international passport has died in the Nigerian Immigration Service Passport Office in Ikoyi, Lagos State. The applicant was said to have arrived the passport office at about 7am in company with his…

Mohamed Salah rekindled a months-long dispute with the Egyptian football association, accusing them of ignoring his complaints about their unauthorised use of his image. The dispute over image rights, which dates to the spring, and…

Leah Sharibu, the only Christian girl still being held captive by Boko Haram insurgents among those abducted at the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, has made a plea to the Federal Government to set her…

Former Kano State Governor and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he and other people that dumped the PDP to support President Muhammadu Buhari in 2014 against the then President…

One man was reportedly killed while several others were injured in a bloody clash between rival gangs of miscreants at Ketu Market in Lagos on Monday. A witness, simply identified as Musiliu, disclosed that the clash followed a…

Ghana has been stripped of the hosting rights for the 2018 Africa Women’s Nation Cup (AWCON) over poor preparation for the tournament. The decision was arrived on Sunday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). CAF sent an…

A former military head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has revealed the process that led to former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari after the result of the 2015 Presidential…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho called for respect after suffering the heaviest home defeat of his career as Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double moved Tottenham joint top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Old Trafford on…

Eccentric and controversial Lagos socialite and club owner,Pretty Mike has added a Bentley GT to his car collection. This comes less than a year after he bought a Mercedes GLE. Taking to Instagram to share the news, he wrote Small…

Notting Hill Carnival was again awash with eccentric outfits as the world's biggest street festival kicked on for its second and final day. The streets of west London were packed with people strutting their stuff in sequinned Caribbean…

According to the U.S based Nigerian lady, Feminism is built on a foundation devoid of God and woven with the same Satan committed in the beginning. Her tweets reads; Quote Most feminists aren’t too fond of God’s design for gender.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the government of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) placed the country’s economy on life support, and cannot challenge President Muhammadu Buhari on good governance. On Saturday, Peter Obi, a…

•VP flays spending on infrastructure •‘Restructuring won’t solve our problem’ VICE-President Yemi Osinbajo has spoken again on how huge funds went down the drain in previous administrations, which earned much and invested little…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has charged Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to publish the names of lecturers found wanting over allegations of sexual harassment of their students. The Executive Secretary of…

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

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says President Donald Trump has a penchant for making derogatory statements about world leaders. The group said this in reaction to a report by Financial Times that the US president told his aides …

The Navy has constituted a court martial to try three of its men for allegedly involved in vandalism and theft of equipment from one of the property confiscated from former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), in…