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Mr. Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has resigned his appointment to enable him stay in the All Progressives Congress. Danbaba announced his resignation…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday (today). The State Government, in a statement by the Permanent…

John McCain, who died on Saturday, spent more than five years as a prisoner of war and more than three decades in the U.S. Senate representing Arizona, earning a reputation as a maverick who did not always follow the Republican Party…

The family of the late US musician, Prince, is suing his doctor over claims he failed to treat him for an opioid addiction. The family’s lawsuit alleges that failures by Dr. Michael Schulenberg played a “substantial part” in the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tam David-West, on his 82nd birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President…

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party’s ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with…

The Lagos State Government says work is in progress to integrate the rail, road and water transport systems to address the persistent gridlocks in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Transport, Mr Ladi Lawanson, disclosed this to…

Power distribution companies are not only indebted to their counterparts in the electricity generation arm of the sector, they also owe service providers a total of N205.51bn. The service providers in the power sector are the Nigerian…

The American media has alleged that the late American statesman, John McCain, has said that he didn’t want President Donald Trump at his funeral. However, President Trump, who once mocked McCain’s war record, said he sent his…

Here are photos of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola inspecting the ongoing construction work on the 2nd Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta States.

Kanye West has surprised his wife Kim Kardashian West with a neon green SUV, which is actually the vehicle of her dreams. The reality star took to Instagram Stories on Saturday, revealing to her fans that her husband, Kanye West,…

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi west senatorial district have ruled out automatic tickets for aspirants in the 2019 general election. Dino Melaye, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…

Former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has revealed why he was sacked by then President Goodluck Jonathan. Abba claimed that his sudden removal from office in 2015 was due to his refusal to rig elections in favour of the…

The battle for state Government Houses in the 2019 elections has begun in earnest with the pool of aspirants swelling by the day. The gubernatorial contest would hold in 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states. In this second part of a series on the…

Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, has told staff of a private radio station, Adaba 88.9 FM, in Akure, to ask their ‘oga’ to construct the road that leads to the station. Akeredolu, apparently referring to Bola Tinubu, who…

Ahead of the 2019 elections, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is not involved in the idea of having a sole presidential aspirant for the party. The party said it would rather be pre-occupied…

U.S. President Donald Trump and his predecessors, former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter, have paid tributes in memory of Sen. John McCain who died on Saturday. McCain, 81, a Republican Senator representing…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed optimism the impeachment threats against him will fail. He said he is not losing sleep over the threats, saying he would retain his seat as long as rule of law is followed. He also…

Abbah Dikko, Theatre Commander of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has said the military will not condone any act of mutiny by soldiers fighting Boko Haram. Mr Dikko, a Maj.-Gen., gave the warning during a lunch at the…

The Police in Edo State has invited the proprietress of God’s Own Orphanage in Benin City, Edo State over the discovery Elo Ogidi, the Lagos missing girl found in Benin. According to Sunday Punch, the yet-to-be identified woman was…

A report from the Sunday Times Business section has claimed that Blues owner Roman Abramovich would be seeking more than £2billion for the west London club, and had hired the same US specialist who helped broker the sale of 13 per cent of…

A TV Presenter who also works as a model, Emilia Samuel, has accused a Filmmaker Theo Ukpa of rape. According to the lady who took to her Instagram page to write on the incident. The allege rape happened when she was just 16 years old…

Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky has opened up that he is not gay and does not associate himself with anything that has to do with gay people especially visiting a gay club. In this new interview with Christy Anyanwu of …

Popular comedian, Lasisi Elenu, who seems to be growing his fan base by the day, has spoken out on what he observed in the United Arab Emirates  on his recent visit to the country. In this new interview with Joy Marcus, he talked…