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The Director, Highways, Bridges and Designs in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Adetokunbo Sogbesan, said on Saturday in Lagos said that the Carter Bridge is structurally okay and safe for use. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Champions Manchester City’s scintillating start to the Premier League season came to a halt as newly-promoted Wolves held Pep Guardiola’s men 1-1 at Molineaux on Saturday. The hosts were well worth a point having attacked City in a…

Armed bandits are plotting to derail railway infrastructure nationwide, staring from the Kaduna-Abuja bound train, the Police have said. According to a Police Wireless Message signed by the Assistant Inspector General Of Police, Abuja,…

The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Pen Cinema Police Division, Lagos State, Harrison Nwabuisi, has been recalled to the state Police Command headquarters following corruption allegation leveled against him. According to a…

Thierry Hazard, the father of Chelsea winger Eden Hazard, is unsure whether or not his son will move to Real Madrid in the future. The 27-year-old midfielder has yet to start a match for the Blues this season, having to make do with…

MultiChoice Nigeria said on Friday it filed an appeal against last Monday’s order of the Federal High Court, Abuja stopping it from increasing subscription rates to its cable television services. But, the Consumer Protection Council…

The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation DIRAN MIKIYA, has successfully executed air strikes that destroyed more bandit camps in Daji Bawar and Sunke Villages in Zamfara State. Air Commodore Ibikunle…

Yinka Ayefele, a musician, says the meeting with Abiola Ajimobi, governor of Oyo state, on Thursday was more or less a set-up by the governor’s team. In an interview with PUNCH, the musician said he demanded a private meeting with…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to the matriarch of the Elumelu family, Mrs Suzanne Elumelu, on her 90th birthday celebrated on August 25th. A statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media…

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged military personnel deployed to Katsina State, saddled with the task of fighting bandits in Zamfara, to be `as ruthless as humanly possible’ in carrying out their assignment. The president…

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Adedamola Kuti, on Friday said tests on 15 expansion joints on the Third Mainland Bridge had been completed. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 11.8km bridge was closed to…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, yesterday carpeted Senator Godswill Akpabio, his predecessor in office, for alleged false claim about projects he executed while in office. Emmanuel, who said he was not disposed to…

Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks make one want to puke, punch someone and throw a tantrum – all at once. To help you avoid such a situation that’d leave you fuming out of the cinema in…

Tiwa Savage held the London leg of her Savage Tour at IndigO2 on Friday. The Mavin artiste sold out the 2,350 capacity live music venue. Fans were entertained to live performances from her label mates including Don Jazzy, the…

4-year-old Elo Ogidi, who was stolen from a Christ Embassy church in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, during a church service she attended in company with her parents and their housemaid on Sunday, July 8, 2018, has been found in Benin.…

President Buhari who is still at his hometown, Daura for the Sallah holiday, hosted his former classmates alongside other groups in his house. President Buhari stood for photos with his former classmates,  Kano Traders Association,…

Big Brother Naija star, Bisola’s baby daddy, Olanrewaju Malcolm is reportedly dead. Bisola’s baby daddy who was a veteran artiste manager and promoter, passed away in the early hours of today, at Model Specialist Hospital, Surulere, Lagos,…

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) to wear police uniforms with full identification. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh…

A 35-year-old man, Mr. Yinka Alabi, on Friday pleaded with an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State, not to dissolve his marriage in spite of his wife admitting to being raped by another man. In his defence to a…

Okeleke Elumelu, the late Nigerian musician better known as Ras Kimono, has commenced his journey to his final resting place. The body of the veteran singer arrived at the COSON head office for his lying in state on Friday. Majek…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has warned the officers of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in his command against disobedience to directives of the Inspector General of Police. The CP in a meeting held with…

After weeks of speculations, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 governorship election in Niger State, Alhaji Umar Mohammed Nasko, has joined the 2019 governorship race. He intends to contest the election…

Controversial politician, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been asked to report at the national headquarters of the Police in Abuja on Tuesday over alleged criminal offences. The police ‘invitation’ dated August 20 alleges criminal conspiracy,…

The battle for Government Houses in the 2019 elections has begun in earnest with the number of aspirants rising on a daily basis amid loads of promises. Thirty of the 36 States will be involved in the elections. In this first part of a…