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After four years of protracted legal battle the Nigerian government has finally obeyed the judgment of the National Industrial Court order directing it reinstate embattled civil servant, Yushau Shuaib.Mr. Shuaib was chief information…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says the current administration is trying to implement his blueprint on commercial farming. A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Saraki said this when he appeared before the…

Adams Oshimhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday made light remarks about his height in comparison with President Muhammadu Buhari’s, saying it’s an indication that the party “has everything — the long…

President Muhammadu Buhari led top members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Osogbo, capital of Osun state, for the rally of the ruling party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Isiaka Oyetola, a former chief of staff…

Sen. Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau governor, has picked an APC nomination form to contest next year’s election.“Yes, Sen. Dariye has picked a nomination form…

A prosecution witness, Edwin Uduji, yesterday, gave details of how billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known popularly as Evans, threatened to collect a fine of $10,000 for any fake 100 dollar bill.Uduji, an elder…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a seven-man committee to screen aspirants for the Oct. 4 state assembly primary.The state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tunde Balogun, inaugurated the committee…

The Thai Police who announced few months few months ago that it will be visiting about 1,400 Nigerians in the country to confirm that they have no connection with criminal activities, have disclosed why they took the decision. Speaking…

Donald Duke, presidential aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because the “umbrella was breaking”. Duke served as governor of Cross River for eight years under the platform…

If there is a long history to fears about fake news, there is a long history to fake news too. For example, in 2003, in the run-up to the Iraq war, articles about Saddam Hussein’s nonexistent weapons of mass destruction filled newspaper…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday postponed its resumption. The House was earlier scheduled to reconvene on September 17 to October 8 after adjourning plenary in order for members to proceed on their annual recess.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its presidential primary for Wednesday, September 26. Also the party will commence screening of aspirants by Friday. This was part of the revised timetable for primaries approved…

Two Bet9ja customers, Dennis Dickson and Orazurume Jude Mary, have called on the company to pay them their dues. They expressed their grievances to The Eagle Online on Monday, lamenting the “unprofessional behaviour” of the company.…

Arsenal FC, Chief Executive, Ivan Gazidis, has resigned from his position and is set to join Italian club AC Milan. Arsenal confirmed the departure of Gazidis through a farewell speech published on the club’s website. In the…

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some groups staged rallies at Ojota, Ogba, Berger and Iyana-Ipaja, chanting solidarity songs in support of Ambode. The rallies were against the backdrop of speculations that Ambode has…

Senate President and presidential aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday, excited members of the party in Lagos as he assured them that he will do everything within his reach to ensure PDP produced the…

Bishop Michael Osagie, the General Overseer of Bible Believers Ministry, says fighting over charging points in church is a sin “and against the laws of the church’’.Michael made this known in an interview on Tuesday at the Bible…

South Africa’s constitutional court has decriminalised the private use of marijuana. The ruling came after a provincial high court in 2017 held that the use of cannabis in private space should be allowed because laws against it were…

Following the death of the ninth Chief Imam, Alhaji Garuba Ibrahim on September 24, 2017. Sheikh (Engr.) Sulaiman Oluwatoyin Abou Nolla has been turbaned as the new chief Imam. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who is being represented by…

From Saturday the 10th to Sunday the 11th of November, 2018, fashion enthusiasts all over the world will be treated to an unparalleled exposé of Africa’s finest in fashion at the 3rd edition of the GTBank Fashion Weekend. Holding in…

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki; a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and an ex-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,  on Monday, differed on the performance of…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission said on Monday that it had stopped investigations into the use of a forged exemption certificate of the National Youth Service Corps by a former Minister of…

A 26-year-old Nigerian, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering. Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s…

The senatorial ambition of the widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, has put a spanner in the family of the ex-Biafran leader. It was gathered that the attack by some of the Ikemba Nnewi’s children did not go down well…