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US President Donald Trump broke a two-month silence Thursday about allegations he slept with a porn star, insisting that he did not pay her $130,000 hush money. Trump offered a flat “no” when asked if he knew about the payment that…

The Lagos State Government says it has released N1.024bn for the payment of pension entitlements of 183 public service retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme for the month of March. A statement obtained on Thursday noted that…

A group, Lagos Development Initiative, has endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for second term, saying infrastructure development in the state under his watch is outstanding. The group Chairman, Alhaji Omolola Shittu, said the endorsement…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has told Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, that only winning the FA Cup can save the club’s season. Ibrahimovic left United to join LA Galaxy last month, after making just seven appearances this term,…

Presidential media adviser, Femi Adesina says those opposing or criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of one billion dollars for security funding are only playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. The Minister of…

Nigeria records about N1.4 trillion yearly as under-recovery from its importation and sale of Premium Motor Spirit  at N145 per litre, Petroleum Resources Minister Ibe Kachikwu said yesterday. He spoke at a meeting in Abuja where…

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart from Ekiti State Chie Ishola Filani is dead. Filani, a former Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the aborted third republic, dies at 71. He would have been 72 in…

•Yet to decide alternative platform A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to ex-Osun State Deputy Governor Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday resolved to dump the party for another platform. Members had gathered at…

Proponents of tenure extension for All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and others seem to be adamant, The Nation learnt yesterday. There is a plot to create a stalemate and dump President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

‘Black Panther’ will be the first film shown in Saudi Arabia cinemas in over three decades, bringing the country’s 35-year ban to an end. Marvel’s record-breaking superhero blockbuster, which has already amassed north of $1.2 billion…

Fast-rising Nigerian artiste, Ali Zainab Nielsen aka Alizee, has reportedly been shot dead alongside her 4-year-old daughter, Petra Nielsen. She was allegedly murdered this morning by her Italian husband, Peter Nielsen, at their home in…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Abuja explained why he refused to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) among ECOWAS countries. He said this was because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the recent apology by the Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, over past mistakes of the party as deceitful and should not be accepted by Nigerians. The…

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he would go to any length for President Muhammadu Buhari if he so request. Bello disclosed this while reacting to President Buhari’s decision against the tenure elongation of national…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, declared that the allegation that he is favouring one religion over the other is far from the truth. He said all through his public life, he had never contravened his oath of office. This was…

An 18-year old boy stabbed on Wednesday, in Hackney, London, has been identified as Israel Ogunsola, a Nigerian. Ogunsola’s death is coming 10 days after Abraham Badru, son of Enitan Badru, a member of the house of representatives,…

Customers of First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) who plan to travel abroad for personal or business purposes at very affordable fares now have an opportunity to do so. This is because, the Bank and Etihad Airways have launched a…

The Arewa Pastors Non-denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria has vowed to expose the pastors working against President Muhammadu Buhari. John Richard, leader of the group said this when he led a delegation to the presidential…

John Boyega, a British-Nigerian actor, says he has actively followed the career of Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun for a long time. Boyega recently disclosed that he pushed for the inclusion of Wizkid’s ‘Daddy Yo’ to be among the soundtracks…

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook chief executive officer, has admitted that his social network scans the content of private messages. He said this on a podcast with Ezra Klein on the Ezra Klein show. “We detected that people were trying…

First Bank Nigeria Holdings, Union Bank and Diamond Bank are part of the 10 companies that could not meet the March 31 deadline given by the Nigerian Stock Exchange for filing audited financial reports. In statements posted on the…

Money, fame and power are just some of the attributes that make today’s world billionaires who they are and these young outstanding Nigerians have achieved that in a very short time. Young, brimming with ideas and and a determination…

Bhadresh Gohil, a lawyer to James Ibori, a former governor of Delta state, has lost the bid to appeal his 2011 conviction. A UK court had convicted Gohil and Ibori of money laundering. In the latest edition of its monthly media…

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says it will be “one of the greatest miracles” if Nigeria pulls through the 2019 elections successfully. Kukah said this in an interview published in the April edition of The Africa…