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Four suspects, who allegedly stole N1,301,334,108 from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), have been remanded in Kirikiri prisons by an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. The suspects and two firms were yesterday arraigned…

President Muhammadu Buhari has met with  former Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Lawal Daura. Last weekend’s Aso Villa meeting is said to be in connection with a report on the August 7, 2018 invasion of…

The police in Lagos yesterday gave an insight into how Credit Switch Chairman, Chief Ope Bademosi, was allegedly stabbed to death by his Togolese cook at his Park View home in Ikoyi, Lagos. The cook, who was only identified…

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, disclosed that commercial banks have refunded N6.8 billion excess charges to their customers in the first half of 2018, H1’18.The apex bank disclosed this in its half year, 2018 economic…

..... as FG dispatches rescue team to area ANOTHER round of tremor measuring 3.0 Mercalli Intensity Scale, MIS, Thursday, hits Maitama District again in Abuja, as Federal Government dispatches rescue and technical teams to…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Olujonwo met President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and pledged to campaign for his re-election.The younger Obasanjo, son of Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, has already identified with the campaign…

The Kano house of assembly panel investigating bribery allegations against Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, has summoned him. The panel summoned Ganduje to appear before it on Friday. Daily Nigerian had…

In a bid to garner public support ahead of the 2019 general elections, some opposition elements have descended to the level of peddling lies against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. While it appears that the reason…

Aquitane Oil and Gas Limited says it is not indebted to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). In a letter sent to TheCable and signed by Ikechukwu Okolo, its managing director, the company said its name was…

The last-minute decision of Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State, to back Bayo Adelabu rather than Joseph Tegbe for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was not without money changing hands,…

Asamoah Gyan’s wife and her football star husband have been the latest talk in town regarding the news about their divorce. And in a new twist to the story, the woman has reportedly been married before getting married to Gyan. According…

Lagos state PDP governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has picked a lawyer, Haleemat Busari as his running mate for the 2019 election. This was made known in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Jimi Agbaje…

Tanzanian authorities have reportedly formed a surveillance squad whose job will be to identify gays on social media and arrest them. A BBC report quoted regional commissioner for the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, Paul…

Aaron Ramsey will leave Arsenal for free at the end of the season after the club told him in person why he will not be offered a new contract, according to Sky Sports. The Wales midfielder was understood to have been…

The Federal Government has commenced the process of paying oil marketers the arrears it owes the marketers. A statement from the Debt Management Office (DMO) stated that it has “commenced the accelerated implementation of…

The continental multilateral financial institution, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), is on the verge of finalising a $100 million (N36.5 billion) investment deal in Nigeria’s mining sector. About half of the planned…

The New Initiative For Credible Leadership (NICreL) on Thursday adjudged President Muhammadu Buhari as the most credible option among other candidates contesting for the presidential seat in the 2019 general elections. The…

Yes, they were married for  11  years, but as the wildfire dies with a desultory gasp, the bright flame of their love recently quenched in the gale of love’s stormy weathers. Blustery cold and lonely nights aren’t enough…

Indonesian divers recovered a flight recorder from the downed Lion Air jet on the sea floor on Thursday, a crucial development to find out what caused the new plane to plunge into the sea and kill 189 people. One TV station…

Reuben Abati, former presidential spokesman, has been named as the running mate of Leke Shittu, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun. Gbenga Daniel, former governor of the state, was listed…

Google-parent Alphabet on Wednesday confirmed that an executive accused of sexual harassment left the company without an exit package as tension over its handling of such matters heightened.Word that Rich DeVaul, a director at X lab…

A Spanish magistrate leading an investigation into alleged irregularities in Neymar’s move to Barcelona in 2013 said on  Wednesday the Brazilian superstar could face up to six years in prison, AFP reports.“The term imposed, in…

A 30-year-old cross-border robbery suspect, John Godwin, has told operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad attached to Zone 2 Command that he was arrested because he forgot to recite Psalms 121 before going for the…

A few weeks ago, there was a deep outcry in Lusaka, Kitwe, Chingola, Ndola, Livingstone and all other Zambian cities and towns. What could be the problem in the land of Kenneth Kaunda, that could have made people express this…