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Buhari mourns Kofi Annan
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Saturday 18th August, 2018. President Buhari,…
Tambuwal pushes luck to the edge
When the cat is away, they say, the mouse will play. This age-long adage appeared to find its full expression in Sokoto State penultimate week in a popularity contest between Governor Aminu Tambuwal and his estranged godfather and…
Kofi Annan: the UN’s ‘rock star’ secretary-general
 Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80, led the United Nations through the divisive years of the Iraq war and the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The first secretary-general from sub-Saharan Africa, Ghanaian-born…
Eight lifestyle changes to help you burn fat
Burning fat is no easy task but it’s not impossible. Your approach to losing weight should not be aggressive but rather it should be a change in certain lifestyle habits. When you adopt a new lifestyle, it wouldn’t feel like…
Bone of contention: The issues delaying INEC’s budget for 2019 polls
The national assembly joint committee considering the budget for 2019 elections has met on three occasions – and all three meetings have been inconclusive. Before the lawmakers embarked on their annual recess on July 24, President…
Your ambition a pipe dream, you’ll be rejected like Fayose – Group knocks Tambuwal
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the presidential ambition of Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, will not come to fruition. It said on Saturday that the governor will be rejected in the 2019 elections if he either runs…
How Duncan Mighty got his groove back and landed on everyone’s wish-list
Duncan mighty is arguably the most sought-after artiste on the Nigerian music scene at the moment but his journey, success and relevance date back many years before ‘Fake Love’. Born Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu in Port Harcourt, the…
I was elected cleanly – Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly told the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders that he was “elected cleanly” in the recently ended elections. According to New Zimbabwe.com, Mnangagwa said this…
FIFA rejects talks with Nigeria as Chris Giwa stands firm
FIFA has rejected a proposed meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung, to discuss problems in the country’s football federation (NFF). It denied the request saying its “leadership, in fact,…
2019 election: Gov. Ortom speaks on dumping PDP again
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Friday said no amount of gang-up against him within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would make him leave the party for another political party again. There have been insinuations that the…
I’m going to show the world what I’m made of – Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt is no stranger to the adulation of sports fans. However, at Sydney airport on Saturday, Bolt was welcomed not as a sprinter – but as a footballer. The eight-time Olympic champion, who has agreed an “indefinite training…
Pat Utomi denies criticising APC
Professor of political economy and one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) front-runners in the race for 2019 governorship of Delta State, Pat Utomi, has denied reports in the media of his admission the APC has derailed from its…
Woman refuses flood rescue unless her 25 dogs go too
A woman refused to leave her flooded house in India’s Kerala state without her 25 dogs, a rescuer said Saturday, as the death toll continued to rise. The dogs were found cowering on beds in the flooded house with water rising when an…
Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80
Kofi Annan, the first black African to become UN secretary-general, has died aged 80 in Switzerland, his aides say. He "passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness", the foundation named after him said on Saturday. Mr Annan…
Saraki Perpetuating Legislative Rascality – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki of engaging in legislative rascality and sabotage of the executive arm of government. In a statement issued yesterday by its acting National…
No plan to postpone 2019 elections despite budget delay, says INEC boss
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the date for the conduct of the 2019 general elections remains sacrosanct notwithstanding the delay in the passage of the N189.2 billion budget- proposal for the…
Davido Brings Chioma On Stage During His Performance In Benin (Video)
Davido is the epitome of a man in love! he is now taking his "wife" on tour with him, last night he brought her out to the stage to perform their romantic hit single "assurance" and it has to be one of the most romantic thing hat has…
‘I make between 80k to 100k from every blue film I act in” – Nigerian pornstar,…
In an interview with BBC Pidgin English, Nigerian pornstar, Savage Trap Queen, says she makes between N80,000 to N100, 000 every month. She says she is proud of her body and likes to show it off. According to her, her mother is aware of…
‘I Became A Christian The Day I Stopped Going To Church’ – Daddy Freeze
Controversial Nigerian OAP, Daddy Freeze, has taken Twitter to tell his followers how he really became a Christian. Daddy Freeze is renowned for revolting against certain church practices especially the payment of tithes.…
We’ll humiliate Saraki out of office, says Omo-Agege
A prominent member of the Parliamentary Support Group, a body of the All Progressives Congress members in the National Assembly loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said the APC Caucus is insisting on the…
Oil mogul, Abiodun, joins Ogun governorship race
Oil business magnate and entrepreneur, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed his intention to vie for the governorship of Ogun State in the 2019 elections. Abiodun, who made the declaration during a press briefing in his house in Iperu-Remo, Ogun…
Buhari returns to Nigeria today after vacation in London
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria today after his latest vacation. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in an interview with SATURDAY PUNCH on Friday. Shehu, however,…
Secondus appoints Chidoka Special Adviser
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has appointed former Minister of Aviation and former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osita Chidoka, as his Special…
My husband lied concubine was his aunt, made me live with her – Wife
An Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between one Temilade Oyeyemi and her husband, Ayo Oyeyemi , over deception and adultery. The court’s president, Sulaiman Olaniyi, said, “In the…