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Skip to content The ripples generated by the defections in the National Assembly continued yesterday across the country. Onyedi Ojiabor (Abuja) and Adekunle Jimoh (Ilorin) report. Loyalists and supporters of President…

The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher  – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has put a timeline on his goal of buying Arsenal, following a report that Alisher Usmanov is exploring a sale of his 30 percent stake,National Daily gathered. The Financial Times reported on…

British doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis, the government announced Thursday following a review — but insisted it was not a first step towards legalising recreational use. Home Secretary Sajid Javid, the interior…

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not negotiate with political machinery masquerading as members of the party, who defected to other political parties in the National Assembly. The National Chairman of the…

The Federal Government has approved a 10-year validity period for Nigerian passports. This followed a presidential approval to change the face of the e-passport 10 years after it was introduced in the country. Currently, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a Nigerian businessman, John Abebe, who is also former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s brother in law for alleged forgery. Abebe, who is a younger brother of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has announced that All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who have decamped will still campaign for the President regardless of their…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has not received any report regarding the reported abduction of Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, either in the Federal Capital territory (FCT) or elsewhere in the federation. It therefore asked…

Tech giant Google says it has launched its free Wi-Fi service for Nigerians, the Google Station, in Ikeja, Lekki and other parts of Lagos. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Google’s Nigeria Country Director, stated this in Lagos on Thursday at…

The Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered Senator Ademola Adeleke to present his original certificate come Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The presiding judge, Justice David Ademola declared that it would be inequitable not…

A Nigerian lady identified as Victoria O Vicky on Facebook has reportedly being a die-hard supporter of Buhari’s 2019 presidency aspiration. According to one of her numerous posts on the platform, she said “Muhammadu Buhari Has No…

Applying to schools abroad can get frustrating, tedious and unjustifiably expensive. It’s not surprising that many Nigerians drop off at planning stage for these reasons. That’s why leading financial institution, First City Monument…

A 31-year-old woman stabbed her fiance to death after he invited his former girlfriend to their wedding. Jacqueline Souza and her boyfriend, Brandon Watkins, 33, were returning home from a bar, where they had gone to celebrate their…

Music star, Davido, has asked fans to pray for him because he might have just recorded the biggest feature of his career that can change his life. Davido made the announcement on his Twitter page and also announced that he finally…

The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has ordered the arrest of four policemen, who allegedly fired some shots at Airport tollgate, hitting one Tunde Adeparusi, which left him injured. In a statement issued by the command’s…

Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, says he might quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He gave the hint when he played host to stakeholders in Kwara central senatorial district on Thursday. According to Wahab…

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he would “not be sitting here today” without the “great care” of hospital staff after his surgery for a brain haemorrhage in May. Ferguson, 76, has spoken publicly for the first…

Kola Oluwawole, Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has announced the indefinite shutdown of the state assembly over alleged invasion by armed policemen. The Speaker made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday, in…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that he defeated Senate President Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in an online poll conducted by…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to Lagos senators’ objection to Dr. Muiz Banire’s nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the Assets Management Commission of Nigeria (AMCON). In statement on Wednesday, Banire…

Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, APC, Katsina South has revealed how the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu…