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•’Those who own the party have spoken’ ALL Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the congress conducted in Lagos State at the weekend. Congress, he said, was conducted in line with the…

•Fakorede says he was slandered in publications The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of…

A 23-year-old worker, Ismail Yusuf, has attacked and knocked out the teeth of his boss with a hammer for allegedly failing to pay salaries. The suspect admitted to knocking out seven teeth from Sattish Kasara, an Indian national and…

The House of Representatives has said that a clean copy of the 2018 budget will be on the table of President Muhammadu Buhari within one week from the date of passage. The National Assembly passed the N9.12tn budget on Wednesday last…

Five persons have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly raping two female teenagers in the Odoside area of Ondo town, Ondo State. The state police command spokesperson, Mr. Femi Joseph, who confirmed the…

Alcohol has a bad reputation, and Jamie Foxx’ song ‘blame it on the alcohol’ gives credence to that. From reckless acts to texts you wish you never sent, to hangovers that can last for days, there are many reasons to abhor alcohol —…

Top opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members have been granting press interviews and addressing zonal political rallies talking about “CHANGING THE CHANGE” in next year’s general elections, without defining what exactly that…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two persons using stolen SIM cards to defraud the owners in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Saturday that the two suspects were arrested on May…

Days after giving birth to their second child, Chrissy Teigen has debuted her son’s adorable little face on her Instagram today. Chrissy Teigen who christened her son Miles, wrote as she shared the photo; “Hello, world! This is…

After the viral story of a Port Harcourt based man, Vaughn Itemuagbor, who was harassed and extorted by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in the state, SARS. The Police have invited him and according to new developments, the man…

A doctor has been sentenced to 3 years in prison after he was found guilty of poisoning his girlfriend by slipping an abortion pill into her drink and causing her to lose an unborn baby boy. Sikander Imran had pleaded guilty to fetal…

Garba Shehu,  presidential spokesman, says “changing the change” in 2019 would reverse all the achievements of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an article he titled ‘The Real Price of Changing the Change (1)’, Shehu said…

Meghan Markle is officially a member of Britain's royal family now that she has married Prince Harry. The Hollywood actress is now the granddaughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, a daughter-in-law to Prince Charles and sister-in-law…

A disabled beggar, Fatima Othman, who lived on handouts in Lebanon has died a millionaire. Police were shocked to discover the 52-year-old had accumulated a small fortune while begging on the streets in the capital Beirut.…

The Central Bank of Nigeria said that the Nigeria-China currency swap deal would not cover the importation of the 41 items banned in its 2015 circular on items not valid for foreign exchange. CBN’s acting Director, Corporate…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Sunday said that it had set May 26 for a rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations for more than 12,000 candidates across the country. The Board’s Head of Media, Dr.…

The National Democracy Stakeholders Group (NSDG), a pro-democracy and non-profit organisation, says President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the 2018 edition of “Democracy Solidarity Walk”. Kletsaint Akor, NSDG’s convener, told reporters…

Below is the video posted on Instagram by Femi Otedola https://www.instagram.com/p/BjANv8JjqZD/

Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, says besides being Africa’s richest man, he also wants to be known as the biggest philanthropist on the continent.This, he explained, was the motivation for the Aliko Dangote Foundation, on which…

Ghana's total public debt has hit $145 billion in February from $143.9 in billion in January 2018, the Bank of Ghana has published.A summary of economic and fiscal data on the central bank's website noted that the new debt amounts to 60…

The Nigerian army says some civilians foiled a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Gujba local government area of Yobe state, on Sunday. Onyema Nwachukwu, deputy director, public relations of Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a…

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Nigerian government has pledged to discourage its citizens from claiming asylum in Canada by crossing between ports of entry along the U.S. border. Mr. Hussen travelled to Nigeria this week as a…

About N22.45bn was paid to pensioners by the Federal Government under the Defined Benefit Scheme between January and March this year. Figures obtained from the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate on Friday showed that the amount…

In our earlier report, we revealed that Nigeria’s foremost blogger, Linda Ikeji is pregnant and the expectant mother who confirmed the report, also disclosed that she is expecting a baby boy. Penning down a post to confirm the…