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Senators from Kaduna state have accused Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, of using private companies to procure foreign loans. The Kaduna senator had blocked a $350 million loan from the World Bank requested by the…

A member of one of Nigeria’s popular online forum has revealed whom he believes Linda Ikeji is pregnant for. According to his claim which he says is very credible, the man who is responsible for the celebrity blogger’s pregnancy is…

Festus Keyamo, activist lawyer and Director, Strategic Communications of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign organisation has revealed the greatest mistake ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo made during his regime as Nigeria’s…

A groom in Dubai divorced his bride just 15 minutes after their Islamic wedding because he felt 'insulted' by her father's dowry demands. The man agreed to pay his new father-in-law Dh100,000 (£20,000) as dowry, he paid Dh50,000 (£10,000)…

Nigerians have taken to social media to comment on the “jar-war” between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. On Tuesday, Buhari said a former president has questions to answer over the $16 billion spent on…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two suspected fraudsters/herbalists for defrauding a victim of N31, 000,000 (Thirty One Million Naira only) in the guise of making "money medicine"…

Winners have emerged in the Secure Lagos Hackathon, organized by the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and sponsored by leading lender First City Monument Bank (FCMB). The Hackathon was designed to encourage creation of…

Buhari Support Organisation led by Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of Customs Service, President Muhammadu Buhari, said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questions to answer over the spending of $16 billion on power…

Pandemonium enveloped the Gombe State House of Assembly, on Thursday during an attempt to impeach the Minority Leader, Ahmed Usman Haruna. It was gathered that efforts to impeach the Minority Leader failed after a physical…

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying it would be inappropriate at this time. Mr Trump said the summit, which had been scheduled to take place in Singapore on 12 June, would…

The first draws of First City Monument Bank’s (FCMB) latest bumper reward scheme, tagged, ‘ ’FCMB Millionaire Promo Season 5 ”, took place across Nigeria on May 23, 2018 with the emergence of additional four customers of the Bank as…

North Korea appears to have blown up tunnels at its only nuclear test site, in a move to reduce regional tensions. Foreign reporters at the Punggye-ri site in the north-east said they witnessed a huge blast. Pyongyang later said the site…

Mojisola Dada, a judge of the special offences court sitting in Lagos on Thursday declared Innocent Chukwuma, chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, wanted over his failure to make an appearance in court for his arraignment for the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Inspector-General of Police Musiliu Smith as chairman of the Police Service Commission. Smith will succeed former IGP Mike Okiro. Buhari also appointed five others as members of the…

The immediate past governor of Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau North, Jonah Jang has stated that his being in prison is divinely ordained, stressing that nobody should boast of sending him to prison. Jang stated this…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says it has given approval to 22 companies to take over the distribution and installation of prepaid meters. According to a statement by Usman Abba-Arabi, NERC’s general manager, public…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a list of 58 illegal universities operating in the country. In a bulletin dated May 14, the commission said certificates obtained from any of the institutions are invalid.…

Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has lost her mom, Mrs Elizabeth Johnson. According to reports, the mom died this morning after some days in coma at the hospital due to an undisclosed ailment. Mercy Johnson…

Controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo has cursed Linda Ikeji, claims she used her womb for money ritual, while still insisting the blogger is not pregnant. Kemi yesterday insisted that Linda Ikeji is not pregnant, despite the latter…

Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) has signed a new artist and his name is Idowest. Davido made the announcement on his Instagram page, sharing a photo of the artist signing his contract. With the caption: “Welcome to DMW !!…

BBNaija Ex Housemate, Tobi Bakre took to his Instagram page to share some photos of himself with his beloved father, Femi Bakre with caption saying… Super productive meeting with my main G. Popman. Years of wisdom growing up and he…

One of Kemi Olunloyo’s tipsters have revealed that popular blogger Linda Ikeji, is actually pregnant However, the twist in the recent development states that the father of the unborn child is a married man; Samuel Olatunji. Samuel…

Banks are not keen on lowering lending rates even if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) brings down its benchmark interest rate, investment and research firm Renaissance Capital (RenCap) has said. It projected that the CBN-led…

Former President Olusegun Obasnjo came under fire yesterday following President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark that $16 billion was wasted on power projects, without result, during his administration. Although Obasanjo said the National…