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Prsident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointments of two Deputy Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency. They are Ambassador Apollonius Agev and Mr. Kio Amieyeofori. The approval was contained in a…

A surgeon has been stood down from his post at a New Delhi hospital for performing an unnecessary operation on a patient’s leg after confusing him with another man, an official said Tuesday. The surgeon last week drilled a hole in the…

Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, was on Tuesday taken to Zankli hospital in the Mabushi area of Abuja. He was said to have been injured when he allegedly jumped off a police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja, Kogi State.…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday banned members who had spent a minimum of eight years as a ward, council and state executive members from seeking re-election in its May congresses. The National…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that his job as the nation’s Number Two man is a very difficult one. He said the job of the President or Vice President was so difficult that one could not do it for a lifetime. According…

Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, has appointed Abdul-Azeez Muhammad as his special assistant on Fulani affairs. Isiaka Gold, secretary to the state government (SSG), made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin, the…

Jimoh Moshood, spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, led at least 30 armed policemen to Zankili Medical Center, Mabushi, Abuja, where Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is being treated. Melaye was admitted into the…

The alleged victim in the sex-for-marks scandal at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Monica Osagie, told an investigative panel that Prof. Richard Akindele deliberately failed her because she refused his sexual demands. Osagie had…

Chimamanda will lead women to ‘hell’ Who made Chimamanda Adichie the supremo of feminism? Who made her the feminist papal? How did she become the feminist potentate? By asking Hillary Clinton, former US presidential candidate,…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state for keeping his campaign promises to the people of Ife and the entire state in the past seven and half years. Oba Ogunwusi…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has just been admitted into Zankili Medical Center, Mabuchi, in the federal capital territory (FCT). He was said to have been brought into the hospital after sustaining injuries in a bid…

Arsene Wenger will be “very hurt” at how an iconic 22-year reign at Arsenal has come to an end, claims Gunners legend Pat Rice. The long-serving Frenchman has announced that he will be stepping down once the current campaign comes to…

A 35-year-old man, Hamza Nuhu, was on Tuesday arraigned at a Kano Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly beating up and intimidating his wife, Fatima Hassan. Nuhu, who resides at Bachirawa Quarters Kano, is facing a two counts of criminal…

Referee Micheal Oliver will take charge of the FA Cup final fixture between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Wembley Stadium on May 19 Oliver, 33, will be assisted by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin, with Lee Mason as the fourth official.…

There was pandemonium at the popular Area 1 roundabout Abuja when suspected thugs loyal to the embattled Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) rescued him and whisked him to safety from the fully armed Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The…

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says there was a plan to confine her to a wheel chair and force her out of office during the time she served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. She said some oil importers and…

…Capital Expenditure Gulps N93bnThe Lagos State Government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of Y2018 stood at N103.476billion, as against N96.7billion recorded in the previous year, thereby…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Tuesday said the judiciary was still waiting on the Executive arm of government to establish special courts that will try corruption cases. He said it was not the…

The Senate of the University of Ibadan has advised 408 students to withdraw from the institution after failing to meet the minimum academic requirements. The Senate of the school ratified the withdrawal of the students at its meeting…

Ex-BBNaija housemate, Bamike Olawunmi, popularly called BamBam, late on Monday launched a skin care product, “Bam Beauty Oil” to mark her 29th birthday, claiming to have realised N25m. The event took place in Abuja, according to a…

A Nigerian league football match between Heartland of Owerri and defending Champions in Imo State, Plateau United, ended bloody as the referee who officiated the match was reportedly beaten unconscious by fans. It was gathered that…

The BFF goals Tiwa Savage and Wizkid have been serving us lately, seems to have gotten the attention of fans who are already suspecting there might be more to it. Fans of the Nigerian music stars, are already suspecting the Tiwa…

Yesterday, the naming ceremony of the set of twins welcomed into the home of 80 year old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Adeyemi Lamidi took place. The monarch looked so happy as he named his babies in the presence of their mothers, Olori…

Former Big Brother Naija housemates, Nina and Cee-C have both landed an endorsement deal with Slim Girl Shapewear, a lingerie, shapewear & Swimwear supply shop in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the enterprise took to…