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In a recent post on Instagram, American rapper- 50Cent disses Kanye West and President Donald Trump with a controversial picture he captioned #theoath. 50cent is one of many American celebrities who has publicly called out Kanye for…

The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s estimated 198 million population figure recently announced by the commission is based on an annual population growth of 3.2 per cent, spanning from 2006 till date.The NPC Chairman,…

The Kaduna State Government has charged the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, and two others with various offences including murder of a soldier. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he may have been one of those involved in the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes had he not gone to school. He stated this in a speech he delivered during his two-day state visit to Bauchi State on…

US President Donald Trump has adduced reasons for not getting his wife a gift as she marks her 48th birthday on Thursday. The President confessed that he was rather too busy to go get a birthday gift for the First Lady. The day…

•Returnees laments hostilities by Gabon Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have intercepted a foreign vessel carrying 406 West Africans deported by Gabon. The vessel, MV CHIMBA EXPRESS, was intercepted on Wednesday evening…

The leaders of the two Koreas made their way to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries early on Friday, seeking to end their decades-long conflict and ease tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program.…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43billion in the last three years owing to deliberate policies put in place to promote investment and enhance ease of doing business.…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday pegged maximum daily transactions through mobile phone- Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)— at N100,000. The implementation of the policy starts June 1. Due to absence of set…

While there are speculation and rumours in town that the Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan has tactically withdrawn from Ogun Governorship race in the 2019 general elections, a group…

The office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has released the statement below to announce new appointments approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read full statement below PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI APPROVES NEW…

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with Total E&P Nigeria. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday at the oil company’s head office in Lagos. The two-year sponsorship deal is worth…

Samuel Melaye, younger brother of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has been remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja. Samuel was remanded in prison by a chief magistrate’s court in Mpape, after being arraigned for alleged criminal…

Moments after Senator Dino Melaye was arrested, And there after he was rushed to the Hospital after he jumped down, Some Abuja Big Babes have been fighting dirty and leaking their little secrets on their pages, on who to go and bail him…

Bill Cosby, US actor and comedian, has been convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault. A Pennsylvania jury on Thursday found the iconic comic guilty of drugging and sexually-violating Andrea Constand, his one-time…

Adedayo Thomas, executive director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says 34 cinemas in the country generated over N3 billion in 2017. Thomas made the disclosure on Thursday in Warri during the ‘2018 World Intellectual…

The All Progressives Congress (APC)has reacted to the planned defection to its party by the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and it sounds much like a brutal shade. Sheriff,…

In as much as this may sound controversial, it is good news to some set of people who are planning to migrate outside of their country. New Zealandnow allows potential immigrants to register prostitution as a skill. The skill is regarded…

The Big Brother Naija show has just ended and just like it was expected, the year’s edition was not devoid of the usual controversy that trails the reality TV show. During the show, the sponsors, Payporte, had berated Cee-C over her comment…

There is currently a serious gun battle between suspected members of the Boko Haram sect and the military in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. Zainab Kamali, a resident told TheCable, that the insurgents struck in Jidari area of the…

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has set up a three-man committee to investigate the alleged N20 trillion unremitted stamp duty funds to the federation account. The committee, which is chaired by Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun state…

The National Economic Council (NEC) has agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau. At a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, the…

Allegedly 170 million votes and over N5.1 billion in revenue after, what seemed to be 3 months of intrigue, suspense and controversy for most, but a serious money making venture for a few, has come to an end. Unbelievable figures it may…

The senate has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) to stop further payment of oil subsidies. It also asked the cooperation to immediately refund the total sum of N216 billion said to have been used for subsidy…