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Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says he receives threat calls from unknown persons who are against the progress in the power sector. Adelabu spoke on Saturday in Oyo state during Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the federal government to peg the foreign exchange (FX) rate for customs duty at N1,000 per dollar for the next six months. The current customs duty…

Former Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has alleged that political economist, Pat Utomi, organised a fake leadership award to extort N200 million from him as a way of getting a refund of the investment he claimed to…

Former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has denied having interest in the 2027 presidential election. Ganduje’s denial comes amid posters indicating that he would contest the 2027 presidency with…

Ademola Lookman is not in Atalanta’s squad for their Serie A opener at Lecce as rumours circulated on Sunday about the Europa League hero’s possible move to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Nigeria forward Lookman became an…

FOLLOWING the celebration of the 35th anniversary/international convention of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, the General Overseer, Daniel Olukoya on Sunday awarded  492 first-class graduates alongside…

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton has revealed that he has Igbo heritage, tracing his roots to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. During a recent appearance on the popular Drink Champs podcast, co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ…

Man City got their Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea. Haaland marked…

Due to the current economic crunch in the country, payments by Nigerian students for the new academic session starting in September, this year in universities in the United Kingdom have dropped by 65% compared to…

Big Brother Naija season 9 pairs, Streeze and Flourish have been evicted from the ongoing season 9 edition. This is the first time in the current season two pairs are leaving the show on the same night as Biggie…

President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to France on Monday, August 19, departing from Abuja, the nation’s capital. The President will return to the country after his brief work stay in France, a statement signed…

Billionaire businessman and father of music star, David Adeleke better known as Davido, took many by surprise when he donated N1 billion to the centenary Endowment Fund of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Church. He made…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it does not owe international oil traders $6.8 billion.  Reports had said the company is indebted to international oil traders to the tune of $6.8 billon and…

A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the socioeconomic and political situations in the country have remained stagnant because of…

Widely acclaimed economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said that he was also a victim of the decision of a former Governor of Ogun State,…

Former United States President Donald Trump has stated that he is “much better looking” than Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump, the Republican Party candidate in the upcoming US election, stated this at a campaign rally…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has directed the State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) to investigate alleged contract award for the supply of drugs to the 44 Local Government…

Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Mba, and his wife have regained their freedom after being kidnapped on Friday. The couple was abducted along the Edo-Kogi Expressway while on their way to Abuja to…

The Lagos State Government’s free medical outreach, Alaafia Eko, will return on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 12 designated centers across the six health districts. The first phase of this outreach, which aims to…

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shut down its local operations in Brazil, owner Elon Musk said on Saturday, although the service will remain available to Brazilian users. “Due to demands by ‘Justice’…

Irked by the employment of a southern-based lawyer to prosecute former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over a N423 billion fraud, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the government of dragging…

Bashir Hadejia, nicknamed ‘Villa boy,’ is a Nigerian whose profile has dramatically shifted from a relatively unknown figure to a subject of intense public scrutiny due to serious allegations involving criminal…

…Endless reconciliation efforts fail to steady party …Chieftains jumping ship Unity and integrity, the basic ingredient that help make opposition parties play effective roles in democratic set up is now lacking in…

A chemist in Jaba, Fanisau  Unogo Local Government Area of Kano State, has been accused of raping a 9-year-old girl, Rumaisa Sadiq, to death. Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Disabled and Children, Hajia…