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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over the deployment of Governor Yahaya Bello’s former ADC, Usman Musa Shigaba to monitor Saturday’s Governorship election in Kogi State.   In a statement released by the Party’s Deputy Director of Public ...

  The Supreme Court will give a detailed explanation on Friday, November 15th why it dismissed on 30 October the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the PDP against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives ...

A landlord who invited auctioneers to raid the apartment of his tenant he thought had refused to pay rent for the past 5 months, has ended up in the offender spot after finding out that his daughter has been the ...

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has joined other Nigerians to reject the death by hanging Hate Speech bill that has passed first reading in the Senate.   Speaking on Channels TV, Senator Abaribe wondered if the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, would ...

South African rapper, AKA has demanded an apology from Burna Boy over their altercation during the Xenophobic attacks in the country a few months back.   Burna Boy is billed to perform in South Africa later this month and according ...

Lagos State Government says it will be closing down Yaba and Jibowu/Ogunmorin axis on the 16th and 23rd of November respectively from 8:00pm to 6:00am for the Level Cross construction of the rail tracks.   It said this was in ...

The Imo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of Uzochi Agbakwuru, an alleged notorious drug dealer in the state.   A statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday, November 13th by the command’s Public ...

Alicia Keys will be returning to host the Grammy awards for the second year in a row.   After impressing the producers at last year Grammy’s with a convincing display on stage, which also saw her perform some of her ...

As the crisis within the APC in Edo state deepens, Governor Godwin Obaseki, the state governor, yesterday denied claims made by supporters of his predecessor and APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole, that the latter facilitated his emergence as governor of ...

Bashir Mohammed, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness who made claims of giving former President Olusegun Obasanjo the naira equivalent of $140,000 allegedly contradicted himself in court on Wednesday November 13.   In the statement which was admitted by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, ...

Mark Zuckerberg is apparently a doting husband who remembers the little details and important dates.   The Facebook founder took to Instagram to celebrate the 16th anniversary of his first date with wife Priscilla Chan. He referred to the day ...

  Judge of the federal high court in Cross River state’s capital Calabar, Simon Amobeda has revealed that he told Agba Jalingo, the journalist arrested on charges of disturbance of public peace and treason over his publication and social media posts about Governor ...

The EFCC, Lagos office, on Wedsnesday  November 13, 2019, arraigned one John Isang and his son, Martins John Isang before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on an amended two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain ...

The Bishop of Zaria, Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi has denounced the Archbishop of Kaduna and the general secretary of the Anglican Consultative Council for paying what he termed as a “humiliating visit” to Governor Nasir El-Rufai to apologise for criticising ...

  A reckless father has been accused of using his 11-month-old baby as ‘human shield’ after he took the child to a drug deal that got bloody.   Nafes Monroe was arrested over the weekend in connection with the Oct. ...

Thirteen passengers have died while 14 others were injured in a road accident which took place on Wednesday night, November 13, in Ogun state.   The accident occurred when one of the tyres of a MAN diesel truck burst in motion ...

  The Bordeaux wideman netted the Super Eagles’ winning strike as they started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on a positive note Samuel Kalu was the match-winner as Nigeria overturned an early Stephane Sessegnon strike to defeat Benin ...

PDP has condemed the Hate Speech bill being proposed by members of the 9th Senate. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party says the law is targeted at those perceived to be opponents of the APC-led government. ...

Laolu Akande, the Special Adviser to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Media and Publicity, has denied claims made by a newspaper columnist, Festus Adebayo, that Osinbajo recently visited a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and led members of the ...

The long standing beef between Nigerian popstar, Dbanj and his former manager, Bankulli has just popped up again.   For those who don’t know, Bankulli was Dbanj’s manager back in the Mo’hits era but their relationship didn’t end well. They ...

The Senate has told Nigerians to exercise patience on the hate speech bill which recently passed its first reading.   Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Godiya Akwashiki (Narasara North) who spoke to newsmen implored Nigerians ...

Two Nigerians have been killed in a fatal accident in the Kamloops, B.C. area of Canada.   According to reports, the accident involving a hit-and-run driver occured on First Avenue and Battle Street, just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday November 3rd. ...

English singer-songwriter, Robbie Williams has made a shocking disclosure that he hasn’t owned a mobile phone since 2006 and has no access to his social media accounts.   Speaking on the latest episode of Back of the Net, the 45-year-old father ...

On Wednesday, November 13th, the Department of State Services, DSS, said it can only release the Convener of #RevevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore to his sureties, which it said was the normal thing to do.   DSS’ spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a ...

Kenyan authorities  have charged a Nigerian pastor and a Kenyan woman with engaging in evangelism without a permit.   According to Kenya newspaper, Daily Nation, Pastor Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ezeking, 39, and Alice Kawira, 35, on diverse dates between January and September ...