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I became Head of State by accident – Gowon

Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has attributed his ascension 50 years ago to the accident of history.…

Rio Olympics 2016: Murray to be Team GB flag bearer

Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been chosen to carry the flag for Team GB at Friday’s Rio 2016…
Ali Modu Sheriff

Sheriff writes INEC to ignore Makarfi’s proposed PDP convention

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff has written to the Chairman of the…

I Stole my helper’s car for forgetting my birthday-Suspect

A 24-year old man who was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for allegedly stealing a Black…

Pictures: Buhari bids Jonathan goodbye after visit

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday held a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja.…

Council worker slumps, dies during protest‎ in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎Tragedy struck in Benin Wednesday when a staff of Esan North East Local Government Council, identified as Peter…

New Boko Haram leader emerges

The Islamic State (IS) militant group has announced that its West African affiliate Boko Haram has a new leader. Abu…

Guard steals employer’s diesel, fills tank with water

A 22-year old security guard was on Wednesday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly siphoning his employer’s diesel…

Ex-Delta State governor, Felix Ibru, buried

The corpse of Felix Ibru, former governor of Delta State, who died on March 12, arrived the country this afternoon…

LASU expels 69 students over examination malpractice

Kazeem Ugbodaga The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has expelled 69 students over examination malpractice and cultism. A…

Breaking: Jonathan holds secret meeting with Buhari

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Upon…

Nicaraguan president names wife as running mate

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has done what many leaders would dare not try to do while serving as president of…

Ambode vows to drive militants out of Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday vowed that he is ready to shutdown some locations hibernating militants in a…

Court saves pastor’s 10-year old marriage

An Agege Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday reconciled a couple, Mr Akinyemi Ilesanmi and his wife, Comfort, whose 10-year-old…

2016 Hajj: Saudi Arabia disqualifies 3 Nigerian airlines

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said that the three carriers disqualified from transporting Nigerian pilgrims for…

Salesman bolts with employer’s N139, 500

A 31-year-old sales representative, Eric Ikechukwu, who allegedly stole his employer’s N139,500, is being tried at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…

15 soldiers killed in suicide attack

A suicide attack on Wednesday targeting Libyan Army troops in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed at least 15…
Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

CBN’s loan scheme to benefit 75,000 wheat farmers

The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) in Kano State on Wednesday commenced the registration of its members interested in…

Indonesia-bound flight evacuated after hearing “bomb”

People on board an AirAsia flight bound for Indonesia on Wednesday were ordered to disembark the plane after a passenger…

62-year-old gives birth in Australia

A 62-year-old Australian has become the country’s oldest woman to give birth, local media reported on Wednesday. The unnamed Tasmanian…

Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight cultism, hoodlums

The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to fight the menace of cultism and hoodlums in…

Model calls Messi a super flop in bed

Undoubtedly, Lionel Messi is the best footballer on the planet but he has astonishingly been alleged to be rubbish in…

There is hunger in the land, Father Mbaka tells Buhari

Popular Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has decried the suffering…

Seizure of Fayose’s assets ok- Court

According to Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja held yesterday, the temporary order of attachment granted in…

Mikel Obi causes confusion with new name

In attempting to clarify his actual name, the Chelsea veteran has just made everyone very, very confused. According to UK…

OPC ready to fight militants in Ogun

About 5,000 members of the Reformed Oodua People’s Congress stormed the Imushin community, Ogijo area of Ogun State, to confront…

Padded Budget, Padded Change by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe I have often argued that the Nigerian state is, at bottom, a criminal enterprise, organized to serve…

Buhari appoints new Permanent Secretary, redeploys 8 others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Ambassador Olusola Enikanolaiye as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil…

Pictures: Buhari meets President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic who came on an official visit to the…

Beware of unregistered money transfer operators – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to beware of the activities…