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The recent happenings in our nation have led to the question, where is president Buhari? The answer remains a deafening silence. A lot of drama has been unfolding and revealing itself since the inception of this administration, hardly would…

Nigeria’s leading retail bank, Diamond Bank has been recognized as the Best Bank in Financial Inclusion Services and the Mobile Banking App of the Year at the prestigious 2017 Businessday Banking awards held in Lagos recently. Commenting…

Children from Community Secondary School, Rukpokwu Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers state and Owo High School in Ondo state were today seen running from school after soldiers reported to be in uniform were seen attempting to…

Nigerian filmmaker, Onyeka Nwelue has revealed how he was molested as a child and victim-shamed as an adult after he revealed being sexually molested by an older woman. The artist made the statement in a post on his Facebook page,…

A Twitter user has narrated how the DPO of Warri "B" Division shot and killed his barber in Warri, Delta state. @Heir_2D_Throne yesterday tweeted about how he found out that the barber who usually cut his hair was shot and killed by the…

Nine communities in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday urged well meaning Nigerians including President Muhammadu Buhari, to prevail on Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai to pay compensations for land taken from them. Abdullahi…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to stop pirates' attacks in both countries. At the ceremony on Monday in Lagos,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday continued to maintain liquidity in the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market by injecting 195 million dollars in the the Nigerian inter-bank foreign exchange market. A statement by the acting…

Abductors of Miss Adetutu Adebanjo, a student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, have demanded for a N10 million ransom for her release. A statement by the National Association of Kogi Students (NAKOSS) on Monday said that Adetutu, a HND 1…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says the National Assembly will address the Federal Government’s non-payment of stipend to scholarship students in Russia. The President of the senate gave the assurance when he met with the Nigerian…

The Federal Government has confirmed three cases of monkey pox in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, and urged Nigerians to avoid stigmatising people affected by the disease. Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, told newsmen on Monday in Abuja…

The Edo House of Assembly on Monday approved a request by the executive to obtain a loan to purchase 75 buses for the state owned transport service. The approval followed a letter sent to the house by Gov. Godwin Obaseki requesting for…

56 year-old Tina Gayle has been banned from having a stand in a town centre because she was selling 'offensive' Knights Templar coffee mugs. The ban was put into effect after a complaint was made to the Loughborough town council that she…

Sokoto state government said it has sent 239 medical lab scientists back to school to upgrade their knowledge and prepare them for professional licensing before allowing them to continue work under the state's Ministry of Health.…

Oil markets jumped on Monday on concerns over potential renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as conflict in Iraq. An explosion at a U.S. oil rig and reduced exploration activity also supported prices there. Brent crude futures,…

The UN and the U.S. have strongly condemned the Saturday bomb attacks in Mogadishu which is described as Somalia’s worst-ever bomb attack. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all Somalis “to unite in the fight against terrorism…

Akwa United Football Club of Uyo on Sunday in Lagos defeated Niger Tornadoes FC 3-2 on penalty kicks to win the maiden edition of the AITEO Cup competition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akwa United won the former…

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, concluded its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum on 14th of October 2017 in Lagos. The Forum hosted more than 1,300…

Voters across Anambra state are excited by the candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Chief Osita Chidoka’s outlined plans and programmes to reposition the state, just as his campaign continues to dig deeper into the nooks and…

#BuhariActOrQuit: WE SHALL COMMENCE A DAILY SIT-OUT ON TUESDAY TO FORCE PRESIDENT BUHARI TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION IN HIS GOVERNMENT Over the course of the last 29 months, several allegations of corruption, mismanagement of…

Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has described the allegations leveled against him by Senator Buruji Kashamu as the rambling of a man that often rambles. Senator Buruji had said the…

The Senate has listened to the cries of Nigerians who have demanded the removal of the several speed bumps illegally erected on highways and have mandated the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to remove them and enforce…

Nigerian diplomatic missions across the world are on the verge of being evacuated from their bases as they are facing challenges of inability to pay home-based officers' allowances, local staff salaries, rent for residences, chanceries and…

Moves by constituents to recall their lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has again been stalled. Efforts to recall the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has hit a new brick wall following the resolve of the Independent…

Donald Trump is currently the most followed world leader on Twitter with almost 40 million followers. Long before Donald Trump became the President of the United States of America, he has been using social media to express his thoughts…

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Jalal Arabi, on Wednesday has made known its intentions to commercialize the State House Medical Centre, also known as the Aso Rock Clinic. According to a statement by the Deputy Director…

Kogi State labour leaders have told their members across the state to brace up for harder times ahead following the 10 day-old strike action. The leaders also vowed not to call off the strike unless the state government addressed their…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday deplored the leakage to the public of a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari by the ministry. Kachikwu expressed the displeasure in a statement in Abuja by Mr Idang…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, Dr Tony Nwoye has vowed to win the November 18 polls at all cost. He further stated that he won’t abandon his political friends who…

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday urged parents, guardians and caregivers to watch out for signs of drug addiction in their children and wards to tackle it fast. Ambode said on Tuesday that drug abuse was harmful to its…