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A returnee, who was recently evacuated from Libya by the International Organisation for Migration, has appealed to the Edo State Government for assistance to enable him start his life afresh. The returnee, who gave his […]

Anambra Government says it will soon carry out revalidation of title documents in some of the Government Layouts in the state. The Commissioner for Lands, Mr Nnamdi Onukwuba, said on Monday that the revalidation was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed appreciation to Nigerians for their patience and assured that their sacrifices would not be in vain. Buhari said that reforming a country that had been pushed to the brink […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria subject to Senate confirmation. The announcement was made Friday via a statement by presidential spokesperson, […]

The Abiola family has written to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding the nation’s highest honour to their patriarch, MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 June 12 presidential election. Mr Buhari announced the […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday hailed the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari declaring June 12 as the New Democracy Day in honour of the late presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 […]

A collapsed bridge at the Children’s Amusement Park located at Ikemba Ojukwu Centre, Owerri, Imo, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (NAN Photo) The bridge at the Children’s Amusement Park located at the Ikemba Ojukwu Centre […]

Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, authorities said, just weeks before the historic lifting of the conservative kingdom’s ban on female motorists. Ten Saudi women swapped their […]

Medical experts say: •No test can determine if a man can have sex •It’s an abuse of reproductive health privileges, rights •Lawyers, entertainment celebrities hold divergent views By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna “Let your […]

This is Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court who found former governor of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame guilty for criminal breach of trust on Wednesday. She was so appalled at […]

The Chairman, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, is dead. He died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 6.05am after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos, at the age of […]

Hamburg on Thursday became the first German city to impose a partial ban on diesel vehicles as part of the country’s much-debated move to improve air quality. The port city blocked a 600-metre stretch of […]

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens — once a rising Republican political star — resigned Tuesday amid expanding investigations of a sex scandal and potential violations of campaign finance laws. It was a stunning fall from grace […]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie just became the first African ever to deliver the Harvard University Class Day Speech which is a major feature of the university’s annual graduation events. Class Day speakers are selected by the […]

Ebiseri Aginighan, a young Nigerian, has narrated how he secured a Federal Government job in Abuja without any connection to top government officials. In a series of tweets via @mrebis, Aginighan explained how he volunteered […]

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says the electricity outage in Victoria Island was caused by a breaker problem at Alagbon Transmission Substation in Lagos. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, in a […]