Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he will never return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obasanjo spent his two terms as a democratic president under…
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Buhari express concern over states’ inability to pay salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed concern on the growing complaints and agitations by workers in states over unpaid salaries and allowances, in spite of…
View More Buhari express concern over states’ inability to pay salariesBuhari leaves for Turkey Oct.18
President Muhammadu Buhari is to depart for Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, to participate in the ninth Summit of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) slated…
View More Buhari leaves for Turkey Oct.18Tundu Lissu figure out of intensive care
Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, ,who was shot and critically injured at his home last month, is now out of intensive care, his party CHADEMA…
View More Tundu Lissu figure out of intensive care‘Prince William, Kate expect baby in April’
AFP/ Guardian Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their third baby in April, Kensington Palace announced on Tuesday. The couple — the…
View More ‘Prince William, Kate expect baby in April’Court tells Abaribe to Produce Kanu or forfeit N100m bond
A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe three options: one, produce Kanu in court and then apply to be discharged…
View More Court tells Abaribe to Produce Kanu or forfeit N100m bondBoateng reveals how quit Bayern under Ancelotti
AFP World Cup-winner Jerome Boateng has revealed how he considered quitting Bayern Munich before Carlo Ancelotti was sacked last month as head coach. Boateng…
View More Boateng reveals how quit Bayern under AncelottiAccelerate Brexit negotiations, say May and Juncker
Brexit negotiations should “accelerate over the months to come,” says a joint statement from the UK prime minister and the president of the EU Commission.…
View More Accelerate Brexit negotiations, say May and JunckerMore trouble for Atiku as NPA re-award INTELS contract
The disagreement between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and INTELS Nigeria Limited deepened yesterday as the agency said it would soon begin bidding for the…
View More More trouble for Atiku as NPA re-award INTELS contractMaltese blogger killed by car bomb
Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent Maltese journalist and blogger who made repeated and detailed corruption allegations against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s inner circle, was killed…
View More Maltese blogger killed by car bombLagos: 8th most dangerous megacity for women
Lagos is the eighth most dangerous megacity for women to live in, according to a Thompson Reuters survey. Cairo, capital of Egypt, was rated the…
View More Lagos: 8th most dangerous megacity for womenVictor Moses out for four weeks, miss Eagles’ clash with Algeria
Super Eagles and Chelsea striker, Victor Moses is set to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines following a hamstring injury. The injury could force…
View More Victor Moses out for four weeks, miss Eagles’ clash with AlgeriaAfDB to create 10,000 agric entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to make agriculture a profitable business as well as create 10,000 young agricultural entrepreneurs per country in the next…
View More AfDB to create 10,000 agric entrepreneursNigeria, others elected to UN Rights Council
The UN General Assembly on Monday elected, by secret ballot, Nigeria and 14 other countries to serve on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the…
View More Nigeria, others elected to UN Rights CouncilMonkeypox Virus: patient commits suicide
One of the 21 suspected monkeypox patients being managed at the isolation facility of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), has committed suicide. He…
View More Monkeypox Virus: patient commits suicideUK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack
North Korean hackers targeted a British television company making a drama about the country, it has emerged. The series – due to be written by…
View More UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attackGarland for a xenophobe
By Wale Fatade You never know the next foolish thing from any of our governors in Nigeria. You think you’ve seen the worst…
View More Garland for a xenophobeElton John to end Vegas residency
Elton John, one of the major musical draws to Las Vegas, will end his residency at Caesar’s Palace next year, the casino announced Monday. The…
View More Elton John to end Vegas residencyNigerians must pay tax to solve problem of borrowing– Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has said the nation needs to generate more revenue through the payment of tax by Nigerians in order…
View More Nigerians must pay tax to solve problem of borrowing– AdeosunDozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfires
A spate of wildfires in central and north Portugal which started at the weekend has killed at least 31 people, civil defence authorities say. Dozens…
View More Dozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfiresAU in rescue operation after Mogadishu attack
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Monday its security officers are helping the government in search and rescue operation to ensure those still…
View More AU in rescue operation after Mogadishu attackAgbakoba plead court to sack Buhari as petroleum minister
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN),Olisa Agbakoba has pleaded with a federal high court in Abuja to sack President Muhammadu Buhari as petroleum minister. Buhari…
View More Agbakoba plead court to sack Buhari as petroleum ministerIraqi government forces enter disputed Kirkuk
Iraqi government forces have entered central Kirkuk, residents say, after taking key installations outside the disputed city from Kurdish fighters. Witnesses told the BBC they…
View More Iraqi government forces enter disputed KirkukShinzo Abe set for landslide win in Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on track for a landslide win in Japan’s upcoming election, the latest survey suggested Monday, as a new party founded…
View More Shinzo Abe set for landslide win in Japan