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Dogara desperately begged us to forgive him, says Jibrin
Following allegation that some members of the House of Representatives are plotting to impeach the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, over alleged padding of the 2016 budget, the embattled former Appropriation …
CBN rejects Finance minister's call for interest rate cut, retains benchmark rate at 14%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday maintained the interest rate at 14%, ignoring demands from the Minister of Finance to reduce the nation's interest rates as a means of reviving the ailing …
Stop blaming Jonathan, Saraki tells Buhari
Deeply disturbed by the current level of decay in the nation's economy, the Senate yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop playing politics with the economy and deliver Nigerians out of th…
BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms election of Governor Yahaya Bello
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata affirmed the election after listening to the cl…
Edo guber: Oshiomhole warns Okowa, Wike against exporting thugs to Benin
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday warned his counterparts, Ifeanyi Okowa Delta State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State that any attempts from them to disrupt or unduly interfe…
Nigerian troops rescue 43 kidnapped people, recover 500 cows from Boko Haram - Official
The Nigerian military has rescued 43 abducted per?sons and recovered 500 cows from fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in Mafa.The military operation for the mission occured Sunday morn?ing after eight sus…
Botswana To Deport Anti-gay US Pastor Steven Anderson
Botswana is to deport a controversial US pastor a week after he was barred from South Africa because of his critical remarks about homosexuality.A government statement did not say why Steven An…
PDP is confident of victory, if poll is free and fair - Makarfi
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, yesterday said that the party will be victorious in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election.He als…
40% of young Japanese single adults are virgins: poll
More than 40 per cent of young Japanese single adults are virgins, a government survey has shown, and almost three-quarters of men are not in any kind of relationship.The poll reveals the extent of s…
Trump blamed for Mexican currency's free fall
Donald Trump has angered Mexicans with his anti-immigrant rhetoric and caused political headaches for their president. Now the White House hopeful is partly blamed for the national currency's free fa…
Boko Haram Islamists behead village chief and his son in latest strike near Chibok
Boko Haram terrorists beheaded a village chief and his son in Borno State on Monday (19 September).The terrorist group also killed six civilians travelling in a military-protected convoy near M…
Osinbajo blames recession on Niger Delta militancy
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday declared that militants in the Niger Delta caused the ongoing recession in the country.His views are different from President Muhammadu Buhari, who during the S…
S&P Downgrades Nigeria Further Into Junk as Oil Woes Worsen
S&P Global Ratings during the week further downgraded Nigeria further into junk territory just as Nigeria prepares to issue its first Eurobond since 2013."Nigeria's economy has weakened more than…
MTN scraps mobile money business in South Africa
South African mobile phone operator, MTN Group, on Thursday scrapped its local mobile money business due to its high operating cost.MTN said, in a statement in Johannesburg, that the business was no …
Meet The 12 Athletes Who Made Nigeria Proud at Rio Paralympics
The 2016 paralympic Games ended with Nigeria winning 12 medals to finish 12th overall on the medals table. Nigeria won 8 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. The medals came f…
Maitama Sule wants looters banned from public office, politics
Erstwhile Minister of National Guidance in the Second Republic, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, as called on the National Assembly to make laws that would ban public officers convicted of looting public f…
Bomb explosion injures 29, man stabs eight in US
No fewer than 29 persons were injured in a bomb blast which occurred in the neighbourhood of Chelsea in Manhattan in New York, United States.The bomb explosion occurred around 1am on Sunday out…
14 abducted oil workers regain freedom
In keeping with his pledge to fight all manner of crime and criminality in Rivers State, the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Odesanya, said the command has rescued the 14 oil workers who were a…
IPOB Declares Sit-at-home on Sept 23
There is tension in Igboland on what Friday 23rd September, 2016 would be like following a declaration of a sit-at-home for non-initiates and protests the world over for the immediate release o…
Linda Ikeji prays to get married and have children soon as she turns 36
Popular Nigerian celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji turns 36 today, celebrating her birthday, the self acclaimed Africa richest blogger says getting married and bearing her own children as soon as possibl…