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Zimbabwe's former army chief, Constantino Chiwenga, has been appointed as one of the country's new vice-presidents. Mr Chiwenga spearheaded the military takeover in November that resulted in the overthrow of President Robert Mugabe. He recently retired...

Sixty-eight civilians were killed in two separate air raids by the Saudi-led coalition in one day of Yemen’s “absurd” war, the United Nations claimed. The first airstrike on Tuesday hit a crowded market in Taez province, killing 54 civilians, including...

The present state of health of Yusuf Buhari, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, generated confusion at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Yusuf, who was involved in a bike accident in Abuja on Tuesday night, sustained a head injury and had one...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Dr. Nosiru Olajide Onibon as the Acting Provost of the Michael Otedola College of Primary Education ( MOCPED ), Noforija, Epe. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education,...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday had a discussion behind closed doors with the embattled member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumunin Jibrin at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting,...

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It is no news that virtually all states across the federation are in paucity of funds. Their level of under performances with regard to statutory functions are palpable. Payment of basic salary has become an arduous task for state Governors. Statistically,...

Rihanna’s cousin has been shot dead mere hours after they spent Christmas Day together in Barbados. Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne was walking in the St Michael’s area around 7pm on Boxing Day (26 December) when he was shot by an unidentified man several times,...

Most motorists in Abuja on Wednesday got more free petrol as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) sealed more stations. The team had sealed the Khalif Civic Centre and Investment Limited at...

The Ogun state Police Command has arrested a 21- year old Israel Oluranti for stabbing one Farooq Olusegun to death. Oluranti allegedly stabbed Farooq with jagged end of a bottle at Ope-Ilu area of Agbado, Ifo local government area of the state on Christmas...

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January in a world record £75m deal. The Netherlands international had been expected to join the Reds last summer after he handed in a transfer request....

A woman, Mary Johnson, who allegedly slashed her neighbour’s head with a razor blade, has been arraigned at an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Johnson, 24, of Okito Street, Ajegunle, was brought by the police before Senior Magistrate M.A. Etti on a charge...

Yusuf Buhari had a bike accident last night around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. He broke a limb and had an injury in the head and as a result, he has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is now in a stable condition. The President...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as very unfortunate a statement credited to the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on the fuel supply situation, especially Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). NNPC wishes...

Ex-Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has described former Vice president Atiku Abubakar as the All Progressive Congress (APC)’s greatest fear for 2019. According to Fani-Kayode, hate comments from some APC governors have proven this, adding that they...

Reno Omokri, former presidential aide, has lambasted the Presidency for saying Nigeria will stop importing fuel by 2019. He wondered how fuel importation will stop when President Muhammadu Buhari has not built or repair a single refinery since assuming...

The west London club boss, Arsene Wenger has mocked Mourinho's statement that they are financially disadvantaged after drawing with Burnley in yesterday's premier league match day 20 game. Wenger claimed that his club has always been financially disadvantaged...

The former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the power bike accident making round the news of which the son of president Muhammadu Buhari was a victim. Yusuf Buhari reportedly had an accident in Abuja on his power bike, where he...

2017 Christmas day will be an unforgettable day for a Lagos okada rider, who reportedly hit Nigerian soldiers' car and received the beating of his life. According to reports from Ebiwali's blog, the innocent okada rider mistakenly hit Nigerian Soldiers...

The former Manchester united boss, Sire Alex Ferguson has privately expressed his view on the current united boss' tactics. After losing out in the league cup to Bristol city, drawing consecutively with Leicester city and Burnley in the premiere league...

President Muhammadu Buhari maintains his stance to the people of the South-East geo-political zone of the country, insisting that he would always remain a friend to Nd’Igbo. The President, represented by the Executive Director in charge of Administration/Training,...

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The Presidency said on Wednesday that the President’s son, Yusuf Buhari, who had a bike accident on Tuesday night around Gwarimpa area of Abuja, is in a stable condition. A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,...

Russia has lost contact with Angola’s first national telecoms satellite launched from the Baikonur space pad, its maker said Wednesday — a fresh embarrassment for Moscow’s once proud space industry. The incident involving the Russian-made Angosat-1 followed...

Former AC Milan, Manchester City and Chelsea striker George Weah has been elected president of Liberia. Weah - the first African to win the Ballon D'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year - won comprehensively, clinching 12 of the 15 counties in the West...