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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday filed documents with electoral officials to vie for re-election next year, a day after hundreds of politicians, celebrities and sports figures backed his bid. The 65-year-old strongman, who will face only...

Days after visiting Nigeria for the Rhythm Unplugged concert, Michael Dapaah AKA Big Shaq has returned to his country, Ghana and according to him, ‘It feels good to touch base’. This is the first time in 9-years that he will be visiting Ghana. The ‘Mans...

Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is the latest player to join the debate of who is the best between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Messi scored from the penalty spot and assisted one of the three goals scored against Real Madrid on Saturday at the Santiago...

Sola Ogudu, Wizkid’s first baby mama and mother of his son Boluwatife has reacted in the most beautiful way ever to the Star Boy bringing their son on stage during his concert on the 24th of this month. Read the message she posted on social media below:...

Liberians are choosing a new president in a run-off vote between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah. Mr Weah, 51, won the first round, but he did not secure the required 50% of the vote for an outright victory....

Egypt has hanged 15 militants who were convicted of carrying out attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, authorities discolored. The executions were carried out on Tuesday at two prisons in the north of the country, where the men were...

In a repeated manner, Vietnamese discount carrier VietJet Air, is using sex to sell seats, disclosing a promotional calendar for 2018 featuring women in bikinis. The airline, which flies from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City and serves 23 domestic and 10...

Gunmen on Christmas Eve (Sunday) raided the Kaduna home of the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Aliyu Mukhtar, who confirmed the incident, noted...

Governor Ayo Fayose was at Alade filling station when the filling station started dispensing the government house fuel made available to Ekiti people by the Governor . The gesture is aimed at mitigating the effect of acute fuel scarcity being experienced...

The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole operating in Borno State have recovered over 200 cows from Boko Haram members, while three of insurgents were killed during encounter with soldiers. According to the Director of...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) bears the cost of fuel subsidy and not the federal government. NAN reports that the vice-president clarified this on Monday while answering questions from journalists...

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on Tuesday expressed concern over the inability of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to send petrol to its members’ depots. DAPPMA’s Executive Secretary, Mr Olufemi Adewole,...

According to Kayode Ogundamisi, a rights activist and social commentator, the timing of the release of a documentary on Buhari by the presidency is all wrong. “Buhari documentary commissioned by Femi Adesina during fuel scarcity is an insult on Nigerians.”...

The English international and Tottenham Hotspur star, Harry Kane, today broke the long held premier league record of 36 goals in a calendar year, which was held by Alan Shearer with Blackburn Rovers in 1995. Harry Kane already levelled the record in his...

The senate President, Bukola Saraki, has joined well wishers in celebrating the speaker of the federal house of Representatives, Hon. Yakuba Dogara, on his 50th birthday. Senator Bukola Saraki who congratulated Dogara on behalf of the members of the senate,...

A British lady, Laura Plummer has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for being caught with tramadol tablet in her brief case. Plummer, 33 years old, was reportedly said to be unaware that tramadol is a banned substance in Egypt, while it is not...

The Manchester united boss, Jose Mourinho, has tipped the Sean Dyche's side towards featuring in the European competition. Burnley has thrown surprise in the current English premier league, staying on the 7th spot on the table in the halfway of the season....

Buhari did not only adopt the budget template of Goodluck Jonathan, whom his administration has consistently accused of financial profligacy, he has presented more outrageous budgets than the defeated PDP leader did while at the helm. The most inexplicable...

Bank debtors in the country may soon undergo credit rating if hint from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is anything to go by. According to the apex bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, this is one of the decisions arrived at during the Bankers’ Committee...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stirred up a fresh controversy over his real age when he said he thought he was 74 but was told he was 75. Buhari spoke when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello, led a delegation to pay him...

1.Passage of the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill Here we saw a Nigerian Senate that not only listens but also has its fingers on the pulse of the people. By passing the NotTooYoungToRun Bill, which reduces the required ages for seeking political offices, the Senate...

Speaking at the site of the mini depot, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said it was saddening to make such discoveries in the city center when less than 500 meters away, motorists were on endless queues. The News Agency of Nigeria...

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, announced Sunday night that the American government has reduced its contribution to the U.N.’s annual budget by $285m. The Christmas Eve statement reads in part: “Today, the United Nations...

A housewife, Dausiya Abdulmuminu, 15, arrested by the Katsina Police Command for allegedly poisoning her husband, Samilu Usman, said she put rat poison in the 27-year-old husband’s food because she never loved him. The husband died alongside an eight-year-old,...

Members of the Kwara South Unity Forum in Kwara State have proposed a recall process against the senator representing the Kwara South Senatorial District, Dr. Rafiu Ibrahim. According to a photocopy of the acknowledged copy of the petition, made available...