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The Peoples Democratic Party has knocked the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for what attempting to divert attention from the main issues of the failures of the APC government by making derogatory remarks on the opposition PDP.  In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the […]

Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha has been provisionally suspended for the use of banned substances by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Nwokocha, 21, ran the anchor leg in Birmingham last month as Nigeria beat England and Jamaica to take gold. She was part of the winning quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, and Rose Chukwuma who […]

The Federal Government has reacted to a viral video showing stranded Nigerians at an airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The video had suggested the Nigerians had been denied entry into the UAE despite possessing valid visas. In a statement signed by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, the government said the […]

Nigeria now has about 20 million out-of-school children, according to the latest global data on out-of-school children by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO, which says a new and improved methodology was used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are “244 million children and youth between the ages of 6 and […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has threatened to assist the Peoples’ Democratic Party lose the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who is having a running battle with Senator Iyioricha Ayu, National Chairamn of the PDP, said this at the commissioning of a road in Omerelu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers, on Thursday. The governor […]

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has dropped a hint for one to know if initiated into witchcraft. The popular thespian who is famous for some of his roles as an occult member in the Nigerian movie industry shared with his friends and fans some pointers that can indicate that they have become a member of the […]

There are indications that despite the insistence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue its lingering strike, the Federal Government is set to reopen universities. According to sources in the Federal Ministry of Education, the academic staff are not the only set of workers in the university system and since non-academic staff […]

Legendary Nigerian actress, Joke Silva has allayed the fears of many fans and movie lovers that her husband, colleague and contemporary in the Nigerian film industry, Olu Jacobs is dead. Taking to her verified Instagram account, the thespian stated that her husband is hale and hearty saying he is ‘enjoying himself as always in the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, said attacks on police officers on official duties will no longer be tolerated. He also ordered all police commands and formations to ensure immediate prosecution of anyone who assaults policemen regardless of the causative factors. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday by Force Public […]

The management of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has reopened the institution for academic activities, in defiance of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide. The management directed the students to resume academic activities on Monday, 29 August. However, the ASUU chapter in EKSU says the […]

Persistent brain drain by doctors is depleting the country’s medical care expertise and taking the country farther away from the recommended number of doctors per population, medical associations and experts have said. Their position faulted the claim by the Minister of Health, Dr.  Osagie Ehanire that Nigeria has a sufficient number of medical doctors despite the […]

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze, has faulted Senator Andy Uba’s denial, insisting that he gave the former senator a N50 million loan, which was not repaid, hence he want to get a court judgment, in a bid to recover the money. In an earlier judgement by Anambra State High on March 6, 2017, in […]

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, says he loves Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but he will not support him in the 2023 election. Momodu said he is determined to ensure the election of Atiku Abubakar, standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In an Instagram post on Friday, […]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said infrastructural projects all over the country justify the foreign debts by the present administration. According to the Minister, President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration met N18billion in 2015 appropriated for works, saying the government had to borrow to execute the projects. Fashola spoke on Thursday at the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. Punch gathered that Atiku pleaded with Wike to support him in the 2023 presidential election. A close associate of the governor, who […]