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The 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has decried the high rate of suicide in Nigeria. Atiku on Tuesday enjoined Nigerian parents and communities at large to look out for early signs of depression in the lives of young people. According to him, paying close attention will help control the […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the federal government has engaged the U.S. government to make the issue of visa issuance less difficult for genuine Nigerian visitors to America. Mr Onyeama said this on Tuesday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists on the negative impact the issue of visa overstay had on […]

The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and household packaging. The report was adopted on Tuesday at the Committee of Whole presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuf Lassun (APC-Osun). The bill seeks […]

Millionaire who had s-x onboard a private jet with a 15-year-old girl he was supposed to be teaching to fly faces five years behind bars. Married father-of-three Stephen Bradley Mell pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct and receiving child abuse images and is due to be […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says Nigeria is safe for world leaders invited to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29. Mohammed spoke while fielding questions from journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. The minister had been asked to tell Nigerians measures that have been taken to make the country […]

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has confirmed the commission is investigating the outgoing Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Mr Magu disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday. Asked if an investigation is being carried out regarding the outgoing state governor, he responded, “definitely”. The […]

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth Rome Masters… Rafael Nadal had to dig deep to beat Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters and claim his first title of the season, winning 6-0 4-6 6-1 after more than two hours of intense battle. It was a thrilling precursor to what could […]

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been ranked 11th in the club of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders for this year. The rating was announced by Fortune, a multinational business magazine based in New York City, United States. It focuses mainly on privately-run businesses and how their promoters have used them to impact their society positively. The […]

US President Donald Trump has outlined his “strongly pro-life” views on abortion amid controversy over strict new laws passed in several states. Mr Trump said he was against abortion except in cases of rape, incest or a “serious health risk” to the mother. His stance on what is a divisive election issue in the US […]

Lamar Odom has done many questionable things during his career. Using a prosthetic penis to cheat a drug test, however, is one of the strangest yet. The story, first reported by Nathalie Stone of People Magazine, is detailed in the 39-year-old’s soon-to-be-released book ‘Darkness to Light: A Memoir.’ In 2004 Odom needed to pass an Olympic […]

The federal government says it has ‘credible evidence” to back up its outcry that the opposition is planning to ‘sabotage Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration, generally overheat the polity, and make the country ungovernable.’ The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Saturday at the 2019 edition of his Annual Ramadan Lecture held at […]

Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu will be shut down due to security reasons. Speaking on Friday at the stakeholders’ forum in Lagos, the minister listed the security challenges at the airport to include bad runway, proximity to a market and the wrong location of the state’s […]

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to pray and support the federal government’s effort towards tackling the security challenges rocking the nation, saying constant prayer was the secret behind the achievements of his five-year administration. Jonathan said this even as the Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, lamented […]

Outgoing Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Thursday said that in his eight years as governor, he went through a lot of troubles to develop Imo state. Okorocha spoke in Owerri, during a prayer meeting by Women of Divine Destiny Initiative, WODDI, organized by his wife, Nkechi Okorocha, at Imo International Convention Center, IICC. “Imo State […]

The President of the Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN), Gani Lawal, has urged Nigeria to reciprocate to U.S.’s indefinite suspension of interview waivers for visa renewals or “Dropbox” for Nigerians. Mr Lawal, a former ambassador, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. […]

“What’s our population control policy? Does anybody care how many children we have? Does anybody care how many we ought to have? How many children make up an economy functional, nobody cares. So, we all talk about issues to avoid what is truly important, population control policy.” Those were the words of Ben Murray-Bruce as […]