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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is “100 per cent” prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to take action to stem the flow of migrants into the country. Delays were already rising at several key border crossings as Trump ratcheted up pressure on Democrats in Congress to toughen […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met on Tuesday for the first time after the 2019 general elections. Both leaders met in Dakar at the inauguration ceremony of the Senegalese President, Macky Sall. Despite President Buhari’s victory at the poll, former President Obasanjo has restated his support for the presidential candidate of the […]

The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, says the federal government will ensure free access to the internet in public places across Nigeria. Mr Shittu said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day stakeholders workshop on the role of the Public Internet Access for Economic Development. “We are trying to ensure the vision of free […]

Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said that President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, are incomparable, insisting that his former vice is politically, economically and socially sound than Buhari. Obasanjo disclosed this on Sunday evening when the Southwest PDP leaders led by the party’s National Vice […]

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, admits to taking joy from the ability of fellow Argentine Lionel Messi, but is eager to point out that the Barcelona talisman “is not God”. Many consider the mercurial South American to be a sporting deity, with his achievements raising the bar of individual excellence. He is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians that he will put in all effort to ensure the best for the country and her citizens when he begins a second term in office on May 29. The president also appreciated all those who voted him during the elections. Receiving the Board of Trustees and Advisory […]

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal Government  not to provoke him, adding that he has the capacity to make the country ungovernable. He described an alleged plan by the Federal Government to arrest him with the International Police as an effort in futility. He said he was […]

Data compiled by Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, has classified Nigerians as the sixth “most miserable people in the world”. The Misery Index was calculated using economic indices including unemployment, inflation and bank lending rates. For Nigeria, the unemployment rate was the major contributing factor. “The original Misery Index […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says every part of the country will be represented in the allocation of political offices in his second term. The president gave this assurance on Friday when he received the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Samson Ayokunle, CAN president who led the delegation, had urged the president to see […]

Adams Oshiomole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) worked against his party in the just-concluded general election. Mr Oshiomhole disclosed this during an interview tagged: “Hard Copy” on Channels Television on Friday evening. “I have huge reservations about the way INEC conducted this […]

President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his threat to close down the border between the United States and Mexico, but this time he noted he would act next week if Mexico doesn’t step up. “If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug (sic) our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING the […]

American actor, Nicholas Cage 55, has filed for an annulment four days after getting married to his fourth wife, Erika Koike. The “Face/Off” star filed for an annulment from Koike in Las Vegas and the court record also shows that the veteran actor has requested a divorce if an annulment isn’t possible, says Entertainment Tonight. The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja assured Christian leaders in the country of his commitment to leave Nigeria better than he met it in 2015. Receiving the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by Samson Ayokunle, the president of the association, Mr Buhari said his administration will continue to address important national […]

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has blamed the past administration for what he described as wasting Nigeria’s resources. He criticised the past government for not achieving enough for Nigerians in the time when there was abundance in the country. According to him, Nigeria’s main problem is not lack of ideas or projects but lack of integrity […]

The national leader of Nigeria’s ruling party has opposed the federal government’s plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). He said an increase in VAT will reduce the purchasing power of Nigerian consumers and is capable of increasing hardship in the country. “This is why I appeal on Mr Osinbajo (Yemi) and his team […]

Manchester United has announced that current caretaker manager and former striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, has been appointed as the club’s full-time manager on a three-year contract. Solskjær scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007 and also managed the club’s reserve team until the end of 2010. He was appointed caretaker […]

The Senate has advised the Federal Government to invest more in preventing corruption than fighting it. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Sen. Matthew Urhoghide, made the call when the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, appeared before the committee to defend the 2019 budget of his office on Wednesday.   Urhogide said […]