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Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe says that he has had trouble sleeping since the club’s defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mbappe, 20, failed to score as United came back from a 2-0 first-leg deficit to win 3-1 in Paris and advance on away goals. Marcus Rashford netted a late penalty, […]

Two Nigerian Professors were among the 157 people that died on Sunday in an Ethiopian Airlines jet crash. The passenger jet en route Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed about six minutes after take-off, killing all passengers and eight crew members on board. The Nigerian victims were identified as a popular Nigerian-born Canadian professor and writer, […]

The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, on Saturday expressed his willingness to contest for the presidency after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in 2023. Mr Bakare made the announcement about his ambition during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos shortly after casting his vote […]

Jose Mourinho says Manchester United’s “phenomenal” Champions League victory against Paris Saint-Germain is testament to the impact his successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has enjoyed. The dramatic win followed  Ajax’s shock success at another of the Portuguese’s former clubs Real Madrid  and speaking to  RT, he was asked to choose his ‘Special One’ from the midweek […]

The wife of the Nigerian president, Aisha Buhari, has advised the ruling party, APC, that any government it leads should consider only card-carrying members for political appointments. She made the call at a dinner to celebrate the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at Daura Stadium, Kastina State on Thursday. Mrs Buhari’s statement at the dinner […]

An HIV-positive patient in London has been cleared of the virus after getting a bone marrow transplant to treat lymphoma, raising hopes for possible cure through stem cell transplant. He has remained in HIV remission despite being taken off antiretroviral therapy, 19 months after the bone marrow transplant from a CCR5 negative donor for Hodgkin’s […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owes Nigerians explanations on how it expended the resources that accrued to the country from oil sales between 1999 and 2014. Mr Buhari also described the 16 years of rule of the PDP as an era of “unprecedented, irresponsible expenditure”. He said this during an […]

Following the renewal of his tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to work harder to consolidate on providing security, improving the economy, creating jobs, fighting corruption and upgrading infrastructure. Speaking at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday when he received the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, on a courtesy visit, President Buhari said: […]

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in conducting the 2019 presidential election. This, according to the court, is in pursuant to section 151(1 &2) of the Electoral […]

A former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said he would not stop criticising President Muhammadu Buhari until he does “what is right.” Obasanjo who pointed out that criticism remains an integral part of democracy, said he had nothing personal against Buhari and his government. The first class Monarch who served as a military officer during […]

The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has debunked rumours making rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari was making plans to Islamize Nigeria. Osinbajo speaking in a town hall meeting held at Hotel Du Golf off PZ junction, Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State on Tuesday with the Aba […]

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, says there are better days ahead for the business community in Nigeria, despite the elections ongoing in the country. Dangote said there is a lot happening in Nigeria, and elections did not deter his companies from investing in the country. “I think from the business community, things are going […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested Babalele Abdullahi, son-inlaw of  Atiku Abubakar over alleged money laundering. Abdullahi is also the finance director of  Atiku’s group of companies. Tony Orilade, acting spokesman of EFCC, told NAN that Abdullahi is in the commission’s custody. “We are investigating a case of money laundering against Abdullahi. […]

The Forum of Presidential Candidates and Political Parties for Good Governance, has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to shelve the idea of challenging the outcome of the just concluded presidential election in court. The forum made up of chairmen and candidates of 36 political parties, who contested the […]