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A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Thursday said his presidential ambition was not out of desperation for power, but for genuine service to the people of Nigeria. Mr. Lamido made the statement in Lagos during a meeting with members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. He said his decision […]

Parents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who were released on Wednesay by Boko Haram said the terrorists took their time to preach sermons to them before leaving the community. They said no soldier or security operative was present in the community to confront the insurgents for the almost one hour they spent in the community. Dapchi […]

Serena Williams was knocked out of the Miami Open in the first round by Naomi Osaka as the 23-time Grand Slam winner continues her return after pregnancy. Williams, unseeded after taking 13 months off to have her first child, was beaten 6-3 6-2 by the Japanese, 20. The American lost serve twice in each set […]

The present economic templates being used by the Muhammadu Buhari government do not have the ability to address the unique needs of Nigerians at present, American business magnate, Bill Gates, has said. The philanthropist and founder of Microsoft corporation however said Nigeria has the ability to approach ‘upper middle-income status’ like Brazil, China and Mexico, […]

One of the Dapchi schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram on Wednesday, Khadija Grema, provided a detailed account of their journey after Boko Haram insurgents abducted them on February 19. About 110 girls were kidnapped from their secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State.  A total of 105 of them were freed on Wednesday morning by the insurgents who dropped […]

The Nigerian government has now confirmed that 105 girls have been released from among 110 kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State. The girls were released early on Wednesday weeks after they were kidnapped from their secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated these, is currently at the […]

The son of the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is to run as a candidate in the country’s presidential elections this year, according to local media reports. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was once the heir apparent to his father’s regime but is now wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity during his […]

Pope Francis has said that men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited. “This isn’t making love. This is torturing a woman. Let’s not confuse the terms,”Pope insisted on Monday. He further asked forgiveness for all Christians who buy sex from women. Francis spoke during a […]

James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says he went to the United Kingdom on sabbatical leave. A London court had sentenced Ibori to prison after convicting him of money laundering in 2012. The former governor ended his jail term in 2016 and returned to Nigeria the following year. Ever since he returned, his supporters […]

Data made available by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) show that banks lost two million customers between 2016 and 2017. The total number of bank accounts dropped to 59 million in 2017 from 61 million in 2016. NAN reports that the number of active bank accounts also reduced by 1.5 million, dropping from 65 […]