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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 […]

A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins, 26 days after giving birth to her first child. A gynecologist at Ad-Din hospital in Dhaka, Sheila Poddar, said Arifa Sultana gave birth to a boy in late February. According to a report on CNN, the mother and baby were released from a different Dhaka hospital […]

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 […]

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has revoked the bail earlier granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court presided over by a judge, Binta Nyako, gave the order on Thursday and directed that a bench warrant should be issued for Mr Kanu’s arrest. The court […]

Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, has lamented the “very annoying” rate at which Nigerians import goods from abroad. Speaking when he appeared before the senate committee on agriculture in Abuja, the minister said some Nigerians import pizza from London. He came before the committee to defend the ministry’s budget for 2019. According to the minister, […]

The convener of “OurMumuDonDo” Movement, Charles Oputa, popularly referred to Charly Boy, has contradicted his earlier statement that he received millions of naira from President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team. Charly Boy in an interview with Oak TV on Tuesday said he could not have used the song where he abused the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

Justice Angela Otaluka of the FCT High Court, Apo, on Wednesday sentenced a 43-year-old native doctor, Clement Joseph to a total of 97 years in prison over N5.6 million fraud. Joseph, also known as “Dr Omale”, was arraigned by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a seven-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. […]

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says some cities in Nigeria can now boast of constant power supply. He said this on the Sunrise Daily programme of Channels Television on Wednesday. “Sitting down here I can tell you some states that have almost 24 hours – Kebbi, Yobe. Some have five, some […]

Nigeria’s ruling party on Wednesday reacted for the first time to the controversy trailing the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare Rochas Okorocha Senator-elect. The party said it cannot intervene on behalf of Mr Okorocha, because the outgoing Imo governor is still serving a suspension. The National Publicity Secretary of the […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated US President Donald Trump over his vindication on allegations that campaign colluded with Russia to influence the US election in 2016. Trump had been accused of conspiring with Russian officials to influence the election, especially against Hillary Clinton, his then rival. But the report of Robert Mueller, US special counsel, […]

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has admitted he used to be a naughty chap during his early days at Chelsea under the tutelage of Jose Mourinho. Mikel, now 31, joined Chelsea from Lyn Oslo in 2006 after a long transfer battle with Manchester United following his impressive performance during the 2005 U-20 World Cup in […]

A new public survey released Tuesday by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) reports high levels of corruption in public institutions in Nigeria for the past 5 years. Of the five major public institutions surveyed, the police emerged as the most corrupt, with the power sector identified as the second most corrupt in the […]