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Oluremi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, has been ordained as assistant pastor at Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). She was ordained alongside 11,249 officials of the church. Bola Tinubu, her husband, was among those who witnessed the ordination.   H

During the weekend in Chicago, 66 people were shot, 12 of them fatally, between Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11:59 p.m. “It’s no secret that we had an unacceptably violent weekend,” Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said. The spate of shootings left Chicago officials visibly frustrated during a Monday press conference, in which […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity remains intact, in spite of the allegation of certificate forgery against his Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. Mr Mohammed said this on Monday when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority Newspaper. Responding to a question from […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied claim that it invited President Muhammadu Buhari as its keynote speaker during its 20th anniversary because he had the highest rating on integrity. A lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin in an interview on a national television in July claimed that the ICC invited Buhari as its keynote speaker, because he is the […]

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has distanced the national oil company and its Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, from the ongoing political tango in the National Assembly and the trending reports in some section of the media insinuating that the corporation’s helmsman had doled out funds to effect the impeachment of […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar “can never enjoy” his support for a political office. He said God will never forgive him if he backs Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku served as vice-president to Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. He aspired to succeed Obasanjo in 2003 but the elder statesman went ahead to complete […]

As the competition for the presidential ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party gets stiffer in the run-up to the 2019 general elections, the party has said that it will rely on Nigerians to help the party choose its candidate for the presidential election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in […]

A Kenyan man, Robert Ramu Kathata, has revealed why his 19 wives are not tempted to cheat on him. Kathata, who is a traditional healer revealed that his wives can never cheat on him out of fear, “None of my wives can cheat on me because they will definitely get stuck during sex. Further, I use some […]

Alia Ghanem, the mother of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, has given her first interview to Western media, telling The Guardian newspaper that her eldest son was ‘brainwashed’ into extremist ideology. Speaking at her family’s home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ghanem said bin Laden was a shy, academically capable boy, who turned into a […]

Speaking to BBC, the 42-year-old who spent five seasons with the Gunners does not fancy the North London club, who are starting their post-Wenger era after 22 years, to win the league. “If it happens and they win the league, it’s a miracle,” said the Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold-winning captain who won the EPL twice […]

The 2019 general elections are set to be Nigeria’s most expensive polls in history, according to Daily Trust investigations of approved official expenditure of past elections. President Muhammadu Buhari had proposed N242.45bn (equivalent to $672.35m at official exchange rate) to the National Assembly for next year’s general elections. The money will be shared between the […]

The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday formally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances. The Vatican said it had changed its universal catechism to reflect Pope Francis’ total opposition to the death penalty. Previously the catechism, a summary of Church teaching, had allowed the death penalty in rare cases. The […]

The Nigerian government on Thursday argued for the payment of compulsory levy by students in primary and secondary schools across Nigeria. The levy was debated on Thursday at the 63rd ministerial session of the National Council Education (NCE). The approval for the levy was initially contained in the communique from the session but was later […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 10 million deaths might be recorded per year globally from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) effective from 2050, if not checked. The WHO Country Representative, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, gave the warning in a paper he presented at 2nd National Summit in Abuja on Thursday. The summit has as its theme: […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday likened defectors from his party, APC, to ‘bad eggs’ saying “God will continue to fish out the bad eggs among us.” Mr Buhari, speaking in Bauchi, also told supporters not to be perturbed by the recent defections in the party. Over two scores of federal and state lawmakers as well […]

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole; and some senators elected on the platform of the party led by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came amidst the gale of defections being witnessed in the […]

Two Kenyan Nakuru MCAs caused drama at the House’ precincts on Tuesday, July 31, after they came to blows over a boyfriend. Honourables Joyce Anyiso and Jacqueline Manyara had a bitter verbal exchange before their fight went physical. One of the MCAs was overheard warning the other keep off her boyfriend. Anyiso accused Manyara of […]

Serena Williams suffered the most lopsided loss of her career at the WTA San Jose event on Tuesday, losing the final 12 games in a shocking first-round upset to unseeded Johanna Konta, AFP reports. The 23-time Grand Slam winner struggled mightily against the British No. 1 and former winner Konta, who crushed Williams 6-1, 6-0 […]