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APC: No election, but a sham Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 22 of the 25 local government areas of the state were yesterday declared winners of the council election conducted by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC). Confusion, however, trailed the absence...

PDP: It is a mark of insensitivity Sequel to the launching of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election campaign, with the appointment of former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi as the Director General, some Nigerians have raised eyebrow on the insensitivity of the...

Two days after a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek a second term in office, another man of God has predicted that the president would be rejected at the polls if he seeks re-election. Prophet Emmanuel Omale, the founder of the Divine Hand of …...

Cleric commits suicide in Kaduna A 40-year-old cleric, Samuel Hamza has committed suicide at Ungwar Romi area in the Kaduna State capital. Hamza, until his death was a pastor of a Pentecostal church in the area. He sent himself to an early grave by hanging himself from the fan inside his …...

Adamu: 2018 will correct all the anomalies of Nigerian sports in 2017 The former CAF and FIFA Executive Committee member, Dr. Amos Adamu, while admitting that, the year 2017 was not a good one for Nigerian sports except for the Super Eagles qualification for the 2018 World Cup final, has …...

Tonto Dikeh’s bride price refund Though hilarious in every sense of the description, Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh’s bride price refund qualifies as one of the highlights of Nigerian showbiz in 2017, as was finally proven wrong by her father when he returned the bride price to his...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country during the Yuletide period as shameful. “It’s such a shame that Christmas has been, to some extent, with this sort of discomfort. This is deeply regretted. “And I know that, despite the resilience and strength of...

A 66-year-old sickly man, Mr. David Chukwumezie, has alleged that his landlady, Mrs. Gafaru Adewale, hired three members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to beat him and his family for owing her rent. Speaking with our correspondent at his 2/4 Adegbuyi Street, Ijegun, Lagos State residence...