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Manchester United may wonder which Paul Pogba is going to turn up when struggling West Bromwich Albion visit Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. Will it be the player who has disappointed for much of the season, or the one who lived up to his £89 million ($126 million) price tag for...

Nollywood actress Amanda Ebeye, who sat for an interview with Saturday Sun disclosed that prefers money to good sex when asked to pick one. The single mother of one, also insinuated that she will go for a sex toy, to supplement good sex her man’s money won’t give her. Click here to read more

President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid may hit the rocks because of the murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in the middle Belt and some southern states. Statistics recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that the country as of January 2018 had...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended for three months from Saturday a state of emergency for the fourth time since it was first declared last year, the official gazette said. A nationwide state of emergency was first imposed in April last year after two church bombings claimed by the...

D’banj is so worried about aging and how his fans, especially the women, perceive him. The 37-year-old singer revealed this in new chat with Punch, where he spoke about the grey hair appearing on his body, and how he strongly believes that women still find him attractive; why he thinks he is...

Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has demanded the resignation of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for asking the International Criminal Court not to escalate its investigation against the Boko Haram sect. Click here to read more

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the remaining girls abducted by terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, four years ago were still in captivity because of some setbacks in the negotiation between the Federal Government and the Boko Haram sect. Click...

Saraki, who had been in alliance with PDP since the beginning of 8th National Assembly, is said to be planning to use the crisis that will likely emanate from the upcoming APC National Convention to detect to the PDP baring any last minute change of mind, The Eagle Online informed Facts have...

Given the political developments in Kebbi State in the past two months, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu is likely to have a smooth ride back to the Government House in Birnin Kebbi in 2019. Click here to read more

58 years after Independence, Nigeria is still in the doldrums, battling to be a nation, says the Ibadan Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). Click here to read more

Gunmen in the army uniforms yesterday went berserk, killing 26 people, following an attack on Jandeikyura, a border settlement between Taraba and Benue states. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday in Tiv dominated villages, bringing the total number of people murdered in the area to...

The UK has joined the USA and France in carrying out air strikes to suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities. The strikes targeted military bases near the capital Damascus and the city of Homs, in response to last week's alleged chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma. Click here to...

The National Agency for The Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested three suspected traffickers and rescued 19 women in Abuja. The NAPTIP Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Josiah Emerole, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Click here to read more

Spokesman of pro-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has said that the group is not going to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election because the president failed to deliver on his campaign promises. Reacting to Buhari’s declaration to go for second term, Mr. Odumakin...

Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams – which may mean matches being played in other Gulf states.Football’s world governing body voted last January to expand the tournament from 32 teams for 2026, but the South American confederation Conmebol...

The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced a police sergeant, Vincent Manu, to death for unlawfully killing a businessman, late Stephen Anakwe, and labelling him an armed robber. Click here to read more

The greatest talking point in our country this week has been the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari that he would seek a second term in office next year. Click here to read more