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The Senior Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has revealed that President Buhari will take a decision on Ex-Pension boss Miana, within the next few days. He made this revelation while speaking with Channels TV on Thursday night. READ MORE HERE

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has revealed that the Federal Government has recovered $85m of the stolen money in the Malabu Oil Deal from the UK.. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, disclosed this on Thursday...

Dangote Sugar, an American of the Dangote Group has declared a profit after tax of N26.5bn in third quarter 2017, according to reports by Proshare READ MORE HERE

Peter Okoye, the wtin brother of Paul Okoye, who make up the famous P-Square, has opened up to Vibe.ng magazine on his career, family and fight with his twin brother. READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE

The former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina has revealed that he went to hiding to protect himself from those that have vowed to kill him after his reforms hindered them from stealing. He also stated that several attempts have been made on his...

Opposition supporters in Kenya have clashed with the Kenyan police as the presidential election rerun holds. Angry youths were reported burning barricades and preventing voting in some towns, seeking to challenge the credibility of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s expected victory. READ MORE HERE

A Nigerian businessman, Mayowa Ogunbayo, who is a friend to Italian footballer Mario Balloteli, has been found dead in his London luxury flat with a knife through his heart. The police have since launched an investigation READ MORE HERE

Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has disclosed how lies by late warlord, Odumegu Ojukwu after the Aburi accord led to Biafra civil war, between 1967 and 1970. Gowon made the claim while giving insight into what happened at the Aburi Conference, in Ghana, convened to...

At least three local government areas in Nigeria are still cut off due to the presence of Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations has said. The claim is coming weeks after the military command in northeast Nigeria announced that no part of Borno state was under the control of the deadly...

CCTV facilities installed at a pharmacy store in Idimu, a surburb of Lagos, has captured the identities of robbers who attacked the store. According to a tweet by Alimosho Online, the images were released by the owner of the pharmacy See more of the photos below.

An American actress, Heather Lind has revealed that former U.S President George H.W Bush sexually assaulted her during a special screening of an historical television show in 2014 READ MORE HERE

With over 21000 candidates applying for the post UTME exercise in the University of Ibadan, the premier university may have earned a whooping N43.3m after charging each candidate N2,000. The N2000 charged is in compliance with the directive from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board...

Aarinola Olaiya, who is set to become the first medical student to graduate with a distinction in Surgery in OAU for the first time in 28 years, and also on course to bag 12 distinctions, shares her success story with The Punch READ MORE HERE

The management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has implored Nigerians and aliens in the country to get their National Identification Numbers (NINs) READ MORE HERE

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that he made a mistake in saying $2bn was released from the Sovereign Wealth Fund instead of N2bn for the construction of the Second Niger bridge READ MORE HERE

A Bishop named Iwah Mfon and 18 others have been arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping and cult activities in different areas of Akwa Ibom State by troops of the Nigerian Army in the ongoing Operation Crocodile Smile II taking place in the South-South and South-West region READ MORE HERE

The Kaduna State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has backed the decision of the state government to sack over 20,000 teachers in the state, saying the move is needed to reform education in the state. READ MORE HERE

The value of bitcoin, the popular cyrptocurrency has hit an all time high. When it was first introduced, it goes for around $10 per coin, but now, it goes for around $5000 per coin. For Nigerian investors and those interested in investing, here are top 5 ways to convert your coins into Naira...

Natives of Iba Oku, Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom State were thrown into shock when a vulture allegedly delivered a letter to their village head, Eteidung Gabriel Mbeka asking him to quite his throne. READ MORE HERE

Senator Ademola Adeleke, who is David's uncle, was seen dancing with three beauty queens. He is sure up to the task Watch video below