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Hotshot comedian, fast gaining enviable reputation as a social commentator, Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye has begged and advised Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to toe the line of honour by removing the Statue of the erstwhile embattled South African president, Jacob...

Uche Elendu is a Nollywood actress who is passionate about what she does. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde, she goes down memory lane to talk about how it all started, memorable moments, challenges and more. WHAT attracted you to acting? It is something that I am passionate about …...

wild and effervescent Nollywood actress, Moyo Lawal has been accused of many things since her career hit top note. Love her, hate her, the Lagos-born sexy diva has a way of getting away with things most of her colleagues wouldn’t dare. Moyo Lawal But her latest … via Vanguard News –...

A former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, is angry with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly singling him out for trial over the N600million cash given to six leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a former Minister of State for … Read...

The home town of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, hosted the 377 councillors of the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 LCDAs of Lagos State during which they elected their new leaders for 2017- 2021. Akinwunmi AmbodeAmbode The meeting was held at Epe Local Government Secretariat … Read more via...

The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the report credited to its former state chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, blaming his suspension on the national leadership of the ruling party. The party in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Steve Otaloro, …...

…Says Mafia groups in Italy and Nigeria involved in human trafficking … Explains how Oshiomhole laid solid foundation for development in Edo By Simon Ebegbulem. He is just a workaholic like his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Getting this interview from him was not easy. Governor Godwin...

Nollywood actress,Mercy Johnson-Okojie, is one thespian that has stood the test of time. And what is going for her is her talent and versatility. From her role in The Maid, a movie that launched her into stardom, Okojie has featured in several movies, garnering … via The Sun News –...

After pussyfooting for days despite mounting pressure, South African president Jacob Zuma last Wednesday resigned from office as president, paving the way for a new leadership in the country. While Zuma reluctantly announced his resignation after nearly the whole of the party leadership moved...

Barring any last minute changes, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress will present the report of its panel on true federalism to the National Executive Committee of the party on February 27th. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered in Abuja that the NWC, which is currently reviewing...

The Aso Villa Chapel is planning what it calls a 61-hour-nonstop-praise concert to mark the 61st birthday of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo’s birth date is March 7. One of the special features of the concert will be the 12, 000-capacity mass choir that is scheduled to … Read more via...

Vanessa Obioha writes on Hollywood actor of Nigerian heritage, Sope Aluko, who shines brilliantly in her role in ‘Black Panther’, the latest Marvel Studios movie There is always this patriotic fervour that accompanies the news of a Nigerian actor featured in a top Hollywood movie. It’s like a...

As her way of helping her fans fulfill their dreams of getting an education, singer, song writer, model and entrepreneur, John Angela Chioma, better known as Annjay, has donated a number of JAMB forms to some of them. According to the singer, the move is aimed at not just starting the … via...

This report takes a look at the difficult job given to former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reconcile aggrieved and warring leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Bola Tinubu. Derisively referred to today as … --Read more via Vanguard News –...

President Muhammadu Buhari As a spiritual person and a political analyst in this country with arrested development and where the god of the big man is his belly, I am fully persuaded that we should continue to thank God, the Almighty … --Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo again opposed the agitation for resource control for the people of the Niger Delta region saturday, insisting that all resources within the Nigerian space belong to all parts of the country. … --Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Buhari Recently, when a class of political actors gathered in Abuja in what they described as Northern Elders and Stakeholders Conversation, the leaders examined the past, interrogated the present and projected into the future. The meeting was so much about the … Read more via The Guardian...

National Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Alhaji Sa’idu Dansadau has urged Nigerians not to vote for corrupt politicians in 2019. “No corrupt politicians should be voted in the upcoming general elections in 2019 as anybody found to have stolen public funds should not be allowed to...

Secondus, national chairman, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has commended Okezie Ikpeazu, governor, Abia State, for adopting the cement technology in construction of several projects within the state. Secondus, while touring both completed and on-going projects in various parts of the state...

Drake released his #1 single, "God’s Plan," last month, and followed up the song’s release by going on a headline-making spree of charitable giving in Miami. Most estimates pegged his donations at about $200,000, but the "God’s Plan" video reveals that the give-away was actually nearly a million...