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President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has seemingly backed Senator Isah Misau’s suggestion, that her husband’s government has been taken over by cabals. On Friday, she reposted two videos by Senator Misau and Senator Ben Bruce, on her verified Instagram and Twitter pages. In the clips from...

By Aggrey Omboki A compound traditionally used by African hunters as poison on their arrows could be the key to male contraception. After conducting a study on rats, a report published in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has highlighted the contraceptive...

The coast seems clear for the execution of Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s reform programme for public education as the teachers’ union in Kaduna State has called off its 10-day old strike. The strike, which was called to compel the governor to recall 21,780 teachers sacked for failing competency …...

says Four years not enough By Chinonso Alozie Owerri – The Chairman of the Governors of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, said Friday, that they have adopted President Mohammadu Buhari, as a soul candidate for 2019 presidential election for the party...

They say there is not much gratitude in football — but even still it is startling that two thirds of Real Madrid fans want rid of the club’s all-time leading goal scorer, according to an online poll conducted by Spanish paper AS. Since moving to Madrid in 2009, Ronaldo has scored … via...

The Gunners have made a breakthrough in talks for both players and have increased confidence that they will join this month Arsenal are growing increasingly confident of signing Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan this month with both players agreeing personal terms with the club...

President Muhammadu Buhari has debunk claims that he is ethnic bias, explaining that while seven states of the North are only represented in his cabinet by ministers of state, the South East, where he got only 198,000 votes at the 2015 presidential elections have four substantive … via The...

A little-known sexually transmitted infection is becoming resistant to antibiotics, health experts are warning. The STI, which is called mycoplasma genitalium (MG), is thought to affect hundreds of thousands of people across the world, with figures from a recent study suggesting that one in 100...

Abuja – The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, Malaria and other diseases. The NIPRD Director-General, Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, said this while...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee. The committee comprised the Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, as chairman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and the National Security Adviser. Other members are the Director General of...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that political leaders would be more accountable if security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restrict themselves to their constitutional roles. Wike said that the use of security agencies and INEC by some...

A four-year-old child has again been declared missing in Zuba, Abuja. The child identified as Abba Auwal Baba, went missing on Tuesday, January 16 at about 4:00pm. A resident of the area, who spoke to Daily Trust, said the child went out to play around the central mosque area after … via...

Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State The Oyo State Government says it will appeal the judgment which declared unconstitutional and illegal the Commission of Inquiry recommending the elevation of some Ibadan high chiefs to Obas. Justice Olajumoke Aiki of Oyo State High Court … via The Guardian...

Cook is among the growing numbers of people in Silicon Valley who are airing concerns about the potential dangers of technology. Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke out Friday about the overuse of technology, saying he wouldn’t allow his nephew to use social networks. Cook … via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it is targeting 85 million registered voters in 2019, even as it puts the current number of registered voters at 74million. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance at the 15th edition of the Daily …...

Kylie Jenner is not “open” to a “reconciliation” with Tyga while she’s pregnant with a different man’s baby, despite a tasteless report. This is yet another made-up story that was manufactured to capitalize on interest in the reality star’s pregnancy. But it’s also untrue, and Gossip Cop can …...

With just four months to go, major details have emerged regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s royal wedding. First and foremost, the Suits actress has picked her wedding dress designer! A royal insider confirmed to E! News that Meghan enlisted the help of her bestie and Canadian bridal …...

A 45-year old carpenter, Olumide Akinleye, was on Friday arraigned before the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for raping his daughter. Akinleye, who lives in Odo-Ona Elewe in Ibadan, is facing a charge of having unlawful carnal knowledge of his biological daughter. The police...