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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said “RIP” to the outgoing US administration of Barack Obama on Twitter on Friday, after the White House decided to expel 35 Russian diplomats. “It is regrettable that the Obama administration, which started out by restoring our ties, is ending its term in...

Special Adviser on Tourism to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Actress Ini Edo has narrated Saturday's Reigners Church building collapse which she narrowly escaped due to delayed flight to the State. The Nigerian Actress posted this on her Instagram account. The post below: “2 days ago, I was very...

A Washington, D.C.-based professor of prediction that predicted Donald Trump clear win based on the idea that elections are “primarily a reflection on the performance of the party in power has said that the US President-elect will be impeached. Allan Lichtman uses a historically based system of...

More than 2,000 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Edo State, on Sunday, burnt their cards and brooms which is the symbol of their party, to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 5 Esan North East of the state. Over the weekend the crisis escalated when the national leader of...

The Independent National Election Commission, (INEC) yesterday dismissed criticisms that all elections conducted since the assumption of office by the present chairman had been inconclusive, saying the commission had so far concluded 139 elections. This was contained in a statement signed by...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Thursday, directed banks and authorised forex dealers to sell the Pilgrims Travelling Allowance, PTA, to intending pilgrims at a concessionary exchange rate of N197 to $1. In a circular on Thursday, marked, TED/FEMFPC/GEN/01/005, the CBN said: “Each pilgrim...

President Buhari received Mr Patrice Talon, President of the Republic of Benin at the Statehouse on 2nd August 2016 . See photos:

Air Marshal Isaac Alfa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged winner in the Kogi East senatorial rerun election. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Lucky Ovwasa, made the announcement on Sunday in Kogi State, north-central...

The All Progressives Congress has said former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, left the party in error. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this in a text message he sent to PUNCH that the former EFCC boss made a “bad” mistake...

The Nigerian naira on Thursday further depreciated at the inter-bank market closing at N305.25 to a United States dollar, twenty-two official day after the Central Bank of Nigeria removed peg on the country's currency. The naira traded N293.75 to the United States Dollar as of 10:55am in Lagos...

Benue state lawmakers engaged in fisticuffs on Tuesday, July 19, over an alleged 750 million naira car fraud. Channels Television reported that the fracas was fueled by an alleged probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into the purchase of cars for the lawmakers. The...

The Nigerian naira on Tuesday reacted to the International Monetary Fund adjustment on Nigeria's economic outlook for 2016 byd depreciating to 293.25 at the inter bank rate, nineteen official day afte rthe Apex bank remove peg on the country's rates The Naira weakens 3.4% to N293.25 to a...