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A 20-year-old cancer patient, Nancy Ukaha, is in desperate need of N1.5 million for Cranofacial Fibrous Dysplasia surgery at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. Nancy, who has been battling with cancer for 12 years, is presently on admission at the UCH. Nancy, according to her distraught parents, Mr Donald ...

Nigeria and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote , has once again reinstated his plans to acquire Arsenal F.C clubside. He also said he will be acquiring the club in about 4 years from now. Speaking with Bloomberg TV in New York on Wednesday, Dangote stated that there’s no doubt he’ll ...

The police yesterday paraded four suspected killers of Rev. John Adeyi, the parish priest of St. Bernard’s Parish, Okpoga, Benue State after collecting N1.7 million ransom from the family. The suspects are Suleiman Gina, 30 (leader), Saidu Abdullahi, 28 (deputy leader), Aliyu Garba, 26 and Haruna Idi, 27.Abdullahi confessed to ...

Another earth tremor on Tuesday rocked the Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident had reportedly forced many residents to flee the community. An earlier tremor had taken place on Monday around 3am. Following the incidents, schools in the city were shut down and students, ...

Solicitor to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Ibifaka Goodluck Jonathan, First Law Associates, has given the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, 14 days with effect from September 18 to defreeze her accounts and tender a public apology to her. Senior Partner, First Law Associates, Timipa Okponipere Esq. in an open ...

The president also urged movie practitioners to endeavour to always project the country in a positive light. Buhari sent the message to the movie industry in a foreword written in a brochure on the film industry. The brochure was titled, �Nigerian Film Industry at a Glance” and it was published ...

The presidency has denied allegations by Prof. Farooq Kperogi that President Muhammadu Buhari spent �6m during his treatment for an ear infection in the United Kingdom. The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who debunked the allegation via his Facebook page said President ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the four men who allegedly robbed Mr. Wilson Onazi, the father of Nigerian footballer, Ogenyi Onazi. The suspects are Kingsley David, Ebuka Ugochukwu, Joseph Ozo and Ali Audu. On Monday, the suspects attacked the home of the Onazis at the Government Reserved Area, ...

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that Nigeria spends about $22bn a year on importation of food. Lokpobiri made this known on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He said the development had led to the astronomical rise ...

The Lagos state command is currently investigating the general overseer of ‘Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry’ for a case of abduction, defilement and abortion. On 30/6/2016, the command received a report that the suspect, a pastor with a church situated on Jacob Taiwo Street Oshodi was harbouring some young girls ...

Former and present Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have expressed fears that the current pump price of N145 per litre is no longer feasible. According to them, the amount does not correspond with the price-determining components of the commodity and the fluctuations of the foreign exchange ...

According to the statement released on Wednesday, the depreciation in value of Naira has taken a toll on the airline. In a statement, the management of the airline announced the suspension of its �schedule services” from September 1, 2016. �The impact of the external environment has been very harsh on ...

Senator Stella Oduah won’t be in the best of moods following the tragic death if her son Maxwell Chinedu Etoromi. Maxwell reportedly died at a Turkish private hospital in Abuja following a tooth surgery. Reports on Saturday suggests he died following a wrong medication after his surgery. the 28-year-old graduated ...

The Murtala Mohammed international airport on Saturday night hit a new low as darkness enveloped the premier airport due to power outage at the time passengers were boarding flights to different foreign destinations. The power outage at the airport occurred between 10pm and midnight, when about four international flights � ...

Ex-minister of aviation and Senator, Stella Oduah, has lost her 28-years old son to a brief illness, reports say. According to Punch Newspaper, the Senator’s son was reportedly pronounced dead at a private hospital on Friday, August 26, 2016 in Abuja. Confirming the loss, Senator Uche Ekwunife representing Anambra Central ...

The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo while speaking on, 25th August, 2016 at the the 15th Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development meeting in Kano state, revealed that the removal of oil subsidy has saved the country about N1.4 trillion. �With the deregulation of the downstream petroleum ...

Article written by Reuben Abati, read below: Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, the man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari is right now probably regretting his decision to honour his dog with the name of a man he considers his hero. He has been accused of trying to incite hate ...

The Nigerian senate may probe the minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung and the Nigeria Olympic committee (NOC) on their roles over the poor performance of the country’s Team Nigeria contingent in Rio 2016. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Joe Obinna Ogba (PDP, Ebonyi), who was also ...

Virgin tycoon Richard Branson was left fearing for his life after an horrific bike crash this week. The businessman was cycling with his two grown up children on the British Virgin Islands when he hit a hump in the road. In a post on the Virgin website, the 66-year-old said: ...

Lagos State in Nigeria has been ranked the world’s third worst city to live in. This report is according to the 2016 World livability ranking released by the Economist Intelligence Unit yesterday Thursday August 18th. Out of 140 countries that was used during the survey, Lagos came 138th just above ...