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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 ...

​ Four domestic servants, including a driver and a houseboy, whose names were used to open bank accounts for Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan has been arrested by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Sources within the anti-graft agency said on Sunday that the ...

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 ...

Mother Theresa has been canonized a saint  by the Catholic church. Thousands of christian pilgrims gathered at St. Peters square  to witness the canonization ceremony. Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint at a morning Mass today, making her the model of his Jubilee Year of Mercy and in some ...

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 ...

Fashion Designer Olakunbi Oyelese and her man, Lanre Tomori had their traditional wedding in Ibadan, Oyo state, Thursday August 25. Some of her closest celebrity friends have turned out en masse for her big day. In attendance are media personality Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi, Toke Makinwa among others.

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: ...

An Indian man had to carry his wife’s body on his shoulders for nearly 12 km as he had no money for a van and the hospital authorities allegedly refused to arrange one. With his teenage daughter sobbing by his side, Dana Majhi wrapped his wife Amangadei’s body in old ...

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 ...

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when Mr. Enikuemehin came upon the military men beating a harmless civilian,reports Sahara Reporters. Convinced that the military officials would beat the man to death if nothing was done, he reportedly walked up the angry soldiers and pleaded that they let the man go ...

​Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)’s General-Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye has finally addressed rants targeted at him over the message he shared recently on marriage . Read his response below 

A woman has died after a South African pastor placed a heavy speaker on her body and even sat on it, to prove God power. The failed miracle happened in Mount Zion General Assembly after Pastor Lethebo Rabalango had organised a night of worship at his church in Polokwane . ...

Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in for a chat. The Argentine, who has repeatedly described the human trafficking behind much prostitution as �a crime against humanity”, sat down with the group, including four women from Albania, seven from ...