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Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau state, has asked Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to reconcile with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state. The former governor, who is an ally of Wike, spoke on Saturday at the inauguration of the construction of roads in Ikwerre LGA of Rivers. […]

Growing up at the iconic New Afrika Shrine can be both a blessing and a burden. It’s a blessing because it comes with a hefty generational influence, wealth, and loads of achievements; and a burden because of the huge shoes to fill. But Made Kuti, the son of Femi and grandson of Fela Anikulapo, […]

Nigeria could have avoided the liability of $30 million monthly “take or pay” deal with Azura Power that has now put the country under serious financial constraint, according to Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation. The house of representatives committee on finance is currently probing the deal. Azura demanded the […]

Oleksandr Usyk, the unified heavyweight champion, again defeated Anthony Joshua to retain his WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles at the expense of the British-Nigerian boxer. Unbeaten in his 19 fights before the night, the Ukrainian proved too much for ‘AJ’ with a 2-1 split decision victory. While the rematch was a […]

Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, says two police officers are conspiring with one Barau Joel Amos to take his life. In a petition dated August 18 and addressed to Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), Dogara said Amos allegedly confessed to buying the rifles from the police officers with […]

England’s Leon Edwards has defeated Kamaru Usman to claim the UFC welterweight championship title. Edwards handed Kamaru his first UFC career loss at the Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday morning. The 30-year-old Briton knocked out the “Nigerian Nightmare” to also secure his first UFC career title. From the […]

Oleksandr Usyk has once again defeated Anthony Joshua by a split decision to retain his heavyweight titles. The Ukrainian boxer won the bout after two of the three judges scored him higher — 115-113 and 116-112 — than Joshua. The Nigerian-born British boxer was bested by Usyk in front of thousands of fans […]

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Dr Olu Agunloye, then minister of power and steel, presented a memo to the federal executive council (FEC). He sought its approval to award a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for the Mambilla Hydropower Project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd, a company promoted by Chief Leno Adesanya. […]

Ned Nwoko, a lawyer and business magnate, has accused the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) of “telling lies” to the public about the payment of consultants for the Paris Club refund. There has been controversy over consultancy fees amounting to $418 million from the Paris Club refund. Speaking with journalists on Saturday in […]