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Pastor of the Household of God Church, Lagos, Chris Okotie, has described an allegation levelled against him by Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, that he is responsible for the crisis rocking his marriage, as rubbish. Ike had, in a statement on Thursday, accused Okotie of stalling efforts he is making to save his marriage with Suzanne. Trouble started in Ike’s home …

The Department of State Services has sent two directors and 42 other senior officials on compulsory retirement. A signal from the leadership of the service issued on Wednesday night also named the former DSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, as one of those affected by the development. It is widely believed that the ongoing purge in the service was not unconnected with …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, have declared their asset Today (Thursday). A statement by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said “the documents submitted to the CCB, which officials say are still being vetted and will soon be made public, show that prior …

As part of efforts to transit from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Federal Government through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs (OSSAP-MDGs), has introduced Nigeria’s First country-wide data portal, the Nigeria Millennium Development Goals Information System (NMIS) for access to data on education, health and water. …

LAGOS — Hopes for the Federal Government divesting its interest in the nation’s refineries, as being expected were dashed, yesterday, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said the facilities are not for sale. Rather than selling the refineries as being expected, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, said joint venture partners with established track records …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday vowed to strengthen his anti-corruption campaign, noting that his administration would not spare anyone found guilty of corrupt practices. He also vowed to reinvigorate all anti-corruption agencies in the country such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Buhari said this at the opening session …

ABUJA–Presidency yesterday stated that President Mohammdu Buhari during his campaign never made specific promises of what to achieve within his first 100 days in office. It also denied circulating documents which contained such promises, saying that two booklets titled “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and “My Covenant With Nigerians” which allegedly made rounds were not products …

The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on one count of possession of firearms without licence. Justice Adeniyi Ademola granted him bail on self-recognition shortly after he pleaded not guilty to the charge which was said to violate provisions of 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act, …

Pope Francis on Tuesday directed priests across the world to grant forgiveness to women who have had abortions. The pontiff said the women should be granted absolution during the Jubilee year of Mercy which starts on December, 8. The gravity of abortion, according to the church, is likened to attacking a bishop or desecrating the Eucharist. Tuesday’s announcement, however, did …

About 17 years after she was born through In Vitro Fertilisation, Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine. The medical doctor that supervised the first IVF experiment in Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, said Hannatu’s birth on February 11, 1998, at Nisa Premier Hospital in Abuja, signalled a revolution in …