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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday claimed President Robert Mugabe last week told him he now wants to retire, but was being forced to stay by Zanu PF elements fearing his departure will quicken the party’s demise. Tsvangirai’s remarks at a rally in Binga have brought a new dimension into speculation surrounding the 87-year-old leader’s health status. Mugabe last week ...

A concerned citizen has voiced the mind of Nigerians and their opposition to the planned removal of petroleum subsidy by the Federal Government with the following statement: Mr President is shouting, Federal Government is shouting. Governors are shouting, even ministers. The cabals are benefiting from subsidy. Can someone tell Nigerians who these cabals are! Nigerians will never buy fuel for ...

This short video takes you on a tour of the beautiful London Mansion owned by Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi. He is presently one of the most talented Nigerian Footballer. Enjoy!

The Lagos State government says it will soon constitute a body that will inspect all high rise buildings in the state. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Toyin Ayinde, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday in Lagos. He said that only government approved experts would henceforth be allowed to build high ...

Earlier this month, President Obama sent a letter to Congress explaining why he had approved sending 100 US military advisers to fight a shadowy rebel group in central Africa. The reason, President Obama wrote, is that the Lord’s Resistance Army – a brutal rebel group with a mixture of Christian fundamentalist and African traditional beliefs – is a threat to ...