Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), representing Delta North Senatorial District has described the death of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah as a devastating blow to Nigeria’s democracy. This is contained in a tribute by Nwoko, Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, on Sunday, in Abuja, following the passing of Ubah....
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The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos State, has detained for interrogation, two suspects, Ikeocha Daniel, 34, and Sylvester Ebeta, 33, over alleged N613 million fraud. PSFU’s Spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson, confirmed their detention in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. “The suspects were arrested for alleged offences...
The Lagos State Chairperson of the Labour Party (LP), Pastor Dayo Ekong, says she is not at loggerheads with the National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure. Ekong, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that clarification became imperative following a social media report of a...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States, with the French acronym AES have so far rebuffed overtures from ECOWAS and the rest of the international community to return to the regional bloc after their threat to withdraw. This has put the future of the ECOWAS...
The Pastor of New Reservation Area Baptist Church, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, Rev. Kayode Oyedemi, on Friday disclosed that late Justice Adegboye Ayinla Gbolagunte of the Oyo State Judiciary knew he would die and so had planned his funeral by choosing the cemetery his remains would be buried, and...
Africa’s prime money man, Mr. Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, has recently changed from business suit and kaftan to battle fatigue. For a man whose visibility is defined by money and huge investments, this sudden change of costume is important. Ordinarily, Dangote as a person and a...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has outlined conditions for some Nigerians who want to use the Eagle Square for the Aug. 1 nationwide protest. Wike gave the conditions during a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, to dissuade FCT residents from...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the youths to shelve the planed protest and support President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructural development. Umahi made the appeal in Abuja on Saturday at the Unveiling of the Federal Government’s initiative “Operation Free Our Roads” aimed at delivering accessible roads...
Nigeria’s players in the men’s table tennis event of the ongoing Olympic Games on Saturday lost their matches in the first round of the competition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Quadri Aruna lost 3-4 in his round of 64 match at the South Paris Arena...
The International Testing Agency on Saturday said it has provisionally suspended Nigerian lightweight boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore after she tested positive for a banned substance. The suspension has come ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics. Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA’s prohibited list,...
The home of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah in Anambra was on Saturday unusually quiet as people trickled in to confirm the news of his death. Ubah, a sitting senator representing Anambra South District died in London at the age of 52. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who...
The Federal Government says the Abuja-Kaduna and Zaria-Kano road projects will be completed on May 29, 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known during the inauguration of the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Highway on Saturday along Abuja-Kaduna highways. The News Agency...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has explained the reason he operates from his Nvosi Umuehim country home, saying that the state does not have a befitting Government House. Otti said this on Saturday in Arochukwu, while inaugurating the newly constructed office of the Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is investing in infrastructure to make residents comfortable. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of 11.1-kilometre expressway, from Airport Road to Kuje. “As a government, we...
Angelique Kerber’s singles career will continue for at least one more game after she defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka on Saturday. The victory was in the first round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics. Germany’s Kerber, who announced earlier in the week that she would end her career...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested five persons, including a couple, over their alleged involvement in selling a two-month-old baby. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests on Saturday in a statement in Lagos. Hundeyin said that detectives from the Oko-oba Police...
The Senate has confirmed the passing of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah (APC- Anambra). The confirmation is in a statement by Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu on Saturday in Abuja. He stated that “it is with deep sorrow and profound regret that the Senate announces the passing of our esteemed...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Despite declaring support for Nigerians on all the reasons given for the proposed planned nationwide protest slated to commence 1st August, 2024, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has however appealed against the protest. CAN in a statement signed by its National President,...