By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on the death of his older brother, Inoussa Embaló, following an illness. President Buhari in a telephone conversation on Wednesday sympathized with the Guinean leader, who is also...
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The first batch of 376 Nigerian students trapped in war-torn Sudan has arrived in Abuja. The students arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at exactly 11:25pm via the Air Peace Plane and the Nigeria Airforce Jet with the number NAF C-130. The...
Founder of Jewel Hive Initiative, Oluwatoyin Falaiye sits with Chude Jideonwo host of #WithChude to discuss dealing with and surviving adversities and her new book, ‘Diamond in the Rough’. In this episode, she recounted leaving her village in Akure to visit her aunt in Lagos, who later adopted her. After the visit, she insisted she wanted...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, sentenced one Idowu Adegoke to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently proved the charge of sexual assault...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has warned lawyers to the Department of State Services and the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against truncating proceedings in the next adjourned date. Justice Binta Nyako gave the warning following the Wednesday’s proceeding that could not go...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the effective implementation of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 remains one of the priorities of the Federal Government in the area of Justice delivery. Malami said this on Wednesday at a two-day workshop on...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Wednesday in Constantine lost 0-1 for Morocco to earn all three points and sail into the quarter-finals of the Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations. The Golden Eaglets wasted a basketful of opportunities in a match they dominated for large periods in the Algerian city. An...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the APC National Chairman, says the party liaise with the President-elect Bola Tinubu about the 10th assembly leadership. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the end of a four hours closed door meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained Seplat Energy Plc from holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) fixed for May 10 pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, directed parties in the suit not to tamper with the subject matter until...
Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa(APC-Kano) says he deserves to be the Speaker of the 10th House of the Representatives, because he has paid his dues and deserves to be rewarded. Doguwa said this when he unveiled his plans for the Speaker on Wednesday in Abuja.“I have paid my dues; it is...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss a suit by Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, seeking the probe and prosecution of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has urged the Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating the N6 trillion unpaid ground rent to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Fashola said this when the Senate ad hoc committee chaired by Sen. Adamu Aliero (PDP-Kebbi) visited...
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. Such records cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of subsequent blocks and the consensus...
Brig-Gen Timothy Opurum, Commander of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven Kafanchan, says the Army will not be distracted in its quest to protect lives and property within its area of operation. Opurum stated this on Wednesday shortly after leading troops on a show of force across communities in Atyap...
Liverpool turned up the pressure on Manchester United with a 1-0 victory over Fulham on Wednesday, moving them four points off fourth place in the English Premier League (EPL). Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah scored the lone goal which even edged him even closer to a Steven Gerrard record. There...
The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, appreciated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for his contribution to his victory at the keenly contested February 25, 2023 presidential election. Tinubu stated this when he inaugurated the Rumuokwuta/Rumuola Road Flyover in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Tinubu was in the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The International Press Institute (IPI) has called on the Nigerian president-elect, Bola Tinubu to create a better operating environment for journalists and media organisations in the country. The President, IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed and the Chairman, IPI Nigeria Advocacy Committee, Tobi Soniyi, made the call...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A man identified as Buba Amadu Gudan Bunu of Jamali council ward in Binji LGA of Sokoto State has allegedly macheted his wife to death. Bunu, who locals estimated his age to be around 30, was said to have fled the village after committing...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has dissolved the members of the State Executive Council. He added that all Special Assistants (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) have been relieved of their appointments. Governor Obaseki, who stated this during the Weekly Executive Council...
The Labour Party (LP), has tasked Nigerians to disregard the activities of the acclaimed Lamidi Apapa led faction of the party and its planned illegal National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Bauchi. LP Acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja...