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#50thAnniversary: PUNCH photo exhibition opens February 28, Soyinka delivers anniversary lecture February 29

A three-day photo exhibition, as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH newspapers, opens in Lagos today (Wednesday), with a former...

Coup scare: It’s fake news, disinformation act — Information Minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, has reacted to the recent “coup scare” in the country, describing the report...

Oransaye report: List of FG’s agencies, depts, corporations to be scrapped, merged

Following the adoption of the Steve Oronsaye’s report for immediate full implementation by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, here is the full list...

USAF soldier self-immolates outside of Israeli Embassy to protest Gaza ‘genocide’

A 25-year-old, Aaron Bushnell, has died after setting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. His actions were a...

Igbimo Asoju Yoruba to Yoruba: Embrace Tinubu’s reform agenda, shun protest against FG

A prominent socio-cultural group, Igbimo Asoju Yoruba (IAY), has lent its voice to the call on Yoruba not to join the planned protests...

Shun NLC protests, rallies, Afenifere urges Nigerians particularly Yoruba, says will escalate tension

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation — Afenifere — has urged Nigerians particularly Yoruba to exercise patience and refrain from engaging in protests or actions...

MACKY SALL’S DANGEROUS GAME WITH TERANGA LIONS

By Paul Ejime In a catastrophic end to his third-term project, President Macky Sall announced in July 2023 that he would not seek...

Deceased Ondo Gov. Akeredolu interred in Owo amid pomp as Pres. Tinubu extols him

Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, who died in office in December 2023, was on Friday interred at his home in Owo...

I quit football for music after I failed to make Nigerian squad to 1985 FIFA U-16 champs in China – Pasuma

Nigerian Fuji sensation Wasiu Alabi, widely known as Pasuma, has revealed the pivotal moment that steered him towards a flourishing music career, divulging...

Tinubu names Gbenga Alade as AMCON MD/CEO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a new management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), with Mr. Gbenga Alade as the...

Economic hardship: Lagos Govt. employees except teachers to work three days a week – Sanwo-Olu

Civil servants from grade levels 1 to 14 will start working three days a week, according to Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as part...

Economic hardship: Nigerian military warns against calls for coup

The Nigerian military authorities have issued a stern warning to those calling for a coup over the economic crisis in the country. The...

Just in: After 26-month self-exile, Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho returns to Nigeria

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also referred to as Sunday Igboho, a foremost Yoruba Nation activist, has returned to Nigeria. Spokesman for the Yoruba Nation...

Appointment: Kemi Nandap is the new Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has a new Comptroller-General. She is Deputy Controller General Kemi Nanna Nandap. The appointment, which President Bola Tinubu...

UN Secretary-General appoints Malick Fall of Senegal as Resident Coordinator in Nigeria

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Mr. Mohamed M. Malick Fall of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, with...

Update: Edo guber primary: APC NWC dumps Uzodinma’s report, declares poll inconclusive 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intervened following the crisis that rocked the February 17 Edo State...