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Nigeria’s seat of power — Presidential Villa, Abuja — hit by pangs of COVID-19

The transmission of corona virus by some aides of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, has been confirmed. The aides including...

Detained female soldier in romantic relationship with corps member let off the hook

  The Nigerian military authorities have ordered the release of the detained female soldier, Hannah Sofiat, who openly accepted love overtures from a...

Nigerian forests now havens for terrorists, armed robbers, other criminals – Kano Gov. Ganduje

    As an immediate measure, Ganduje wants another military training base in the Kano forest bordering the three states — Kaduna, Bauchi...

Terror: Nigeria’s Security Council worries over ISWAP’s ability to fire rockets

  The Federal Government has expressed grave concern over the ability of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to fire rockets, targeting...

Yuletide: Petroleum Minister urges love among Nigerians

  As Nigerians commemorate Christmas, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has urged them to eschew bitterness and embrace...

Pipeline explosion collapses transmission power lines in Lagos

  Another pipeline explosion has hit Lagos, this time around the disaster occurred at an estate at Iyana Odo on LASU-Igando road, Lagos....

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN receives a mission debrief from AFDB Officials on the Industrial Zone led by Toda Atsuko- Acting Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the State House, Abuja. 16th April, 2021. Photos; Tolani Alli

2023: Vice-President Osinbajo gets endorsement of Nigeria’s power broker and ex-President

      Ahead of 2023 polls, a groundswell of support is being thrown behind a likely Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s presidency as successor...

FEC approves 16 power contracts worth N65.3bn

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the execution of power projects worth N65.3 billion in the country.   The Vice-President, Prof....

Fortify yourselves against COVID, don’t stigmatize it, urges Peterside, who tested positive after taking the jabs

  Mr Atedo N A Peterside, the Chairman, Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, has urged Nigerians to fortify and get themselves “well-prepared’’ against...

Within four years, Ooni of Ife in another divorce saga, severs relationship with Queen Naomi

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Barely three years of marriage, the queen of Ooni of Ife, Queen Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, has announced...

Anti-Ijaw people’s comment: Clark hits ex-Pres. Obasanjo hard, calls his conduct unstatesmanly, disappointing

  Incensed by a comment credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the Niger Delta, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, the leader of the...

Dissensions, wrangling in APC will not spell doom for it in the 2023 polls, says Kebbi Gov.

    The current internal wranglings and crises within the All Progressive Congress (APC) will not spell doom for the party in the...

Presidential aspirant, Anyim, hopeful of Nigeria bouncing back to international reckoning, glory

   A presidential aspirant and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will...

COVID-19: FG says it has destroyed about 1m doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine

 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said that they...

Buhari launches 2021 -2025 National Development Plan 

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the 2021-2025 National Development Plan (NDP) for the country. The plan, which is a successor...