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Buhari administration’s failings: First Lady, Aisha, offers public apologies, begs for forgiveness from Nigerians

In a storm of emotions, Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Friday humbled herself and offered profuse apologies on behalf of President...

Elumelu to NCRIB: It’s time to flush out bad eggs from insurance industry

Mr Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, has called for the flushing out of non-registered and non-compliant members...

2023: Tinubu absent as Atiku, Obi, others sign peace accord

Presidential candidates and party chairmen of the various political parties on Thursday signed a peace accord at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja,...

APC’s publicity secretary denies Adamu’s ‘draft and unsigned’ open letter to Tinubu

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress,APC, Felix Morka, on Thursday distanced its Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, from the open letter...

Doctor’s in India remove 63 spoon handles from man’s stomach

Doctors in India have removes as many as 63 steel spoon handles from the stomach of a man who they believe had become...

Alleged diversion of N1.7bn: Court acquits, discharges Ex-AIICO Capital MD, Fabunmi, 3 others

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has discharged and acquitted a former Managing Director of AIICO Capital Ltd, Lanre...

Court stops Peter Obi’s supporters from holding rally at Lekki tollgate

The Labour Party (LP) and its supporters have been barred from converging at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos, for a rally scheduled for on...

$350,000 Covid-19 fraud: U.S. court jails Ogun Gov. Abiodun’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, 5 years

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State, has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraud by...

Campaigns: INEC warns parties, candidates against hate speech, abusive languages 

As campaigns for the 2023 polls kicks off on Wednesday, September 28, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned political parties and...

Industrial Court ruling: FG orders VCs, Pro-Chancellors to reopen varsities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open the nation’s public universities immediately for commencement of lectures. A directive to this...

We don’t operate secret account, all accounts domiciled in CBN, NNPCL clarifies

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) says with such multiple layers of checks and balances by the Federal Government departments and agencies,...

Today At the UN: Mali accuses France of supporting terrorism and condemns withdrawal of French troops

  Mali’s Acting Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga on Saturday at the UN accused France of providing intelligence and arms to terrorist groups in his speech...

Obey court ruling while we continue negotiation, Ngige tells ASUU

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the National Industrial...

Pakistan PM Sharif says ‘all hell’ will break loose if debt deal not reached

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif fears that all hell will break loose if a debt deal is not reached to aid the flood-stricken...

Nigeria’s multi-billion dollar gas project:  NNPCL in talks with U.S., DFC, other development finance, export institutions – Mele Kyari

The Group CEO of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, said in New York, United States, that the company is in...

UNGA 77: Gambari, governors, others laud Buhari’s avowed commitment to credible, fair elections in 2023

The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, some state governors and ministers on Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations 77th...