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Emmanuel Macron inaugurated for second five-year term as French president
Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday after his triumph in the recently concluded French presidential elections. He promised first...
Lagos meeting of APC leaders, presidential aspirants fail to present concensus aspirant for May 30 primaries
The Friday meeting called by the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest has failed to agree on a concensus...
BREAKING: UK denies listing IPOB on its terrorist groups list
Contrary to some media reports, the United Kingdom Goverment says it has not classified the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist...
CBN Governor, Emefiele, Science Minister, Onu, announce presidential ambition
By Sam Ogbeifun Two more presidential aspirants have announced their presence on the political turf ahead of APC primaries. They are the Minister...
Lagos traffic official dies of exhaustion on duty
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday slumped and died while on duty at Ojota area of the...
Just in: Buhari’s ally, ex-Ogun Gov. Amosun announces presidential ambition
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) special presidential convention on May 30, another former governor has joined the presidential race. A two-term...
$350,000 wire fraud in U.S.: Ogun Governor’s Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, enters guilty plea
A Special Assistant to Ogun Governor,45-year-old Abidemi Rufai, arrested in connection with massive wire fraud against Washington state’s pandemic relief efforts has...
Insurgency, humanitarian crisis in Northeast: UN mobilizes $321m for Nigeria — Guterres
Nigeria’s fight against insurgency in the Northeast and to combat the emerging humanitarian crisis has attracted a whopping $321 million from the world...
U.S. $26trn private sector funds: Elemelu wants it funneled into Africa’s infrastructure, young entrepreneurs’ development
Mr. Tony Elumelu, Africa’s top entrepreneur and philanthropist, has in sunny Los Angeles, United States, canvassed that the humongous $26 trillion private sector...
UN Secretary-General, Guterres in Aso Rock, meets with Buhari
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres, has departed Borno State for the Presidential Viila, Abuja, and he is currently meeting with President...
Just in: Ekiti Gov. Fayemi joins the bandwagon, declares for President
The number of presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is increasing by the day with the jumping...
Crime fighting: IGP inaugurates upgraded Police Crime and Incident Database Centre
By Sam Ogbeifun As part of strategies of facilitating easy identification of suspects and crime location, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali...
Eleven months after Twitter suspension, Buhari tweets at Sallah
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday used the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr to tweet for the first time since the country lifted the ban his...
Worsening insecurity: Nigeria loses army couple to gunmen, Army mourns
The Nigerian army has confirmed that Sergeant A. M. Linus and his soldier-wife were killed and beheaded by gunmen in Imo State while...
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project: Russia, OPEC, others to invest — Sylva
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and others have showed interest in the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, according to the...
Eid-el-Fitri: IGP deploys choppers, officers to surveil soft targets in FCT
By Sam Ogbeifun Muslim faithful massed at the various prayer grounds in Abuja to observe the Eid-el-Fitri amidst tight security as promised by...
