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Return of petrol subsidy will throw the country off-balance, says Buhari at retreat for ministers

    As the rage over petrol subsidy removal and the new electricity tariff lingers, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said any attempt...

Buhari presents COVID-19 report at 57th ECOWAS summit in Niamey on Monday

  President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave Abuja for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS...

Kola Aluko, Diezani’s biz partner, set to lose ill-gotten $25m Los Angeles mansion

Kola Aluko, a business ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, may lose $25 million luxury property in Los Angeles as the United...

AFCON trophy stolen from CAF headquarters in Egypt

  By Boye Ajayi The prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy has been stolen from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) headquarters in...

Aftermath of second daughter’s wedding: First Lady, Aisha, says she is grateful to God

For the consummation of her daughter’s wedding in a private ceremony in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari,...

Cameroun 2022 : Super Eagles to converge in Europe ahead of Ivoirien, Tunisian friendlies

By Boye Ajayi Ahead of the two friendly matches against Cote D’ Ivoire and Tunisia being planned for Austria in October, Super Eagles...

Ondo Governorship poll: Four governors storm Aso Rock for Buhari’s blessing for Akeredolu

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday handed over the All Progressives Congress’ flag to Ondo Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, at the State House,...

Jigawa State flood victims attract FG’s intervention

  Communities ravaged by flood in Jigawa State have been assured of the Federal Government’s timely support from the Federal Government, President Muhammadu...

Breaking: Hope rises as Nigeria receives Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

As Nigeria continues records new daily cases of Coronavirus infection, the Federal Government said on Friday that it has received samples of Russia’s COVID-19...

Ahead of international flights: FG slams ban on Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, others 

    As Nigeria prepares for the reopening of its airspace to international flights on September 5, the aviation authorities have barred Air...

U.S President Donald Trump urges supporters to vote twice

  United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to test the US postal voting system and cast ballots by mail...

COVID-19: Buhari approves full reopening of economy, extends PTF tenure till December

The six-month tenure of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 which is expected to end in September has been extended until the end of December,...

Bandits break into MKO Abiola’s Ikeja home, cart away cash, valuables

About 22 years after the demise of Chief MKO Abiola, some gunmen have invaded and ransacked his Ikeja residence. The robbers, who invaded the...

FEC approves N26bn for Works, Aviation and NDLEA

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contracts worth N26.06 billion for the Ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation and Justice projects....

Kebbi flood disaster threatens citizens with food shortages – Buhari

On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that the flood disaster in Kebbi State has exposed the country to a major setback in the...

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Buhari’s aide, Abba, not COVID-19 positive, says Presidency

  The Presidency says one of the aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, Sarki Abba, has not been infected by COVID-19. It described the news as...