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VP Shettima lauds Gov. Abiodun’s administration’s development drive

….. attendees include former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), former governors Olusegun Osoba,...

Breaking: Abeokuta gas tanker explosion claims four lives, ignites six vehicles

A gas tanker explosion in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has left a trail of devastation, with at least...

Port Harcourt petrol tanker fire: Bereaved families to get govt. succour – Gov. Fubara

With about 70 automobiles consumed and five fatalities recorded in a petrol tanker fire at the Eleme portion of the East-West Road in...

Jim Ovia is FG’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s board chair

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, a renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of...

Tinubu to Dutch PM: Nigeria’s lithium deposits can power world’s clean energy future

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits are a catalyst for a clean energy transition in the world. The Nigerian President made...

Breaking: Fire at Lagos airport, flights diverted

An early Thursday morning fire has been reported at the E54 Bridge of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One, Ikeja, Lagos. Smoke was...

Rainstorm damages Niger prison as 118 inmates escape

No fewer than 118 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, have escaped, reports Persecondnews. Their escape was facilitated...

Bello withdrew $720,000 from state account for his children’s school fees – EFCC Chair Olukoyede

Ex-governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, withdrew $720,000 from the state account to pay for his children’s school fees, the anti-graft agency...

Just in: EFCC arrests Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika over alleged N8bln fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8.06 billion fraud. He arrived at the...

Breaking: Dana airline crash lands in Lagos 

A Dana airline has crash-landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. No casualties have been reported yet. Details shortly……

Regional counter-terrorism centre for intelligence sharing, operational coordination, a must – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu made a case on Monday for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre that will serve as an African hub...

Fleeing Binance executive arrested in Kenya, faces extraction to Nigeria this week

Kenyan police authorities have reportedly apprehended Mr. Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive associated with the cryptocurrency platform, Binance, who fled Nigeria recently. The International...

Tinubu opens African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja on April 22

President Bola Tinubu will open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit on Monday, April 22, in Abuja. The high-level summit, organised by Nigeria in collaboration...

Breaking: Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya breaks world record for longest chess marathon

The Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess on Saturday. The chess master...

Update: Nigeria Immigration Service has put former Gov. Yahaya Bello on the watchlist

More woes for the former Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, as the Nigerian Immigration Service put him on its watchlist on Thursday....

Tinubu directs overhaul of nation’s tiers of education system

President Bola Tinubu has approved the comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s educational system from primary to tertiary level, with the aim of improving learning...