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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...
Buhari at Sallah, urges prayers to God for national security
By Sam Ogbeifun President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other Muslim faithful at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja to observe the Eid-el-Fitri prayers with a...
Just in: Lagos Sunday night three-storey building collapse: Death toll rises to five
Late Sunday night three-storey building collapse in Lagos has so far claimed five lives including a mother and her son. Several other occupants...
Indian national commits suicide in his Lagos office
The serenity of Ilupeju area of Lagos was disrupted with the shattering news of an Indian national, Devendra Singh, hanging himself in his...
