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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, broke her long silence as she sent goodwill message to Nigerian women on the International Women’s Day. Outspoken Mrs Buhari had gone off the radar around September 2020 shortly after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan. An online newspaper, SaharaReporters, had reported that she relocated to Dubai, United Arab […]

The Presidency on Sunday debunked the report on social media that the Presidential Villa was gutted by fire on Saturday. The Presidency in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba in Abuja explained that the incident was a mere bush fire that was recorded outside […]

Controversy is surrounding the death of the Chief Executive Officer, Cash Nation Entertainment, Babatunde Abiodun, aka Kashy. Three narratives have emerged about the circumstances surrounding Abiodun’s death on Sunday, March 7, 2021. One narrative claimed that Abiodun, who was said to have been battling depression for months, allegedly committed suicide by jumping down from a […]

A professor of economics at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sheriffdeen Tella, said, “It wont have any major impact on Diaspora remittances. “The first thing is that the amount (N5) is too small to attract those living abroad to start sending money home.  Don’t forget that these people also have their plans. “Secondly, it may not […]

British singer, Adele and ex-husband Simon Konecki have concluded their divorce nearly two years after they announced their decision to separate. The US Weekly confirms the process when it reported that a judge signed off on the settlement on Thursday, meaning the “Someone Like You” singer and Konecki are officially divorced. The 32-year-old singer and […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive that pays naira to senders and recipients of international money transfers. The policy is aimed at boosting dollar supply in the country, at a time of foreign exchange crunch that has forced the central bank to devalue the naira more than once in […]

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday said he would not take COVID-19 vaccine as he is hale and hearty. Bello, in an interview on Channels TV’s ‘Today Politics’, said President Muhammadu Buhari could take the vaccine, but that he would not. “Mr President is the leader of this country. I respect him so high; […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told the nation’s new service chiefs that they have only a few weeks to secure the country. Buhari while decorating them at a ceremony held in the State House, Abuja said he expected that before the rainy season, they would have secured the country to the level that farmers who […]

A former beauty pageant, Precious Chikwendu, has demanded the full custody of her four sons with her ex-husband and former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Chikwendu accused Fani-Kayode of beating her up several times, including when she was pregnant, accusing the ex-minister of confining her to a hospital when she attempted to escape. The […]

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan says drug barons are funding terrorism and banditry across Nigeria.  According to Senator Lawan, the proceeds of the illegal drug trade are used to purchase arms and ammunitions for terror groups like Boko Haram as well as bandits and kidnappers. The Lawmaker stated this when Chairman of the National Drug Law […]

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a socialite, Mike Eze, aka Pretty Mike, for allegedly facilitating operations at the Cubana Nightclub in the Victoria Island area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while parading 172 persons arrested for violating COVID-19 protocols during a raid on the nightclub, had ordered the arrest […]

The crackdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari on bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorising Nigerians, has been extended. Security agents have been given the order to shoot anyone found carrying AK-47 illegally, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Helicopters that violate the ‘no fly zone’ slammed on Zamfara State will also be brought down as […]

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, said on Wednesday that a total amount of $2 million and N17 million were stolen from his palace on October 21, 2020, during the invasion of his residence following last year’s #EndSARS protests. Mr Akiolu said this on Wednesday during the commissioning of Glover Hall Memorial in Lagos, the Punch […]

As 2023 presidency draws nearer, the fate of Bola Tinubu hangs in the balance, as The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has deepened its probe into All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu. To this end, the EFCC has written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau, requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form. A […]

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, said some people are benefitting from the recurring cases of kidnapping and banditry across the country. He did not name these people. He made this comment shortly after the confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs at plenary. The Senate confirmed the service chiefs after it adopted the […]

Majority of the 317 female students abducted from a school in Zamfara State have been freed. The schoolgirls were kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State last Friday. Yusuf Idris, media aide to Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, confirmed the release of the girls to Premium […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that Friday’ s abduction of students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, will be the last to happen. The president’s statement was relayed on Sunday, through Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, who led a high-powered delegation to sympathise with the people and government of Zamfara […]