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The United Kingdom in travel advisory to its citizens on Friday warned that terrorists are planning to attack the United States. It advised its citizens in the US to be vigilant and avoid public gatherings. According to the UK, the terrorists might target places where foreigners gather or crowded areas as well as transportation channels. The Nation had […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates, has suspended its flights to Nigeria indefinitely, citing its trapped funds in Nigeria. It also said it was yet to get its allocation from the $260m released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to clear part of the blocked funds belonging to foreign airlines. Daily Trust reports […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has restated his plan to sell all Nigeria’s refineries to businessmen if elected in 2023. Atiku stated this during a special interview with the Voice of America (VOA Hausa) during his visit to Washington DC, America. He said, “My position on this is […]

Every hour, almost 100 children under the age of five die in Nigeria due to malnutrition, the United Nations Children’s Fund has said. The Chief Nutritionist for UNICEF, Nemat Hajeebhoy, said this on Thursday in Abuja during a media executive roundtable meeting organised by the National Council of Nutrition in collaboration with the Office of […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has rated Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential Candidate, as a man who has the capacity to deliver. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor said this when Obi visited flood victims in the state. Ortom’s comment comes days after his Oyo counterpart, Seyi Makinde, endorsed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has faulted the move to redesign the naira, claiming it has no economic basis and purely political plan. He said this while inaugurating the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Campaign Council at the Presidential Campaign Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Wednesday. “They say we […]

Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi said the Federal Government has not shown compassion to the plight of flood victims across Nigeria. “We want a Nigeria that we will show patriotism by caring for the people on everything. Look at the flooding that has happened all over Nigeria. As far as I am concerned, the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ismaila Yusuf Atumey,i with N326million and $ 140,500 cash. Atumeyi, who is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the State Assembly, was arrested on Sunday. Spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Wilson […]

A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Monday, ordered a housewife, Maryam Dahiru to return N100,000 dowry and the suitcases of clothes she received from her ex-husband Salihu Yakubu. Delievering a ruling, the judge, Malam Rilwanu Kyaudai, confirmed the divorce between the couple through Khul’i (divorce by mutual Agreement). “She will only return the […]

The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the Naira is enmeshed in confusion as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disowned the policy statement yesterday. The Minister said she and her ministry were not aware of the policy but only heard of it in the media. […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, Thursday night released emergency numbers nationwide with a view to avert any attack by the terrorists. Baba said the Nigeria Police Force is working in collaboration with other security agencies, to ensure the safety of all residents within the country. The top cop also maintained that there is no […]

Sunday Michael, a witness at the accident scene of late ex-Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Patrick Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey, on Thursday gave account of what happened at the scene. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rico Swavey died on October 13, 2022 after being involved in a ghastly motor accident […]

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigating officer Shehu Shuaibu, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the N4.6bn allegedly transferred into a Joint Trust account was used to finance the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Shuaibu stated this while testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor in the trial of […]

Australian and Canadian authorities have issued travel advisories on Nigeria, warning their citizens to be on alert. They issued the warning 72 hours after the US and UK said terrorists were plotting to strike in Nigeria’s capital. After the warning, the US authorised evacuation of its citizens and embassy staff in Nigeria. In its advisory, […]