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The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others. Government’s approval was made known by the Attorney-General […]

Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Wednesday, asked Federal Government of Nigeria to allow all citizens own licensed guns in order to secure themselves, insisting that security has degenerated. The governor stated this when 15 Local Government Chairmen in the state paid him a condolence visit following the demise of one of their colleagues who […]

An orderly captured in a video carrying food for a ‘Very Important Person’ has been identified by the the police. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the cop, is attached to the Kwara State Police Command and had been summoned to the Force headquarters in Abuja. Although Adejobi did not disclose […]

A former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday March 2, called on Nigerian workers to, as a matter of urgency, wake up and rescue the country from “a few reckless elites in control of the governance process who are running the country aground”. The former INEC boss said this when he spoke […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5m dollars to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development, towards the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada. The minister told State House correspondents after […]

A Nigerian woman, Jane Maduabum and her husband welcomed a set of twins after 20 years of waiting.  The children, a boy and girl, were dedicated in church on Sunday, February 27, 2022, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.  Mrs Maduabum gave birth to the twins last year, twenty years after she had her first child. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who announced this in a statement, on Tuesday, said the president would head for UK after attending a United Nations event in Kenya. He said the President will depart […]

Some of the Nigerians who are trapped over the crisis between Russia and Ukraine are not willing to return to the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, disclosed this when he met with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday. He said: “We hope to start evacuation hopefully Wednesday although some […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has held a protest against the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students led by the national president, Sunday Asefon, gathered on Monday morning at Unity Fountain in Abuja, displaying various placards and chanting songs of solidarity. The protest was also held in […]

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine may further prolong the over three-week scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in Nigeria, as bulk of the refined products coming into the country from the warring region and its adjoining areas are likely to face some delays. It was also gathered on Sunday that traders […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Lari Williams, has died at the age of 81 following a long illness. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, died peacefully on Sunday at his home in Ikom, Cross River State. This was disclosed in a […]

Roman Abramovich, has handed over the “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the trustees of its charitable foundation. This was announced in a statement posted on the website of the European champions on Saturday. The six new rulers of the Stamford Bridge club are chairman Bruce Buck , Blues’ women’s boss Emma Hayes, head of […]

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans and two others,  Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, […]

The Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine on Thursday asked citizens in the East European country to remain calm and take responsibility for their personal security and safety. The warning was contained in an Embassy notice obtained by Channels Television. The notice comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard […]