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President Buhari met with South-East leaders in Owerri, Imo State on Thursday. Buhari told them that he loves to be remembered as the president who stabilised Nigeria in the area of security, economic prosperity, and triumphs over corruption. The president spoke with the South-East leaders at a town hall meeting during his one-day official visit […]

The naira on Thursday continued its downward spiral on the parallel market, selling for N543 to the dollar on Thursday. While bureau de change operators in Abuja bought dollar at N540, it was sold for N543. The British Pound was also sold for £1/N740. The development comes 44 days after the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the challenges in sourcing adequate supply of cooking gas has led to the increase in prices of the commodity. Kyari disclosed this during a working visit to the headquarters of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Abuja on Tuesday. […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that a former Miss Nigeria, Helen Prest-Ajayi, is entitled to 50 per cent of the net assets of her late husband, Dr Tosin Ajayi. Justice Tijjani Ringim gave the ruling on Tuesday in a suit by Miss Tomisin Ajayi and Mrs Helen Prest-Ajayi as the first […]

Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra, has donated N100m to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital Nsukka (BSSHN) to upgrade its School of Nursing and Midwifery to a College. BSSHN is a missionary hospital owned and managed by Nsukka Catholic Diocese. Obi made the donation in Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday […]

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has expressed his desire that God gives Nigeria a personality with a “good heart” like President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Buhari’s second term will lapse in May 2023. Already, politicking for his seat has peaked with top shots in both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic […]

The Nigerian currency weakened further against the dollar at the parallel market on Monday despite the rise in the country’s foreign exchange reserves. The forex reserves, which fell to a record low of $33.09bn on July 12, have risen to the highest level in more than three months. Punch had reported on Friday that the naira […]

Jacob Zuma, a former president of South Africa, has been granted medical parole. Parole is the release of a prisoner to supervision in the community after he/she has completed a part of his/her sentence.  The former president was sentenced to 15 months a jail term in June after he was found guilty of contempt of court, following […]

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo, says all is set for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to  the state on Thursday, Sept. 9. The governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his return from an official trip to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said […]