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Former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented the state of the nation under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. According to him, insecurity and unemployment have never been “this bad” in Nigeria. He made the comment while speaking to journalists at the Rivers State Government House […]

The naira has dropped to N525 to a dollar at the parallel market as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discontinued the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators in the country. The local currency, which opened yesterday’s trading at N505/$1, lost N20 or 3.9 percent, according to data on abokiFX.com, a […]

Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass, has finally agreed to plead guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges filed against him by the United States government. Arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in June 2020, and subsequently extradited to the U.S. where most of the victims of his alleged fraudulent activities are based, Mr Abass […]

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has defended his Principal over his frequent medical tour to the United Kingdom. President Buhari had on Monday departed Nigeria for the UK to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. After the event, he […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an end to the weekly allocation and sale of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement on Tuesday while briefing reporters on the outcomes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital […]

The United States will not lift coronavirus entry restrictions imposed on foreign travellers due to the spread of the Delta variant, the White House said on Monday. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said. “The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading, both here […]

A Muslim cleric, Idris Oladejo, has revealed why he believed the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), decided not to escape from the custody of the operatives in Benin Republic, using his native powers. Oladejo, popularly called Imam Oladejo, said Igboho indeed had the native powers to “disappear” from custody but had refused to do […]

The Court D’Appal of Cotonou has ordered Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to be kept in prison custody pending further investigation. The court, however, declined the extradition of Igboho to Nigeria. The court, which was expected to start hearing the case at 10:00am, barred reporters and supporters of Igboho who […]

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for “turning the presidential villa into the headquarters” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The opposition party governors said Aso Rock has become a place where some “coerced PDP members are paraded at intervals”. The governors made the comment in a communique issued after their […]

A Democratic Republic of Congo policeman has shot a student who was not wearing a mask while filming on the streets of the capital, witnesses said on Sunday. “Our friend Honore Shama, a student in the faculty of arts at the University of Kinshasa, was filming a video as part of his acting practical work […]

The cost of food items in Nigeria has been recording significant increases in the past one year. A survey carried out by our correspondents in markets across Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory showed that staple food commodities have witnessed astronomical price hikes. Findings showed that within a one-year period, the cost of 50kg of […]

Nobel Laurete, Wole Soyinka has said that Nigeria cannot continue to survive as a single country unless the government is decentralised. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Soyinka said there was no hope of Nigeria continuing together as one nation if the Federal Government fails to do the needful. Expressing doubts that Nigeria can continue […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, charged contractors who have enjoyed government patronage, as well as other privileged citizens, to use their resources to support less privileged members of the society. The President  gave the charge when he paid a visit to the Emir of Daura, Dr Umar Faruk Umar,  adding that passing gifts and ‘cheques’ […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has perfected plans to launch its own digital currency on October 1, 2021. According to information made available to Nairametrics, the CBN alongside stakeholders picked Independence Day as its launch date. At a recent press briefing, the IT Director, Rakiya Mohammed, confirmed this development and noted that the apex […]

A senior administrator in the US Catholic Church has resigned amid allegations that he frequented gay bars and used gay hookup app Grindr, according to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The organization released a statement on Tuesday acknowledging accusations of misconduct against its general secretary, Jeffrey Burrill, by Catholic outlet The Pillar. “In order […]