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Senator Bukola Saraki has asked the Government of Qatar to look into the issue of visiting visas not being granted to Nigerians wishing to visit Qatar. The Senate President made the plea during a meeting with the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, in Doha. Saraki […]

Top Nigerian leaders, namely the president, vice president and the Senate President, are currently out of the country, leaving only Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, within. There was no evidence that in the absence of the trio, power was transmitted to Dogara, who is the Number 4 Citizen. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday jetted out to […]

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says he withdrew $10 million just to look at it and convince himself that he is rich. Speaking at the Mo Ibrahim governance weekend, ongoing in Abidjan, Dangote said he knew he was rich on paper, but had to convince himself that he was indeed rich. To do this, the […]

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, has ruled that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last gubernatorial election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke was qualified to contest the election. The ruling was given in Akure, the Ondo State capital by presiding judge M.A Danjuma and the duo of Justice R.M […]

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pick the next Secretary to the Government of the Federation from the South-East to correct the perceived marginalisation of the Igbo. The Ndigbo youth group also endorsed the emergence of a Senate President from the North-East, as proposed by the leadership of the ruling […]

Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the Nigerian government, has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo not to expect preferential treatment on the question of who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Mr Buhari secured a second term last last month. The campaign was replete with arguments that voters in the south should give Mr Buhari […]

A man has stabbed his fiancée to death in Austria after she mocked him for having a small penis, Mirror UK, reports. The man named Daban K. and who hails from Iraq, killed the woman after she had sheltered him from the Austrian authorities for several years. The woman hid Daban in her flat when he […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abuja has denied suspending the issuance of tourist visas to Nigerians. The embassy made the clarification following media reports alleging the suspension of tourist visas by the embassy. Recall that five Nigerians were reported to have robbed a Bureau de Change in Sharjah of Dh2.3 million, equivalence of N225 […]

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics” published on the WHO website on Thursday, the trend is similar in low and high-income countries as men often seek health care services less than women. […]

Popular comic actor, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr. Ibu has debunked the rumours making the rounds that he is currently down with stroke, saying “Na their papa get stroke.” Mr. Ibu, who spoke exclusively with Vanguard on the telephone said he is hale and hearty, adding that he is not suffering from any ailment. In his […]

The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed a record-breaking divorce settlement worth at least $35bn (£27bn). Ms Bezos will retain a 4% stake in online retail giant Amazon which her husband of 25 years founded. She will also give up her interests in the Washington Post newspaper and Mr Bezos’ […]

Nigeria’s total debt profile as of December 31, 2018, now stands at N24.387tn. The figure swelled by 12.25 per cent from N21.725tn in 2017 to N24.39tn in 2018. The debt rose by N2.66tn from December 31, 2017, to December 31, 2018, the Debt Management Office said. Statistics provided by DMO in Abuja on Thursday showed […]

Three students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) were on Wednesday found dead in a hostel after allegedly overdosing on mixture of tramadol, codeine and vodka. A fourth student was still alive but unconscious and was rushed to hospital. The bodies were found at the Sunshine Castle Hostel, Umuchima ihiagwa, one of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the ministry of finance, led by Zainab Ahmed, to sell all recovered and liability-free assets in six months. A number of politicians and former government officials will be affected by this because some assets have been seized in the course of the war against corruption embarked on by the Buhari […]

Nyesom Wike, the 2019 governorship election candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday won his re-election, having been declared winner of the March 9, poll. Teddy Adias, the State Returning Officer, who doubles as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa, declared Mr Wike winner of the Rivers governorship poll in […]

A suspect in the murder of Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested, officials say. Eric Holder, 29, had been on the run after fleeing the scene of the shooting in a waiting car, Los Angeles Police Department said. Hussle, 33, was gunned down outside his clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday. Investigators […]

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, who has been in power for 20 years, had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule grew. The powerful Algerian army had called for the 82-year-old to be declared incapable of carrying out […]