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President Muhammadu Buhari says he saw “unbelievable things” when he assumed office in 2015. Femi Adesina, his spokesman, quoted him as saying this while receiving supporters under the aegis of the Governance Support Group in Abuja. “Some of the things I saw here were unbelievable. I still shudder and wonder how a country can survive […]

Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says plans are underway to compel traffic offenders to pay one hundred thousand naira as penalty for a traffic offence. Oyeyemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on […]

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has threatened to cut financial aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution opposing the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Mr. Trump earlier in December formally recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and said the U.S. embassy will be moved to the disputed city. The U.S. decision was condemned […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said the journalism profession cannot guarantee a “decent living” in Nigeria. He said this while declaring open the retreat of the state house press corps in Abuja with the theme ‘Journalists and Retirement Plans’. The Vice-President said to avoid the pains of working and going home without benefits, all employees, […]

 A lawmaker and three-time cabinet member under Italy’s Former Prime Minister Silvio Berusconi, Mr Altero Matteoli, died on Monday in a car accident, Italian Senate Spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson said 77-year-old Matteoli died after the car he was driving crashed into another car near Capalbio in Tuscan. The ANSA news agency reported that two others were […]

The Spiritual Director of Adoration ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, at the weekend, said he had no link with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. Fr Mbaka expressed bitterness over a report which claimed he had declared support for Atiku’s presidential bid in 2019. An online publication claimed that the Catholic priest had declared […]

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday. In a statement issued by his media adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze on Saturday, the ex-President described Buhari as a statesman whose unique experience of leading Nigeria at different times, has earned him a special place in history. The statement read: […]

Four Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded Friday in the West Bank and Gaza during violent clashes between Israeli troops and protesters opposed to US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Roughly 2,500 Palestinians rolled burning tires and hurled firebombs and rocks at police in several West Bank cities, and […]