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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised not to compromise his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. The pledge came amid reports of a crack in the Presidency. The promise of the VP was contained in a magazine entitled, ‘This is Nigeria’ circulated on Tuesday night during the October 1, 2019 Independence Day Dinner, held […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced plans to ensure the return of toll gates on federal highways in the country. The decision came after being phased out more than a decade ago. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on the decision taken at the Federal Executive […]

A female banker Gladys Udia, has been docked in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, charged with seven-counts of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and alteration to the tune of N3,476,700. Udia was arraigned today by the EFCC before Justice M. L Abubakar of the Federal High Court. Udia’s trouble started when a petitioner, Benjamin Akerele, a customer of […]

The Federal Ministry of Communications (FMC) has frowned at wrongful profiling of young Nigerians with computing devices like laptops, tablets etc by security agencies. The Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday by spokesperson Uwa Suleiman. He also admonished security agencies to be circumspect and exercise restraint from such. […]

Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles has revealed he has breast cancer. The 67-year-old made the revelation during an interview with Michael Strahan, which is set to air on Good Morning America on Wednesday. Breast cancer in men is rare: more than 99 percent of all breast cancer cases diagnosed are in women. The odds that a […]

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says he and his wife are lucky to have Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, as a friend and partner in battling development issues in Africa. In a note via his blog, Gates said Dangote Foundation is the largest organization in sub-Saharan Africa tackling health and education. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said efforts to repatriate another tranche of $300 million in Abacha loot had reached an advanced stage with the United States government. The president said a memorandum of understanding would be ratified by both countries to return the trapped fund back to Nigeria. The $300 million was traced to bank […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says there are more poor people in Nigeria than in India and China. Obi said this at The Platform, an annual conference organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos. Citing the “Stress Index”, Obi said Nigeria is the most stressful country in the world. “Today, we are the most stressful […]

The Presidency has described as “internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary”, insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari would embark on a third term ambition with effect from 2023. The Presidency said that Buhari would “serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 – and then there shall be a general election in which he […]

Chairman of the Lagos Medical Guild, Dr. Babajide Saheed, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency toward revitalising the health sector. Saheed made the call during a media briefing in Lagos. He said that 59 years after Nigeria’s Independence, its health sector had deteriorated in healthcare delivery, resulting in medical […]

A former military ruler, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has suggested that ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has not been given enough credit for conceding defeat after the 2015 presidential election. Mr Jonathan in 2015 became Nigeria’s first incumbent president to lose re-election. He promptly accepted defeat to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and congratulated him. Mr Abubakar’s stance is contained […]

The Nigerian Government is planning to borrow fresh N4.6tn within the next three years, covering 2020 to 2022, to finance its programmes, figures obtained from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning have revealed. If the N4.6tn new borrowings scale through legislative scrutiny and get executed, then Nigeria’s indebtedness to local and foreign creditors would […]

President Donald Trump has sent best wishes on behalf of the American people to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, on the 59th independence anniversary. In a letter, Trump acknowledged Buhari administration’s efforts in diversifying “opportunities for your talented, creative, and hardworking people to the benefit of both our countries, Africa, and the world”. The letter which […]

Parents and Christian groups in Ghana have pushed back against a planned introduction of Comprehensive Sexuality Education to primary school children aged four. Education officials in Ghana say the UNESCO programme will empower children with information on their sexuality and reproductive health issues, according to BBC Africa report. Director of the Ghana Education Service says CSE will […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged Nigerians to stick together to achieve the best potentials of the nation. The charge was contained in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence anniversary on Monday. According to the party, it is the duty of […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce further staked her claim as one of the greatest female sprinters of all time by storming to victory in the women’s 100 meters final at the World Championships in Doha. The Jamaican blew away a world-class field in a time of 10.71 seconds to claim her fourth world championship title in the discipline and eighth […]

A high court in Zamfara State (Nigeria) has sentenced a father and his son to death by hanging for committing culpable homicide in the state. Culpable homicide is an act which has resulted in a person’s death but is held not to amount to murder. The convicted father Hamida Ibrahim and his son and Ashiru […]

Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman, Innoson Group of Companies Nigeria limited, says the Federal government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, has given enormous patronage and support to his firm, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM). Chukwuma made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Nnewi, Anambra. He also named Enugu, Ebonyi, […]