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Some key political players are plotting to foist an Interim Government in Nigeria, according to the Department of State Services (DSS). President-Elect Bola Tinubu is due for inauguration on May 29, but in a statement on Wednesday, Dr. Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, stated that some persons have weighed various options, which include foisting interim government […]

Prof. Nnenna Oti, Returning Officer for the Abia State governorship election, has confessed that she was offered bribe to manipulate the election. About a week ago, Alex Otti of Labour Party was declared winner of the governorship poll. According to the results announced at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Abia, Otti […]

The Justice Department of the United States has announced the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the United States. Documents from the Justice Department showed that the laundering cases involved former Minister of Petroleum […]

The United States has announced hikes in fees for certain Non-Immigrant Visa application processing fees. The increment, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023, will be effective from May 30, 2023. The US government  in the document said, “The fee for B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and […]

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure says the party will refund N25 million nomination fee paid by a deceased governorship aspirant of the party in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu to his family. Abure spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with National Assembly-Elect members of the party. He also said no […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over a proliferation of “dangerous” and “unregulated” bleaching creams in the market which it likened to a pandemic. The agency made this known on Tuesday during its ‘Media Sensitization Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls’ held […]

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, gave the assurance that the transition of power from President Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would be smooth and peaceful. This was as the government said the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect had been completed. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the Chairman of the […]

A Dutch musician is facing court in a bid to get him to stop his ‘obsessive’ sperm donating amid claims he has fathered hundreds of children around the world. Jonathan Jacob Meijer, 41, has misled hundreds of women all over the world and may have fathered nearly 550 children, according to the Donorkind Foundation, which […]

The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday to mark his 71st birthday instead of the annual birthday colloquium. A statement from his office on Monday issued by his media officer, Tunde Rahman, indicated that special prayers would be offered at the Central Mosque in each […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will have reduced credibility to conduct future elections following its performance in the 2023 general elections. This is according to a Professor of Political Science and Elections Analyst, Jideofor Adibe, who accused the electoral body of being part of the nation’s problem. “INEC as presently constituted, I am not […]

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has reacted to the death of Humphrey Anumudu, who was a governorship aspirant of the party in Imo State. Anumudu was reported dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja. In a tweet on Sunday, Obi said the deceased […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released more old notes to Deposit Money Banks as the apex bank steps up efforts to flood the economy with more cash after a prolonged cash crunch that has made life difficult for millions of Nigerians and residents. The CBN had on Thursday begun the release of billions of […]