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President Muhammadu Buhari has said many Nigerians do not appreciate their country until they visit other countries. Speaking at a State Banquet in Kano to conclude his one-day official visit to the State after commissioning several projects executed by the Federal and State governments and the private sector, Buhari described ongoing infrastructure development across the country […]

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa has expressed suspicion that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele “misled” President Muhammadu Buhari on the redesign of the N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes. Doguwa, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also the Chairman […]

The US city of Memphis on Saturday disbanded the special police unit whose officers fatally beat a young Black man after graphic video of the assault sparked widespread shock and outrage. The video, which shows five officers repeatedly kicking and punching 29-year-old Tyre Nichols as he moans and calls out for his mother, triggered calls […]

Malama Khadija, a Kano State woman who married her daughter’s boyfriend, has vowed that she will not reverse her decision because of what people are saying, noting that since she has not offended the Almighty God she is okay with whatever opinion people hold about her action. City & Crime reports that the story of […]

First Bank Nigeria and Guaranty Trust Bank have said their branches across the country will operate on Saturday and Sunday to receive old naira notes ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a public notice issued by the management of the banks on Friday, they said that the […]

The Lagos State Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayodele Adewale, has claimed that the bullion vans spotted at the residence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s residence on the eve of the 2019 presidential election “missed their way.” Adewale stated this while speaking in an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made. Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday. He extolled Governor […]

The Federal Government has said at least 159 Nigerians renounced their citizenship in 2022 alone. The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, stated this on Thursday at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, 150 […]

The House of Representatives has threatened to use the full wrath of the law to issue arrest warrant against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emeifile and others who have failed to honour their invitations. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, expressed his anger over the refusal of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Uchenna Ikonne, is dead. Mr Ikonne, a professor and former vice chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, passed away on Wednesday, 25 January, around 4 a.m. at the National Hospital Abuja, according to a statement from his first son, Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, on behalf of the family. […]

The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has revealed that despite his position, he has yet to see the new naira notes. He said this on Wednesday as he backed calls for the extension of the deadline for changing the old naira notes to the redesigned ones. Ortom said he was concerned about the short […]