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The construction of the Second Niger Bridge is complete, according to Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing. Fashola said this at the unveiling of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023) on Wednesday in Abuja. “Second Niger Bridge is completed. What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end and 2km out […]

Two Igbo groups, the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers, and Igbo Archbishops & Bishops on Peace and Conflict Resolution, have demanded the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Chairman of the traditional rulers’ council, Nnaemeka Achebe, who is the Obi of Onitsha, disclosed this in a […]

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on his counterparts in other parties to suspend their campaigns and join him to help victims of floods across states of the federation. Obi made the call on Wednesday while addressing journalists after his visit to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at his Abuja […]

The Australian government has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. According to its travel advisory on the consulate’s website on Wednesday, over 20 states including Abuja, the nation’s capital were listed for Australians to avoid. The country also listed terrorism, kidnapping […]

The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad.    This was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ It was widely reported that […]

The cover price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, may soon spike across various parts of the country as the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited declared force majeure on its 22.2 million tons per year Bonny LNG export facility. Experts have warned that the cost of filling a 12.5kg cylinder […]

A former Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka says Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won’t apologise over his Yoruba and Igbo president comment. The former vice president had in a recent gathering advised northerners to vote for someone from the region in next year’s general election. “What the average Northerner needs is somebody who’s from […]

A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday, continued the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, who was alleged to have killed the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Akoka, was arraigned alongside Adedapo Quadri and Chioma Egbuchu on October, 12, 2021, on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open the last Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of his administration, saying high-impact projects have been implemented across the country, meeting the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. Addressing the retreat organised to evaluate the level of progress made in the implementation of the nine priority agenda of his administration, the president […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate has surged for the eight consecutive month, hitting a fresh 17-year-high amid rising food and energy costs, and the continued depreciation of the naira. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, inflation rose to 20.77 percent in September from 20.52 percent recorded in August, the highest since 2005. Food inflation […]

Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said he would be willing to prostrate or kneel down before President Muhammadu Buhari for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to regain his freedom. The octogenarian elder statesman and chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo also said the leader of the apex […]

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Monday, narrated how Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, ordered his arrest in 2013. El-Rufai said this at an event which the Arewa Joint Committee organised for presidential candidates. El-Rufai had gone to Anambra to lend support for Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, who ran against Obi on […]

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said he would build on the legacy of the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, if elected in 2023. Mr Tinubu stated this while speaking at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit on Saturday. He assured the audience that he was going to win the presidential election. […]

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, England’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed Saturday. “Greater Manchester Police has charged and remanded a 21-year-old man with controlling and coercive behavior, attempted rape and Section 47 assault of a woman,” GMP told CNN in a statement. GMP said Greenwood was arrested earlier on […]

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday, promised to tackle insecurity as his first priority if elected as president during next year’s election. Aside from tackling insecurity, the former Anambra State governor also promised to judiciously use the vast lands across the nation for massive food production. Obi, who was reacting to food […]

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said members of the body may find it difficult to get to their respective schools on Monday as they do not have “money for transport”. He disclosed this on Sunday while speaking about matters arising from the suspension of the ASUU […]

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi on Friday apologised to his supporters over errors detected in the party’s Campaign Council list. Obi who made the plea via his Twitter handle, however, assured that the controversial campaign list will be reviewed. His words, “I’ve received several calls of concern following the release of […]