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French President Emmanuel Macron believes “the worst is to come” in Ukraine after a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin who appears intent on seizing “the whole” of the country, an aide to the French leader said. “The expectation of the president is that the worst is to come, given what President Putin told […]

The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has donated $1 million to Afghanistan. Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, disclosed this in a statement. Commending the Nigerian government, Taha said OIC remains committed to supporting Afghanistan. Afghanistan was plunged into crisis after The Taliban took control following the withdrawal of American […]

Former Governor of Lagos State and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said, on Thursday, that Nigeria needed a competent leader who could unite the people, tackle insecurity and rejig the debilitating economy and as well benefit the masses this time around. Tinubu, who was in Ekiti State as part of the ongoing consultation for the […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Thursday said he was “seriously consulting” to run for President in 2023. He made the remark during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “I told my constituents that were urging me on last December that I will do some consultation and that I will speak […]

The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others. Government’s approval was made known by the Attorney-General […]

Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Wednesday, asked Federal Government of Nigeria to allow all citizens own licensed guns in order to secure themselves, insisting that security has degenerated. The governor stated this when 15 Local Government Chairmen in the state paid him a condolence visit following the demise of one of their colleagues who […]

An orderly captured in a video carrying food for a ‘Very Important Person’ has been identified by the the police. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the cop, is attached to the Kwara State Police Command and had been summoned to the Force headquarters in Abuja. Although Adejobi did not disclose […]

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich on Wednesday confirmed he will sell the Premier League club amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian billionaire Abramovich has decided it is in the “best interest” of the Champions League holders if he parts ways with the club he has transformed since his purchase in 2003. “As I have stated before, […]

A former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday March 2, called on Nigerian workers to, as a matter of urgency, wake up and rescue the country from “a few reckless elites in control of the governance process who are running the country aground”. The former INEC boss said this when he spoke […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5m dollars to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development, towards the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada. The minister told State House correspondents after […]

A Nigerian woman, Jane Maduabum and her husband welcomed a set of twins after 20 years of waiting.  The children, a boy and girl, were dedicated in church on Sunday, February 27, 2022, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.  Mrs Maduabum gave birth to the twins last year, twenty years after she had her first child. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who announced this in a statement, on Tuesday, said the president would head for UK after attending a United Nations event in Kenya. He said the President will depart […]

Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested Britain’s most wanted woman over a £1 billion VAT scam, after nine years on the run. The fugitive, identified by Britain’s National Crime Agency as 47-year-old Sarah Panitzke, was arrested by Guardia Civil police on Sunday walking her dogs in Santa Barbara village, between Barcelona and Valencia. Panitzke […]

Some of the Nigerians who are trapped over the crisis between Russia and Ukraine are not willing to return to the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, disclosed this when he met with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday. He said: “We hope to start evacuation hopefully Wednesday although some […]