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A former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to invest the funds being borrowed in profitable ventures to enhance the nation’s socioeconomic development. Obi made the call on Thursday, while speaking with newsmen shortly after his courtesy visit to Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan. The News […]

All roads today lead to Bichi town, the seat of Bichi Emirate in Kano State as Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, ties the knot with Zahra, the daughter of Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi. The wedding, which has been the talk of the town and the subject of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, conveyed […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says 674 additional COVID-19 infections and eight more deaths had been registered on August 19. The NCDC stated this on its website on Friday morning, noting that the country’s total infections had risen to 185 267. He attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has on Thursday said that God is set to give Nigeria a new beginning. This is as he said that it is in the nature of God to create new beginnings and Nigeria is on course for one, regardless of all doubts. Osinbajo said this during his address at the ongoing […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he has been living and managing diabetes for the past 35 years. He disclosed this on Wednesday during the closing ceremony of the Ogun State Diabetes Youth Development Camp held in Abeokuta. The camp, which was organised by Talabi Diabetes Centre, trained 21 children living with type-1 diabetes […]

Prince Samuel Adedoyin, billionaire industrialist from Kwara State, has lost his daughter, Princess Lola Olabayo. The tragic incident happened two months after Subomi, the deceased’s son, took his life under controversial circumstances. Late Olabayo was the wife of Prince John Olobayo, a socialite from Kogi State. She reportedly died at a Lagos hospital after seven […]

The United Arab Emirates has approved visa-on-arrival for passport holders from 70 countries. This was contained in an update on the official websites of Etihad and Emirates visited by our correspondent on Wednesday. Among the 70 countries whose citizens are eligible for visa-on-arrival in the UAE  are Argentina, Canada, United States, China, Maldives, France, and […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government will not rest until social media platforms are regulated. The minister, in an interview with NAN in Washington, on Wednesday, said the dangers of fake news on social media must be taken seriously. Mohammed also explained that the online media report that he “sneaked out of […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its place at the top of Skytrax’s annual ranking of the world’s best airports at the World Airport Awards. Doha’s Hamad International Airport, which has been climbing the ranks for years, has been rewarded with the number one spot in 2021 in the “World’s Best Airport” […]

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has remanded two unemployed men in a custodial centre in Lagos for allegedly being in possession of a toy gun. The police charged 25-year-old Toheed Tajudeen and 27-year-old Segun Jayeola, whose residential addresses were not given, with conspiracy and unlawful possession of a firearm. Magistrate Elizabeth Adeola did not take their […]

Rumours over Cristiano Ronaldo potentially leaving Juventus have been rife in recent days, so much so that the player himself has come out to clarify the talk about his future. The Portuguese international had been linked with a return to Real Madrid among other top European clubs, but the player himself has stated that his […]

Exactly three years and one month after the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed national carrier known as Nigeria Air, the airline is yet to take off. While the federal government is insisting that the national carrier would come on stream next year, stakeholders and experts in the industry doubt the possibility […]

The Central bank of Nigeria has warned that abusers of the naira at social events risk imprisonment or an imposition of fine. The CBN noted in a statement issued on Tuesday that according to the bank’s 2007 amended Act, ‘spraying of, dancing or matching on the Naira or any note issued by the Bank during […]

Ibrahim Mantu, a former deputy president, is dead. A family source, who confirmed the demise to our correspondent, said he died at a private hospital in Abuja after nine days of sickness and isolation. He said the former deputy senate president died at about 2am on Tuesday. “He fell ill about nine days ago and […]

The United States has given conditions for recognising a Taliban government in Afghanistan. US Department spokesman, Ned Price, said on Monday that the US would only recognise a Taliban government in Afghanistan if it respects the rights of women and shuns, denounces extremist movements such as Al-Qaeda. “Ultimately when it comes to our posture towards […]