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The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom earlier scheduled for yesterday, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. This is according to a short statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Mr. Adesina, a new date will be announced in due course. On Thursday, […]

Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos arrested over the death of Mr Usifo Ataga, chief executive officer of Super TV, has given the reason for her action. Speaking when she was paraded at the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday, Ojukwu said she stabbed him because he attempted to force himself […]

Dr. Bunmi Ajibade, a Senior Lecturer at Mass Communications Department of the University of Lagos, says he has made some investigations about Chidinma Ojukwu, a murder suspect. Ojukwu is currently being detained at the headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja over the murder of Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer of Super […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he would not hesitate to give assent to any amendments to the 1999 Constitution on restructuring. He spoke when the National Executive of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), led by Prof Benjamin Okaba, visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. On calls for restructuring, the President noted that the […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has explained why it is important for the Nigerian government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in the country. He believes it is not feasible for the government to tax the people further in the face of the present economic situation and the nation’s infrastructure must […]

The away goals rule in European club football is to be abolished from the start of next season, governing body UEFA has confirmed. The rule, used since 1965, decided drawn two-legged games by favouring the team that scored the most away goals. All ties level on aggregate at the end of the second leg will […]

The Federal Government is making concerted efforts to beef up its response to the nation’s security challenges, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said. He listed the recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly on enhancing the capacity of the military and other security agencies as part of such moves. Professor Osinbajo stated […]

President Buhari will on Friday proceed to London for “a scheduled medical  follow-up.” His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari off to London Friday for medical follow-up.’ The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June […]

An American woman, Julia Yonkowski, who thought she had just $20 in her account, was left stunned after she checked her balance at an ATM and found that she had become a billionaire. Yonkowski, from Largo, west of Tampa in Florida, noticed the blunder by Chase Bank after she decided to check her balance only […]

Gosiame Thamara Sithole, the 37 year-old South African woman, who claimed she gave birth to a world record ten babies fabricated the story. Miss Sithole had claimed she had seven boys and three girls at a Tembisa Hospital in Pretoria early in June. But an investigation conducted by local government officials has found that her […]

Zambian KBN TV got more than it bargained for recently when one of its newscasters embarrassed the station on air. Kabinda Kalimina, a news anchor, had suspended a news bulletin to demand for his salary. He had started the bulletin with a recap of stories before pausing abruptly to demand that he and his colleagues […]

Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has emerged as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State. He was announced as the winner on Wednesday night after the keenly contested primary held at the Professor Dora Akunyili Development Centre, Akwa, the state capital. Professor Soludo, polled 740 votes, which represented more than 90 […]

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja  has restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari from prosecuting Twitter users. After the Federal Government banned Twitter, many Nigerians circumvented the ban through the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). But the office of Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation, threatened to prosecute those violating the ban. […]

A medical doctor, Jane Ofoma, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Auchi, Edo State, for operating an online catering service, where drugged cookies and biscuits are being made and sold to members of the public. Ofoma, 26, who is a graduate of Medicine from the University of Nigeria, […]

The federal government says it will not hesitate to suspend any social media platform, which allows activities that have a negative impact on the country. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared before a house of representatives investigative panel. He was summoned by the green chamber to explain […]

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan to seven years in prison. Lawan during trial on Tuesday was found guilty of count one, two, and three bothering on corruptly asking for and obtaining same from Femi […]

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