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Officials of the Super Eagles team have questioned the COVID-19 test results of Alex Iwobi, PUNCH reports. The Everton forward missed Saturday’s 1-0 away win against Benin Republic after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. The 24-year-old, who was in line for his 39th appearance for the Eagles, was replaced by Galatasaray’s Henry Onyekuru. A team […]

The Super Eagles have booked their ticket to the 2022 AFCON tournament by beating the Squirrels of Benin Republic. It was a first defeat for the Squirrels in eight years. Paul Onuachu who came on as a second half substitute got the only goal that saw the Super Eagles cruising to a lone goal win over the […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has vowed to resign his appointment should he be asked to act against his conscience or in violation of rule of law. An EFCC’s statement shared via the commission’s twitter handle on Saturday stated that Mr Bawa spoke on Friday, while featuring on a Nigerian […]

President Buhari has called on leaders at all levels to show exemplary leadership, so as to overcome the current challenges facing the country. President Buhari made the call in a message to the 2021 annual lecture of Arewa House, held on Saturday in Kaduna. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the president also called on […]

President Buhari has spent eight months in the country without embarking on a foreign trip, the longest since his regime began almost six years ago on May 29, 2015. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plays a key role in limiting the President’s international travels as the highly infectious disease has claimed over 2.7 million lives across […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has warned against the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines online. INTERPOL noted that criminals have started producing and selling fake vaccines through online platforms. The law enforcement organisation, in a statement published on its website, said members of the public that purchase such fake vaccines are at risk of serious health hazards. “With […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday offered a special prayer against another civil war in Nigeria. President Buhari spoke at an event to welcome the World leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement, Sheikh Muhammadul Mahy Niass, the Grand Khalifa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass. The President, who recalled that in the 30 months of the civil […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, on Friday, arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer of 10 Kobo Wine Place located in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. Uche was arrested alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud to the tune of about N50m, a crime said to have […]

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the best thing to happen to Nigeria. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, the governor said Buhari has recorded a lot of achievements. The presenter had asked him if he agrees with his All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

The United States embassy in Nigeria has denied issuing a new type of work visa as claimed by a viral press statement. The forged statement was purportedly issued by the “US Citizenship and Immigration Services”. It claimed that US President Joe Biden signed an order to that effect, after which it was communicated to the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the visa clearance requirement policy is only applicable for eight countries. The agency was reacting to reports that it introduced a levy as visa clearance requirement for Nigerians travelling outside the country. In a statement, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, said the policy is […]

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a clear message to Donald Trump, the former Republican president that he beat with wide margin in the last election. Biden declared at his first press conference on Thursday that he will run for re-election in 2024. “My answer is yes, I plan to run for re-election. That’s my expectation,” […]

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene on Thursday sentenced Professor Peter Ogban of the University of Uyo to three years imprisonment in a two-count of manipulation and falsification of election results. Ogban was the returning officer in the Senatorial Election held in Akwa Ibom north-west in 2019 and the case was instituted […]

The ruling party, the All Progressives Congress defeated the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 presidential election that ushered in President Muhammadu Buhari. Before the election, which was the first that saw the incumbent president losing to an opponent, APC leaders capitalised on many of the failures of the PDP-led government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. […]

The presidency says there is no bad blood between President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, released a statement to this effect on Wednesday. He said both individuals remain strong allies and are committed to […]

Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Northern Elders’ Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is too slow in tacking insecurity. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Arise Television yesterday, wondered why it was taking Buhari’s administration so long to tackle insecurity. He said: “If I’ve an opportunity to speak with the president, I’d say: ‘Sir, please, […]