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The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on Nigerian flights till March 20. A statement from the public relations firm for Emirates made available to Punch correspondent said customers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date. The statement said, “In line with government directives, […]

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says politicians do not have conscience when it comes to fulfilling their mandate to the people who elected them. Ayade, who has been having a running battle with some federal lawmakers from the state over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in the state, said […]

Two out of every five people working in Nigerian banks are contract staff, analysis of data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. According to the NBS, as of the end of September 2020, 23 banks operating in employed a total of 95,888 workers. Out of this number, 40,382 of them were contract […]

Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo, says he doesn’t want the “unusual situation” between him and Hope Uzodimma, his successor, to generate tension in the state. The feud between Okorocha and Uzodimma was rekindled in February, when the former governor was arrested for unsealing a property seized by the state government. Speaking after a meeting with Vice-President […]

One of the daughters of the President, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, has said she did not defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria of N51bn, N2.5bn, or any amount. The President’s daughter stated this in a letter dated March 8, 2021. The letter was signed by her lawyer, Nasiru Aliyu (SAN), and addressed to online news platform, Sahara […]

The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the party is the option for Nigerians and ready to take over power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Speaking on Arise Television, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said the former ruling party was ready to take over power through the ballot […]

The UK has promised to return to Nigeria £4.2m ($5.8m) which was stolen by a former governor. Former Delta State Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012. Prosecutors say he stole an estimated £117m from the oil-rich state. This is the first time that money recovered from criminals will […]

British television host Piers Morgan on Tuesday left his role presenting ITV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain”, shortly after sparking 41,000 complaints and storming off the set in a row over Meghan Markle.  “Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain,” the network said in a […]

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Monday paraded another 113 violators of COVID-19 protocols, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The violators were arrested on Sunday 7th March, 2021 at Garbana Club, Ajao Estate and DNA Club, Victoria Island, Lagos by police operatives of the command, including the Lagos State […]

Most US visa applicants who were denied because of former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Nigeria and 12 mostly Muslim-majority countries can seek new decisions or submit new applications. The State Department said this on Monday. President Joe Biden overturned Trump’s so-called Muslim ban on Jan. 20, his first day in office, calling it […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Nigerian women, saying they can perform creditably both locally and globally if given the opportunity. Buhari in a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Femi Adesina, described women as the bedrock of society. “I am proud of our women who have shown by dint of hard work and […]

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, broke her long silence as she sent goodwill message to Nigerian women on the International Women’s Day. Outspoken Mrs Buhari had gone off the radar around September 2020 shortly after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan. An online newspaper, SaharaReporters, had reported that she relocated to Dubai, United Arab […]

The Presidency on Sunday debunked the report on social media that the Presidential Villa was gutted by fire on Saturday. The Presidency in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba in Abuja explained that the incident was a mere bush fire that was recorded outside […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is proud to have chosen Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate in 2015. Buhari said this in a congratulatory message to celebrate the vice-president’s 64th birthday. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari described Osinbajo as “a reliable and dedicated deputy who is not only admirably competent, […]

Controversy is surrounding the death of the Chief Executive Officer, Cash Nation Entertainment, Babatunde Abiodun, aka Kashy. Three narratives have emerged about the circumstances surrounding Abiodun’s death on Sunday, March 7, 2021. One narrative claimed that Abiodun, who was said to have been battling depression for months, allegedly committed suicide by jumping down from a […]

The eastern Nigerian state of Enugu registered 78 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as NCDC announced 269 new infections. There was no report from Lagos. And it was not clear whether Lagos will send its Sunday report later on Monday. Enugu is no hot spot yet for the virus, as its overall since last […]