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The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has denied that he wanted to serve as the deputy governor to a former governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada. In a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, the senator stated that the information was meant stop the emergence of Melaye as the candidate […]

Draw for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage, made in Monaco on Thursday: Group A Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Real Madrid (ESP), Club Brugge (BEL), Galatasaray (TUR) Group B Bayern Munich (GER), Tottenham (ENG), Olympiakos (GRE), Red Star Belgrade (SRB) Group C Manchester City (ENG), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Atalanta (ITA) Group D […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. The president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Mr Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of the Nigerian community in Japan. The […]

Fatmata Edna Kargbo, an aide to the Sierra Leonian President, Julius Maada Bio, has been relieved of her job, sequel to a testimony she reportedly shared at the Synagogue of All Nations led by Pastor T.B. Joshua. Ms Kargbo, who worked as the president’s State Chief of Protocol had travelled to Nigeria to share her […]

The Imo State Government on Thursday asked citizens to ‘arrest’ Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Jasper Ndubuaku. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Uche Onyeaguocha, gave the order after the Chairman of the Recovery of Government Properties, Jasper Ndubuaku, was allegedly assaulted at Mr Okorocha’s residence. Mr Onyeaguocha said that […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday detained two top officials of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the company which supervised execution of the $16 billion failed power projects. The officials are Head of Finance Marvel Emefiele and Head of Compensation Eze M. C. Odigbo. They are expected to account for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic was due to the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the restriction at Seme followed the joint border security exercise ordered by the government and aimed at securing Nigeria’s land and maritime […]

The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $160. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, explained on Wednesday, that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from Thursday. The development […]

The Federal Government is alleging that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has the sole aim of establishing an Islamic State in Nigeria. In a counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the government by Solicitor General of the Federation against the motion of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria challenging its proscription, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday announced the arrest of about 28 persons in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, suspects. Disclosing this through its Lagos Zonal Head, Mohammed Rabo, the commission stated that it has recovered about four hundred and eighty six million naira, (N486m). The commission according to […]

Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian medical doctor, who graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio, United States. The hospital is said to be among the top 10 hospitals in the whole world. Reacting, Dr Richard Brilli, managing director and chief medical officer at the hospital, expressed […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced an online-based application for visitors to the country seeking visa on arrival. An NIS source on Tuesday said the new process was introduced to eliminate hitches associated with the manual process for potential investors, tourists and others seeking to come into the country. The source added that the new […]

Detectives on Tuesday grilled the founder and Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, for over eight hours in connection with the rape allegations levelled against him by a photographer, Busola Dakolo. The cleric had allegedly raped Dakolo when she was a teenager at her parents’ residence in Ilorin, Kwara State. Fatoyinbo […]

The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the administration of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the state. The House said it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by Mr Ambode for mass transit […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria says effective from Thursday, August 29, 2019, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay the N59, 200 fee but will have to pay an extra $110 (N40, 700) after the visa has been issued to them bringing the total cost to N99, 900. However, […]