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Mother in-law of Atiku Abubakar, Hajiya Khadija Musdafa, is dead. She passed away Monday evening. She was the wife of the late Lamido Aliyu Musdafa. She will be buried today in Yola, Adamawa State.…

Eurafric Power Limited, an energy firm, says it has identified 33 properties of Nigeria in the United Kingdom for sale over the enforcement of a judgement in its favour. In February 2013, the firm entered into a contract with the…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has asked the national assembly to reject the approval of any new loan request meant for “projects that are not viable”. In a letter to Ahmad Lawan, a…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Adejuwon Odumboni as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, warned the Federal Government that attempts to reopen tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 would be suicidal. ASUU raised the alarm…

who was accompanied by representatives of the students’ body from all states of the Niger Delta confirmed that the hitherto stranded overseas students have started receiving payments for tuition fees and…

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sen. Ike Nwachukwu, received an early birthday message from President Muhammadu Buhari. Sen. Ike Nwachukwu will clock 80 on September 1, 2020. In a…

Drivers on e-hailing platforms in Nigeria’s Lagos State are embarking on a week-strike starting on Monday to protest against some aspects of the new regulations by the state. The president…

Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement.…

Following controversy over the fate of his client, counsel to the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Sunday said the Judicial…

Nzuko Umunna, an Igbo socio-cultural think tank group, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the swift reconstruction of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. In a statement on Sunday, the group said the synergy between…

Double Diamond, a pedigree Texel lamb, has been sold for £367,500 (an estimated $490,000) at auction to be considered the most expensive sheep in the world. Texel is a breed of domestic sheep originally from the island of Texel in…

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Amhed Tinubu, has felicitated with Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his…

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Sunday said no force from hell can stop the church in Nigeria from advancing. Oyedepo spoke in view of recent events that had threatened to emasculate…

Like Oliver Twist, governors of South-East Nigeria are asking for more from President Muhammadu Buhari following the reopening of the rehabilitated Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu on Sunday. The…

Ayo Salami, head of the panel probing Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has told Wahab Shittu, Magu’s counsel, to…

              Nigeria’s daily case count of coronavirus infections dropped to a record low on Sunday with 138 new cases confirmed in 13 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has charged the Senate to jettison the proposed fresh review of the 1999 Constitution, describing the periodic amendment of the document as a wasteful exercise  which  gives  Nigerians …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy,…

Nigeria is set to open its international air borders for the first time since, March 2020. Inline with the resumption plans, the country has now released fresh guidelines that every…

THE Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said that if it releases the list of those involved in looting the commission, the country…

The Quorum Aviation Bell 206 helicopter, which crashed in Lagos on Friday, flew in from Port Harcourt to position itself for prospective hire and reward otherwise known as charter.…

The Presidency on Sunday reacted to Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister’s attack on a reporter Charles Eyo. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said there was no stupid question…

A crisis has hit Magodo Residential Area Phase II, Lagos state, over attempts to review the constitution. A interim caretaker committee has been running the affairs of the…