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PHOTOS: Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 10 days of ‘consultation’ in UK
Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has returned to Nigeria after a week of “consultations” in the United Kingdom (UK). The former Lagos governor arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
Presidency slams Financial Times editor over article on Nigeria
The Presidency has rebuked the Financial Times’ Africa Editor, David Pilling, over an article on the Buhari regime published on January 31, 2022. In an open letter to The Editor, Financial Times, Senior Special Assistant to…
Unpaid Debt: Fuel Supplier Asks Court To Halt Lagos BRT Operations
Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited has applied to a Federal High Court in Lagos for the winding-up of Primero Transport Service Limited, the operator of Bus Rapid Transport…
Tunisian President Saied strikes again, dissolves judicial council
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence. The dissolution raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and is sure to anger Saied’s…
Queen Elizabeth clocks 70 years on the throne today
British Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years. It is also a milestone which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever…
Osun PDP asks Oyetola for debt disclosure
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State chapter has asked Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to disclose the State’s debt profile. Mr Sunday Bisi, the Chairman of Osun PDP made the request while featuring on a radio political…
Anti-vaccine protests spread in Canada
Canadian cities, including the financial hub Toronto, faced disruptions on Saturday as protests against vaccine mandates spread from the capital of Ottawa. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a vaccine…
Emir of Jama’are, Alhaji Muhammadu Wabi III is dead
The Emir of Jama’are in Bauchi State, Alhaji Muhammadu Wabi III has passed away after battling a protracted illness. Alhaji Sama’ila Yusuf-Jarma, the Chairman, of Jama’are Local Government Council, confirmed the emir’s demise…
Queen Elizabeth endorses making Camilla Queen, when Charles ascends throne
Queen Elizabeth II in a special Platinum Jubilee message on Saturday backed the Duchess of Cornwall becoming Queen Camilla. In remarks delivered on Saturday, the eve of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the…
If PDP wins in 2023, all I want are ‘goodies’ not office – Fayose
Ayodele Fayose, a former Governor of Ekiti State, said he is no longer contesting for any political office and will only take “goodies” if his party takes power in 2023. Fayose, a leader in the Peoples Democratic Party stated…
Texas man on gun rampage, kills parents, son, step child , then commits suicide
A Texas man, Kevin Milazzo went on a murderous rampage early Saturday morning, killing four of his family members. He wounded three others before turning the gun on himself on Saturday, the New York Postreported, quoting…
Curtains Fall On 2021 AFCON As Senegal Battle Egypt For Ultimate Prize
The stage is set for the finals which is the 52nd match of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations as Senegal and Egypt go head-to-head for the ultimate prize at Paul Biya stadium Olembe tonight. Senegal who have made…
Tinubu returns to Nigeria this week
The national leader of APC, and leading presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week after his consultations with some members of his…
2023: South-West Groups May Not Interfere In Osinbajo, Tinubu’s Ambitions
There are indications that prominent groups in the South-West may not persuade the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, eyeing the…
I suffered persecution because I stood for independence of n’assembly – Saraki
Bukola Saraki, senate president, says he suffered “persecution” when he was senate president because he stood for the independence of the national assembly. The former senate president spoke during a Twitter space …
My next album may be my last – Olamide
Singer and rapper, Olamide Adedeji, simply known as Olamide, has said his long-awaited forthcoming album may be his last. In a tweet on Saturday evening, the singer cum rapper wrote, “My next album, Unruly, is 95 per cent…
Ekiti hunters ‘spiritually fortified’ to fight bandits – Farmers tell Fayemi
Farmers in Ikole-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area, Ekiti, have appealed to Governor Kayode Fayemi to empower hunters with logistics to help curb banditry and kidnapping in their communities. Some of the farmers made this…
Five substitutions per match to become permanent in March
The option to make five substitutions in a match is set to be made permanent by the game’s lawmakers next month. The International Football Association Board (IFAB)’s annual general meeting will take place virtually on March…
Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion – US Officials
Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on…
Udom Emmanuel and that ‘ordination service’ in Uyo
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, is an amiable and genial personality. There is this debonair cosmopolitanism and charisma about his makeup that is bound to strike you. A “Lagos boy” (he studied accounting…
Mali junta orders review of 2025 civil rule date
In what may signal that sanctions by ECOWAS are biting, Mali junta has ordered a review of the 2025 date for return to civil rule. Junta leader Assimi Goita asked lawmakers to review the transitional charter adopted after the first of…
Zoning is taking Nigeria backward, says Sule Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has said he is not in support of zoning. In an interview with BBC, Lamido said the idea of rotating the leadership of…
Arsenal asked to sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s replacement
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has told the club to sign Everton striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s replacement in the summer transfer window. Merson said this while applauding Arsenal for offloading…
Fighters fleeing insurgency ranks as Mozambique army reclaims lost territory – Army General
Many people are deserting the ranks of the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique as the military presses gains, according to the deputy chief of a multinational African force who admits the conflict remains a “puzzle”. In an…