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Leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has vowed to sacrifice everything to achieve freedom for the people of Biafra. The IPOB leader made the disclosure…

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, says it has successfully delivered a 68-year-old woman of a set of twins, following an IVF conception. Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo,…

Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd) has consoled President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. In a letter of…

Manchester United and England legend David Beckham has weighed in on the Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo debate – and believes that the Barcelona and Argentina star is the greatest player in the world. Beckham insists that…

Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president, says there is nothing unusual about barring people who…

On January 18, 2020, when I first read of the new coronavirus on the BBC website, my heart missed a beat because of what China means to the world. The headline was: “New virus in China ‘will have infected hundreds’.” And these were…

Governors in the south-west have agreed to shut their borders and to make wearing of face masks compulsory to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the region. Governors of the six states in the region reached the decision during a virtual…

Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, says Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, was his ‘best man’ when he wedded in the Anglican church many years ago. A best man acts as one of the…

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, says Nigeria will recover from COVID-19 before the rest of the world. In a broadcast to church members on Sunday, the preacher said the country has begun its…

The record label of American rapper The Game and all profits from the sale of his last album “Born 2 Rap” has been seized by a judge in a $7 million sexual assault case. Back in 2015, Priscilla Rainey, a former reality dating show…

The Rivers State Government has released the 22 Staff of ExxonMobil who were arrested for violating the State Executive Order restricting movement in the state. Attorney-General and…

OLALEKAN ADETAYO writes on the life and times of Abba Kyari, who until his death on Friday, was the chief of staff to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) It was one of the rare moments he appeared in…

Manchester United legend,  Andy Cole, has hailed ex-Super Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo, for his contributions since joining the club. Ighalo moved to United on a six-month loan deal…

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has asked its members to shut operations and all activities at the nation’s oil rigs and export terminals from Sunday midnight. It also…

A Nigerian pastor, Goodheart Val Aloysius who is based in Calabar has taken to social media to reveal he can resurrect President Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari from the dead if given the chance. The remains of the late Chief of…

Abia State government has arrested the suspected COVID-19 patient, Vincent Prosper, who absconded and was declared wanted yesterday. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu revealed that Prosper, who had…

The last time I spoke to Mallam Abba Kyari was in the evening of 29 March 2020. He was on the way to the airport to board that flight to Lagos. He had shared a statement on WhatsApp, which I wanted to confirm was for public…

Some victims of the ongoing mass robbery going on in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of the assailants they claim come with POS to withdraw money from their cards. Speaking with The…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada and the U.S. had agreed to keep their border closed for all non-essential travel for another 30 days. “Canada and…

        More than 340 American citizens left Nigeria for the United States on Saturday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the US Mission in Nigeria via a tweet on Saturday. On April 9, 2020, 997 US citizens were…

James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says he expected Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to recover from COVID-19 because he was “remarkably strong-willed”.…

The director of China’s Wuhan lab has rejected claims that it could be the source of the coronavirus outbreak. He said it was “impossible” for the lab to have generated the viruss.…

Some top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have been denied access into the Presidential Villa in Abuja after returning from the burial of late Chief of Staff to Buhari, Abba Kyari, on Saturday. The…

The British high commission and the United States embassy has described Abba Kyari, deceased presidential chief of staff, as a dedicated son of Nigeria. In statements released on…