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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his stay in London for an additional week to fulfill an appointment with his dentist, as confirmed by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. The announcement was made in …

A 23-year-old assistant pastor Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oluwafeyiropo is standing trial on an amended three-count charge …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has appointed four new commissioners into his cabinet. This comes 18 days to the governor’s exit from office after two terms. The commissioners were sworn in at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Abakaliki, …

In a decisive ruling that settles a protracted legal dispute, the Supreme Court has upheld Senator Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of Osun State, effectively putting an end to the months-long battle with former Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Justice …

The Ebonyi State Police Command has directed the people of the state to disregard the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, scheduled for May 8 to May 11 in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, have felicitated Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu on his ascension as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. In his message, Obasanjo described Iwuanyanwu’s emergence as well deserved, adding that by …

The House of Representatives has rejected a request by the Nigerian Communications Commission for N700 billion to provide access to 27 million Nigerians who do not have access to telecommunication coverage. The ad-hoc committee of the House investigating the NCC’s …

The Ondo State police command has arrested a 56-year-old former boxer, Moses Olapade, for allegedly beating his wife, Tinuke, to a coma. The incident reportedly occurred at their residence at No. 9 Odama Street in the Oke-Aro community of Akure …

A 20-year-old woman, Fatima has taken her father before a Kaduna Shari’a Court for allegedly pressuring her to wed a stranger. Fatima testified in court that she is in love with someone, and according to reports, her father, Aliyu Muhammad, has …

Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, intends to sack over 200 staff of Anambra State-owned newspaper, National Light. Daily Trust gathered that in the last state executive meeting, the governor raised the issue of closing the newspaper, saying the newspaper is …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Tuesday to continue the pre-hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect. The panel scheduled the pre-hearing of the petitions from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has arrived at the venue of Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja as the hearing begins today. Also at the venue is Governor Simon Lalong of …

The governors of Anambra and Kaduna states, Professor Charles Soludo and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, will on Tuesday headline a high-level policy deliberation on pathways for creating a robust and resilient economic future for Nigeria. The governors will serve as panelists …

The Fourth batch of 410 stranded Nigerians, evacuated from the conflict-ridden Sudan, has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at …

The newly constructed 2.055-kilometres bridge forms an arch across River Benue, linking the old colonial town of Loko from the northern bank and Oweto on the southern bank. The bridge, apart from being a sight to behold, has breathed life …

A former First Lady and widow of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Hajiya Turai, has said that her late husband became the president of the country by destiny, disclosing that he was never desperate about it. Speaking to BBC …

The Nigerian Navy has declared eight security outfits that are conducting secret recruitment exercises as operating illegally in the country. It said the illegal outfits are now selling recruitment forms to unsuspecting members of the public and are also conducting …

An Igbo group under the aegis of Igbo Patriotic Forum has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) not to swear in the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, until cases challenging his declaration as winner of the February 28 election are decided …

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Ogun State branch, has asked the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to revisit and seek an amendment to the Land Use Act, when he assumes office. The State Chairman, ESV Bola Orekoya, made …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dispelled the rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai stated this in Gombe on Saturday while addressing newsmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested no fewer than 62 persons over alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud (popularly known as yahoo-yahoo) in Ilorin, Kwara State. The arrests, …

Hudu Yunusa-Ari, suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, has been granted bail after three days in police custody. Yunusa-Ari was arrested over the controversial role he played in the Adamawa governorship election. He had declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, aka …

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, to boycott the swearing-in ceremony of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, slated for May 29, …

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been jailed for conspiring to traffic a market trader to the UK to harvest his kidney. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and 25-year-old daughter Sonia …

In less than 25 days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel has inaugurated the first Gemstone market in Nigeria. During the inauguration of the International Gemstone Market under the Economic …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday disclosed that everything is in order concerning the swearing-in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023. This was made known by the Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, …

Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Onaiyekan, has kicked against the swearing in of President-elect Bola Tinubu before the conclusion of the election tribunal. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour …

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has granted bail to the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu. The 67 years old was docked before the court for allegedly threatening to bring the proscribed …

The Federal Government of Nigeria through its Transmission Company and the Market Operator, have started disconnecting electricity distribution companies (Discos) that are owing them from the national grid. The disconnection will consequently throw millions of Nigerian homes and communities into …

The Federal Government announced it could evacuate all Nigerian citizens in Sudan if four aircraft were made available for immediate departure. The first group of stranded Nigerians, escaping ongoing conflict in Sudan, arrived in Abuja on Wednesday. Nigerian authorities report …

A ceasefire in Sudan that came into force on Thursday has already been broken, with airstrikes and heavy shelling reported near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum in the morning, according to Al-Jazeera. Artillery fire was also heard in …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has urged the outgoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration led by Governor Aminu Tambuwal to act without frustrating the efforts of the incoming administration. The APC chairman, Alhaji Isa Achida gave the …

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the Senate can not stop the plan to demolish head offices of aviation agencies at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Sirika, who addressed State House reporters after the Federal Capital Executive Council …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday urged the Senate’s ad-hoc committee investigating the N6trn unpaid ground rent to direct its enquiry to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Fashola stated this in Abuja when the …

Destiny, daughter of the founder and Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has taken a swipe at a certain ‘Miss Holier than thou, Assistant Jesus and Convenient Christian’. In the Facebook post centered around beauty, Pastor Eneche’s …

A lady has gone online to tell the story of how she collected money from her father, who was looking for a lover. In a tweet that has since gone viral, the lady said she deceived her father on Tinder, …