Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that power was not given freely to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who he said worked hard to get it. Wike stated this on Wednesday at a banquet in honour of Tinubu who was in Rivers State to commission some of the governor’s legacy projects. He recounted how Tinubu […]
Ahead of today’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice for organ harvesting, prominent Nigerians and Africans have continued to appeal to the UK Court for clemency on the troubled Nigerian Senator. In a last-minute plea, members of the Ikeoha Mpu Pacesetters League IMPL have joined their voices in calling […]
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has restated his administration’s commitment to the fight against cultism and related criminal activities, warning that Ogun under his watch will not be a safe haven for cultists and their sponsors. He equally threatened that his administration would not hesitate to bring down the full weight of the law […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has approved the appointment of Professor Umar Adam Katsayal, mni as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State. In a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani, she conveyed the President’s approval, for a five-year tenure, effective from whenever the […]
Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. History has it that the diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and […]
The 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be held for seven weeks, spanning 8 May to 23 June. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced this at a pre-examination press briefing on Thursday in Lagos. The Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, in remark, noted that a total number of 1,621,853 […]
The military high command said that troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed a total of 40 terrorists and arrested 25 in the last two weeks. The command also said no fewer than 131 kidnapped Nigerians were rescued within the period under review. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Musa Danmadami, disclosed these while briefing select journalists […]
The presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, respectively in London, United Kingdom. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, […]
Nigerian airlines granted approval to airlift pilgrims for the 2023 hajj are likely to demand an increase in the fare due to the current war in Sudan. The airspace in the war-ravaged country has been shut and no flights are allowed in and out of the area. Airlines airlifting pilgrims from sub-Sahara preferring that route […]
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Sabo- Yaba, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted bail in the sum of N1 million with 4 sureties to Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, 67. Nwajagu is facing two-count charges of conspiracy and act that has tendency to cause a breach of public peace. The defendant who was first […]
