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  A military parade would be held to mark this year’s Democracy Day on Wednesday at Eagle Square, Abuja, the Federal Government announced yesterday. It is in commemoration of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Chief ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country NiMet’s weather outlook forecasts sunny skies on Monday, with patches of clouds over the northern region and morning thunderstorms over parts of ...

  At least 150 people, including 35 children, are feared d3ad in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army The rivals have been battling over control ...

Iraq via its court has sentenced to d3ath seven drug dealers, including a foreigner The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement, without specifying the nationality of the foreigner, that the Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute seven ...

  The Organised Labour might be resuming their strike again According to them, they will not accept any N62,000 or N100,000 “starvation wage” as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. It insisted on N250,000, being its latest demand at ...

  Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked a viral claim spreading across the internet that its officers brutalized, assaulted and manhandled 127 arrested internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State This ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe. The President stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Saturday, June 8. ...

  Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate, of being fraudulently packaged to deceive Nigerians. Sowore made this claim in a recent interview, stating that he has consistently ...

  Following its strong 2023 financial performance, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has received an upgraded rating from Agusto & Co, validating the Bank as Bbb+ rated with an ESG ...

  A group of overexcited high school graduates’ celebration took a dangerous turn when their car crashed into a tree, causing significant damage A viral video showed the students packed in the car, speeding through the school premises, with one ...

  The mother of the late Prince Alex Timileyin, Princess Antonia Emiko, is in a state of despair and urgent need of prayers. She has been hospitalized in a coma, overwhelmed by the unbearable pain and sorrow following her son’s ...

A one time Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to reject any minimum wage offer from the federal ...

  Two people have been jailed for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) An Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced the men, Ugwu Chijioke and Ibrahim Adekunle, to 22 years imprisonment for the offence. The News Agency ...

  Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider has bagged two awards: Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria at the highly converted Asian Banker Global Excellence Retail Awards 2024. The Excellence in Retail ...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, attended the convocation ceremony of Lagos State University and announced a gift of N10 million for the overall best-graduating student. In a video posted by the governor’s aide, he announced plans to build a ...

There is a need for the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to investigate the operations of telecommunications companies operating in the country over poor service delivery. The resolution was passed as a sequel to the adoption of a motion under ‘Urgent Public ...

  George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said he couldn’t pay each of his four drivers N100,000 monthly, as the new minimum wage is in view. Akume recently spoke at a Christian community event and highlighted his ...

  Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ have intercepted a consignment of Pangolin scale and its derivatives within Kebbi state axis of the Zone, with value at the International market of over N3.9 billion While briefing journalists in ...

Several passengers were, yesterday, stranded, after a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja derailed at Asha station, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT   One of the passenger informed that the train derailed at about 3:52 pm, less than 30 minutes after it departed ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tendered his resignation to the country’s President Droupadi Murmu after his cabinet recommended the dissolution of the lower house of parliament Lok Sabha.   Murmu accepted the resignation of Modi and the council ...

  Pastor Bolaji Idowu berates men who marry women for money During a thought-provoking sermon at Harvesters International Christian Centre, Pastor Bolaji Idowu criticized men who prioritize financial security over personal growth in marriage. The clergyman condemned the “consumer mentality” of men ...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, on his 83rd birthday. A statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, reads: “President Bola ...

  The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH as from today. Abubakar announced this in a ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order sequel to ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to prescribe improved salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at plenary. ...