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FILE PHOTO: Former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has described as false a report that alleged that he was leading a revolt against the governor of the state, Hope Uzodimma, over the latter’s refusal to support his ministerial aspiration in President …

As the Muslim faithful prepare for Eid-El-Kabir celebration, the Department of State Services (DSS) has advised Nigerians to take additional caution concerning their security. The advice follows a coordinated operation by the agency alongside the police and Nigerian Army between June 19 and 22 where arms and ammunition of all …

The United States Coast Guard announced on Thursday that it found debris from the Titan submersible which carried five passengers down the North Atlantic Ocean since Sunday. The five persons who boarded the submersible were listed as, Hamish Harding (Britain), Paul Henri Nargeoloet (France) British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and his …

The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that rich countries had met a target of reallocating $100 billion of funds from the institution to battle climate change and poverty in developing countries. “We meet the target, we do have the 100 billion,” Kristalina Georgieva told reporters at a …

THE Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), a nongovernmental organization, has opposed the 114% salary increase for government officials recommended by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, describing it as a mark of insensitivity amidst suffering Nigerians. CTA, whose mission is to promote good governance to ensure that government …

The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 Presidential election, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the mass migration of Nigerians to foreign countries. Obi in a series of posts made on his verified Twitter on account on Thursday said Nigeria’s brain drain will eventually result to …

Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi, has condemned the proposed 114% salary increase for public officers describing the move as inappropriate at a time when over 130 million Nigerians are living in poverty. Obi who took …

The Nigerian government has approved the reopening of the Seme border to allow importation of vehicles and other goods from neighbouring West African countries. This was stated by Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, on Wednesday at the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, …

  Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho, has again indicated his interest in returning to Nigeria more than two years that he fled the country. Igboho, who spoke in a viral video, revealed that he would soon return to his country home of Oyo – Southwest …

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery says the economic reforms instituted by President Bola Tinubu are capable of attracting investors from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. Montgomery said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa, …