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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani met with security heads on Wednesday to discuss innovative approaches to the state’s security concerns. The governor told reporters shortly after the closed-door meeting in Kaduna that his main worry was the safety and well-being of the people. Speaking …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has just confirmed the change in petrol price. Recall that the company had earlier released a new price template putting pump price of petrol between N488 and N555 per litre in various states. Confirming the increment in a statement on Wednesday, Garba Deen …

APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu The Concerned Nigeria Immigration Stakeholders have commended the appointment of Mrs. Wura-Ola Caroline Adepoju as the new Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service. The group however called on President Bola Tinubu to confirm the appointment of the new NIS boss. In a statement …

Nigeria national honours award medal The Federal Government has said due to circumstances beyond its control, the Thursday June 1 date earlier fixed for the collection of the instruments National Honour Award for the recently announced 340 recipients is no longer feasible. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had days before vacating …

Prof. Wole Soyinka The Nobel Laureate (Literature), Professor Wole Soyinka, is presently in Brazil, participating in the Back to Black Festival which started on 25 May 2023. The event’s “Portrait of Africa” panel is moderated by Carolina Morais, Professor Soyinka and Bahian. Musician Mateus Aleluia spoke eloquently about many aspects …

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos. The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, …

EFCC boss, Bawa Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba said President Bola Tinubu needs to dismantle the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in his bid to have a successful anti-corruption war. Agbakoba stated this while speaking in an interview on The Morning Show of Arise Television on Wednesday. …

Osun State High Court on Tuesday, May 30, sentenced owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, to d£ath by hanging for the m¥rder of Timothy Adegoke. Adegoke, a former postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, was m¥rdered inside his hotel room at Hilton Hotels in November …

Few hours after the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s 16th president, diehard supporters of Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Vice President and rival candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Reno Omokri and Daniel Bwala, have abandoned him by committing to the new administration. Tinubu who was sworn in on Monday …

Popular microblogging platform, Twitter has gotten rid of the verification badge on the account of the former Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo. This comes as Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn into office on Monday as the 16th President and Vice President respectively. Since Elon Musk took over …