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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived at the Nigerian Army trooping and presentation of colours parade at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Thursday. Buhari will unveil 28 out of the 81 national and regimental colours for the newly established and operationalised units and retired unit colours …

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu till next month. The decision of the apex court was revealed in a tweet by the IPOB leader’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. Ejimakor wrote on Twitter: “Sadly, …

APGA guber candidate Frank Nweke Jr Chief Frank Nweke Jr, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship Candidate in the 2023 elections, has said he is still in shock over the murder of the party’s former governorship aspirant, Mr Dons Udeh, in Enugu. Nweke expressed his feelings in a statement …

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama The Federal Government, on Wednesday, in Abuja said it has spent $1.2m to deploy 40 buses to evacuate at least 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after this week’s …

All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and other party leaders including the House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin visit President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday. Others who visited include Senator Olamilekan …

Ogun governor Dapo Abiodun Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has approved the appointment of Mr Wasiu Kuye as a permanent secretary in the state civil service. Also appointed is Mukaila Adebola Lawal as Board Secretary for the State Universal Basic Education Board. This is contained in a statement by …

Atiku visits Oji Uzor Kalu Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president of Nigeria, visited Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at his residence on Wednesday afternoon. Atiku who is a top member of the PDP did not walk alone. The PDP presidential candidate visited Kalu with his team members. Atiku and his team …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Bamidele Oloyelogun, speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, over allegations of fraud. Oloyelogun was arraigned alongside Felemu Bankole, a lawmaker representing the Akoko south-west constituency 2, and Segun Bankole, a staff of the assembly. Iroju Ogundeji, a former …

Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu A lawyer and former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party in 2019, Ambrose Owuru has approached the Appeal Court seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The lawyer, in the suit marked CA/CV/259/2023, urged the court to stop President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney …

Candidates participating in JAMB examination The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination nationwide. A visit by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent to some of the Computer Based Centres (CBT) in Abuja and its environs revealed that the examination was free …