News

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola Nigerian government has declared Monday and Tuesday next week as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration for Muslims. This was announced by the ministry of interior on Thursday. “The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has disqualified Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the candidate of the Delta State Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship race, over discrepancies in his certificates, THE WITNESS reports. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in his ruling also restrained Oborevwori who is the speaker of …

Elon Musk Billionaire businessman, Elon Musk, reportedly welcomed twins last year with an executive employee at one of his companies, Neuralink. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had the children quietly with Shivon Zilis, an executive at the neurotechnology company which he co-founded. Neuralink develops implantable brain-machine interfaces. The twins bring …

Abdulwasiu Sowami, Chairman Ardova PLC Ardova Plc, a company formerly owned by billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has declared a net loss of N3.85bn in 2021. The energy firm’s financial woe is coming despite acquiring one of the country’s fastest growing retail oil firms, Enyo Retail, in November 2021. Enyo which …

Boris Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, on Thursday officially resigned from his office. Johnson had earlier rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals. He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go. In a statement delivered …

The Westminster magistrate court in the UK has ruled that David Ukpo, a purported kidney donor for the daughter of Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu, is not a minor. The court gave the ruling on Thursday when Ekweremadu, a former deputy president of the senate, and Beatrice, his wife, appeared before for …

This was stated by Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, who ordered the Registrar of the court to release the travelling passport of the former governor to him to undertake the medical trip after a motion application. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday approved former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha’s …

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has assured the people of the state that the International Airport under construction will be completed before the expiration of his tenure on Oct. 15, 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects is valued at N20 …

•ISWAP claims responsibility •I’m disappointed in intelligence system, says Buhari •‘Abba Kyari, Dariye, Nyame, others safe’ All 64 suspected Boko Haram commanders and men were among the 416 inmates that escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja following the Tuesday night attack. Four inmates and an operative of the …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the complete closure of the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos  for three months to enable some repairs and installation of Air Field Lighting to be done. The development means that international and local airlines will use the international runway …