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Kanu Heart Foundation has so far sponsored about 600 open heart surgeries, the majority of them indigents. Its founder Kanu Nwankwo stated this while briefing newsmen in Enugu ahead of the foundation’s awareness rally scheduled in Enugu Thursday. He said the essence of the rally was to sensitise Nigerians to …

Presidential candidates of respective political parties on Wednesday attended the First National Peace Accord held at the International Conference Centre. As of the time of this report, Peter Obi of the Labour party, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Omoyele Sowore …

LAGOS.29.09.22. In a massive collaborative initiative to support and promote interventions targetted to addressing hunger and malnutrition in communities, Agric lender, Unity Bank Plc and Lagos Food Bank have donated food items worth millions of Naira to Ogundimu Ilaje, a riverine community in the suburb of Lagos. A statement from the Bank adds that the intervention is part of …

Lawan, Machina Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, has accepted the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, which on Wednesday, affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic candidate of the All progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District. Machina had approached the Federal High Court seeking an order …

Adamu, Tinubu The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as ‘fake,’ a letter purportedly written by Abdullahi Adamu, its national chairman, which alleged that Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, is breached an agreement on the composition of the Presidential Campaign Council. A letter addressed to Tinubu, said to have …

Nigerian students Nigeria has emerged as the country with the highest number of students bringing their relatives to the United Kingdom, according to an analysis of the country’s Home Office. The report said 34,000 Nigerian students accounted for 31,898 dependants, followed by India whose 93,100 students accounted for 24,916. Libya …

Nolan along with Lurgi Consult Limited and others is facing trial for allegedly laundering $9.6 billion. The Federal High Court In Abuja has ordered the arrest of a British national, James Nolan, for jumping bail. Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the arrest of Nolan, a director in the Process and Industrial …

Kizz Daniel acquires luxury house Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, the Nigerian singer better known as Kizz Daniel, has acquired a luxury house. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday to announce the acquisition of the mansion. In the post, the singer said it has been his long-time desire …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun the collection of project support loan facilities to some state governments for the execution of some projects under its intervention programmes. The credit facilities were given to some states to finance various projects across different sectors, including agriculture and manufacturing. “We’ve also …

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, says that if elected, his administration will focus on blocking leakages rather than wasting time running after corrupt government officials. Obi said this on Wednesday night when he appeared on …