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The President gave the early morning speech on the occasion of Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Read the full speech below: INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THEOCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019 Dear Compatriots, 1st October each […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos is set to hear the case of a former First Bank Director, Mr Dauda Lawal, who is challenging the forfeiture of a sum of N9 billion. In documents put before the court, Mr Lawal claims that the Federal High Court in Lagos which ordered the forfeiture of the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the South African Government has granted request for the Nigerian Designated Airline, Air Peace to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa. The confirmation was granted in the process of ascertaining the level of implementation of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and South […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 7 for the hearing of the application filed by the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh against the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Wilson Uwajeren. Metuh, through his counsel, Mr Abel Ozioko, had filed the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Nigeria on her 59th Independence Anniversary. Trump extended his congratulations in a message to President Muhammadu Buhari which was published on the website of U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria. In the message, Trump said Nigeria is one of U.S. strongest partners in Africa. READ FULL STATEMENT […]
Welcome to our live updates page on the arraignment of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare. The duo are being arraigned by the Federal Government on seven charges bordering on alleged conspiracy to commit treason, money laundering, and insulting the President, among others. They were brought to […]
One-half of the music group, popularly known as Danfo Driver group, Mountain Black has accused the Nigerian music industry of neglecting Mad Melon, his recently deceased colleague. On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Daddy Showkey announced Mad Melon’s death on Instagram after he reportedly battle with an undisclosed illness. Mountain Black, who rose to fame with Mad Melon in 2003 […]
The Katsina State Government has revealed plans to negotiate the release of 20 of its indigenes, who were kidnapped by bandits and sold as slaves in Burkina Faso. According to Guardian newspaper, the victims were sold to a human trafficker in Benin Republic, who then resold them to another buyer in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso […]
Newly crowned world 100m champion Christian Coleman has withdrawn from the 200m at the World Championships, the United States Track and Field Federation confirmed Sunday. US sprinter Coleman, who blasted to a brilliant gold medal in the 100m on Saturday, had been due to take part in the heats of the 200m. However a revised […]
Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win in four races on Sunday when he rode his luck to end Ferrari’s winning streak with a well-judged strategic victory for Mercedes in a roller-coaster Russian Grand Prix. The defending five-time champion came home 3.829 seconds ahead of his team-mate and nearest championship rival Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes took […]
