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resident Muhammadu Buhari has departed Katsina State after completing his five-day working visit to his hometown, Daura. He left Daura on Tuesday morning and arrived at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport on a helicopter. The President was warmly received by the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari; his deputy, Mannir Yakubu, and the Speaker of the […]
The Federal Government has assured that there will be no scarcity of Petroleum Products during this yuletide. The assurance was given by top Federal government officials during a meeting in Abuja with stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. The meeting, which was held at the Presidential Villa, was chaired by the Chief of Staff […]
The winners and other top finishers in the four trophies awarded at the 2019 Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday in Paris: Men’s Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona) Virgil van Dijk (NED/Liverpool) Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Juventus) Sadio Mane (SEN/Liverpool) Mohamed Salah (EGY/Liverpool) Kylian Mbappe (FRA/PSG) Alisson Becker (BRA/Liverpool) Robert Lewandowski (POL/Bayern Munich) Bernardo Silva (POR/Manchester City) Riyad Mahrez (ALG/Manchester City) Women’s Ballon d’Or Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign […]
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki says the application to the Federal High Court, Lagos, for interim forfeiture order on his Ilorin home by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an abuse of the court process and a violation of a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Saraki, in a statement by […]
Creative_Doks, a Nigerian Ballpoint artist has gotten the attention of US President Donald Trump. The picture of the painting went viral after Creative_Doks went on his Twitter handle @Doks_Arts to share the image explaining that it took him about 70 Hours to work on and achieve the final result. He also tagged the US President […]
Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila in a separate statement on Monday expressed shock over the demise of a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Jafaru Illiyasu Auna. Honourable Jafaru, who represented Rijau/Magama Federal Constituency of Niger State in the ninth National Assembly died on Monday morning […]
Nigeria is set to have a University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the institution, the president re-echoed his administration’s commitment to prioritizing the participation of indigenes and application of local content to the development of infrastructure. He said the project is part […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a naval chief, Captain Dada Labinjo, 15 months in detention without trial. Labinjo, who has been in the custody of the Nigerian Navy since September 2018, was brought before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday. He was arraigned on […]
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, believes regulating the posts on social media is the way to go in order to bring sanity into the society. Keyamo stated this in a series of tweets on Monday in reaction to the proposal of the Social Media Bill by the National Assembly. […]
Nollywood actor, Gbenro Ajibade has confirmed that he and estranged wife, Osas Ighodaro are finally divorced. Gbenro made the revelation in an interview on Rubbin minds on Channels Television. He revealed that they are currently divorced and are co-parenting their only child. There were speculations that the couple’s marriage hit the rocks months ago after […]
