The government of Kogi State has declared Monday public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country. The Director-General, media and publicity to the state governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said it was to enable the people to give thanks to God for returning Mr. Buhari in sound health and […]
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Popular Nigerian singer Oyindamola Emmanuel Johnson-Hunga, known as “Dammy Krane” is a free man, as a court in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, has struck out a charge of credit card forgery, armed conspiracy and grand theft filed against him. Dammy Krane was arrested in June for allegedly booking a private jet service with stolen […]
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Former Minister of Education and rights campaigner, Oby Ezekwesili, has fired shots at Femi Adesina, Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity, asking him if he has “forgotten everything he once stood for as a journalist”. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Ezekwesili said the federal government blew the chance it had to do […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday handed over the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government in fulfillment of the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to entrust the edifice to the State for tourism development. In a brief but impressive ceremony held at the main conference room of the Lodge, also known […]
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has described hate speech as a “specie of terrorism”, stating that the federal government has drawn a line on it. Osinbajo said this on Thursday at a security retreat with members of the national economic council (NEC). The programme is holding at the presidential villa in Abuja. […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its National Corruption Report released on Wednesday, disclosed that government officials received an estimated N400bn in bribes within a year. A survey carried out in collaboration with the UN office on drugs and crime showed that 32.3 per cent of Nigerian adults paid bribes to public officials between June 2015 and May […]
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Ace Nigerian musician Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, who has been leading a campaign for the return or resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been attacked at the popular Wuse market in Abuja. The musician and his fellow campaigners were last week attacked by security officials who dispersed them violently from the Unity fountain, […]
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No fewer than 62 juvenile offenders and 67 inmates with disabilities held at Kirikiri Female Prisons and Kirikiri Medium Prisons, Lagos, were on Monday released on the orders of the State Chief Judge, Olufunmilayo Atilade. She said her intervention particularly at the Female Prisons was part of efforts to address the problem of underage offenders […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari received members of the Presidential media team, on Saturday at Abuja House in London. He reassured them that there was tremendous improvement in his health. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who was part of those who visited Buhari in London, made the disclosure […]
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Seven European countries have deported forty-one Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences while Libya expelled a fresh batch of 128 Nigerians. The deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. The seven European countries that deported are Australia, Switzerland, Hungary, Netherland, Germany, Norway and Denmark. The Privilege Style aircraft with Registration mark EC-120 […]
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