News as it breaks
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the leaders and members of the All Progressives Party (APC) to desist from name-calling and backstabbing ahead of the oncoming March 26 Convention, remain steadfast and maintain its unity if the party is to continue in the path of victory and its dominance at all…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has given special trainings to six hundred and fifty (650) personnel of it’s Strike Force Unit to tackle head-on drug cartels in Nigeria. The 650 personnel who participated in weeks of rigorous specialised trainings graduated from the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, NASI,…
A former House of Representatives member, Hon Chuma Nzeribe will on March 21 face judgment in the criminal charges of impersonation and cheating brought against by the Federal Government. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja will on the date deliver judgment in a four- count criminal…
A man seen buying Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as Petrol using polyethene bag
A Former Director-General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Professor Bola Akinteriwa says the Russian government may take a sanctionary measure against Nigeria. Professor Akinteriwa stated this in Lagos, during a Seminar entitled: Russia-Ukraine War and the imperatives of a new global order, organized by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.…
36 year-old Gabriel Boric has been sworn in as Chile’s youngest-ever President. Gabriel Boric is a former student activist and has taken the mantle of leadership as the South American nation is undergoing an important political and social transition. At the Congress building in the port city of Valparaiso, Boric…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says he is supporting an Igbo Presidency in 2023. Chief Obasanjo stated this while receiving a 2023 Presidential aspirant, Mao Ohuabunwa in Abeokuta. He explained that it was time for reconciliation in Nigeria by supporting a president from the Southeast region to emerge in 2023.…
A Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, says she has an ‘incurable’ ailment, disclosing that she has been diagnosed with lupus. Lupus is an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues. It can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Speaking during an interview,…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has called on the National Assembly to put legislative machineries in place and expunge the controversial Clause of Section 84, Sub-section 14 in the Electoral Act as advised by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President of the Council, Comrade Solomon Adodo made the call…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the new scanners to the ports and border points are set to become operational, scanning 400 containers daily. Addressing stakeholders in Lagos, during a sensitisation meeting held with port stakeholders ahead of the commencement of container scanning at the ports, the Assistant Comptroller General…