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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja later on Monday for a “routine” medical checkup in London, United Kingdom (UK). Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced the imminent trip. He said Buhari is expected back in the country in the second week of November. “President Muhammadu Buhari […]
The Department of State Services has urged Nigerians to stay alert and assist security agencies with information on suspicious criminals in their neighbourhoods. This is coming after the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria issued an Advisory to its citizens on terrorists’ plan to carry out attacks in some parts of the […]
The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has disassociated himself from those calling for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The latest statement by Nathaniel Ikyur, governor Ortom’s chief press secretary contradicts that of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his allies, of which he […]
The police in Abuja have arrested one Obiako Chukwuemeka parading to be a medical doctor working with the United Nations as a humanitarian aid at the National Hospital. Information about the suspect is still sketchy as his origin and age are yet to be known, while he awaits arraignment. A source said: “The National […]
Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Atiku presidential campaign, has challenged Festus Keyamo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council spokesperson, to drive from Abuja to Kaduna without a security escort. Fetus Keyamo has said he can drive solo from Abuja to Kaduna during an interview on Tuesday with Channels TV. Responding on […]
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices will be allowed […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the threat to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari as laughable. In a video released at the weekend, the abductors of train passengers in Kaduna threatened to kidnap and kill Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. Addressing reporters after the Federal Executive […]
The wind of insecurity blowing across the country, especially in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, gathered pace yesterday, sending panic through the whole of Abuja and its environs. This led to the shutting down of Veritas University, as the terrorists, who had written the Abuja Campus of the Nigerian Law School. also demanded […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja has disqualified the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori, from contesting the 2023 election. Delivering judgment on Thursday in a suit filed by Mr. Olorogun Edevbie, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that Oborevwori lacked the legal competence to participate in the election. Edevbie […]
Malam Tukur Mamu, an aide to Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, revealed the terrorist group behind the attack on Kuje prison in Abuja on Tuesday night. Mamu, who is leading a negotiation team for the release of the kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train passengers, said the group which, launched the March 28 attack on the Kaduna-bound […]
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