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Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North, has disclosed that the Senate delegation was forced to abort its flight to Katsina for the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari due to severe air traffic congestion at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport. Former President Buhari passed away on Sunday in a London clinic after a prolonged illness. […]
The final group of 24 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, who had been detained since 24 May 2020, were released from custody on Thursday following a ruling by the Ebonyi State High Court. According to the court charge sheet no. HIK/10C/2024, obtained by our correspondent on Thursday, the 24 detainees, part of a […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a full audit of Nigeria’s refineries following the federal government’s proposal to privatise them. The opposition party said its position is supported by recent reports alleging that successive governments have spent nearly $18 billion on rehabilitating the country’s three major refineries. The ADC’s national publicity secretary and […]
US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term yet benign vein condition, as confirmed by the White House on Thursday, amidst speculation regarding his notably bruised hand and swollen legs. The 79-year-old was found to have “chronic venous insufficiency” after he “noted mild swelling in his lower legs” in recent weeks, stated White […]
Delegates at the National Constitutional Summit have recommended the establishment of a constituent assembly to write a people’s democratic constitution. They said the new constitution will be subjected to a referendum of the Nigerian people and assented to by the president. According to a draft communique read by Professors Maxwell Gidado and Mike Ozekhome, the […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced the renaming of the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University in honour of the late former Nigerian president who died on July 13 in a UK hospital and was buried in Daura, Katsina State, on July 15.. President Tinubu described his successor, Buhari, as a national icon […]
As the mourning over the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari continues, his daughters said they thanked those who forgave their father. Aisha Hanan Buhari and Hadiza Muhammadu Buhari, who spoke to BBC Hausa, expressed their delight in those who forgave their father, who served the country in different capacities. Muhammadu Buhari died on […]
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has stressed the need for stakeholders to unite, pool resources, and re-strategise against banditry and other security challenges. The Royal Father, who received the new Commissioner of Police to the state, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi-Elleman, during a visit, noted that security was […]
Nigerian athletes dominated the women’s heat events on the second day of the ongoing Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) U18/20 Championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State. In the U20 Women’s 100 metres final, Nweke Chioma Cynthia of Nigeria sprinted to victory with a record time of 11.65 seconds, setting a new benchmark for the event. Her […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has stressed the need to prioritise youth development towards harnessing their untapped potential in tackling hardship and reduce criminality and create jobs. Oba Owoade pledged to establish a centre where the youths will be trained to acquire digital skills to curb cybercrimes, but which will empower them […]