APC set to crown Abdullahi Adamu as National Chair
Former Governor of Nasarawa State and serving senator, Abdullahi Adamu, is to be crowned, any moment from now, the National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). Adamu is going to be the fourth former governor to be made national chairman of the ruling party. His emergence which is due to be formalised followed the withdrawal from the race of...
I’m highest paid artiste in history of African music ― Burna Boy
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, has boasted about being the highest paid artiste in the history of African music. This is just as Burna Boy said he has achieved all the dreams he ever had. The self-acclaimed African Giant said this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. The popular singer said money doesn't satisfy him,...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Russia turns attention to Donbas - In a potentially significant shift, the Russian army says the first phase of its military campaign in Ukraine is over and troops will now focus on the complete "liberation" of the eastern Donbas region. "The combat potential of Ukraine's armed forces has been significantly reduced,...
Former UNIBEN VC, Alele-Williams, dies at 89
The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams, has reportedly died. Unconfirmed reports said the former UNIBEN VC, who was the first Nigerian female and first Nigerian woman to receive a Doctorate, died on Friday. READ ALSO: ASUU strike: UNIBEN closes down, orders students to vacate hostels “The Education icon and great Mathematician, Prof. Grace Alele Williams,...
FG: Number of patients surpasses expectations
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said that the number of patients seeking specialist healthcare at medical centres in the country have surpassed expectations. Mrs. Ahmed said this while speaking at a meeting with the team of Nigerian Ambassador to Egypt and representatives of Saudi-German Hospital (SGH) in Cairo, Egypt. This comes after a previous meeting with Kaduna State Government on healthcare management and operations. Speaking in...
Petrol souvenir: Lagos socialite jailed 27 months
For distributing petrol as a souvenir during a party, a socialite, Ms Chidinma Ogbulu, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare of Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi convicted and sentenced the socialite following her guilty plea on Thursday and evidence by prosecution. Ogundare held that prosecution proved its case against the socialite beyond...
U.S. sanctions six Nigerians for sponsoring Boko Haram
The United States has designated six individuals for their support of the terrorist group Boko Haram. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday added Nigerian nationals Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and...
Supreme Court upholds de-registration of 22 political parties
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in previous elections. Respondents in the appeal are the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and INEC. The parties are Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic...
Diezani finally forfeits Lekki land to FG
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of a vacant plot of land situated at Plot 13, Block I, Oniru Chieftaincy Family Private Estate, Lekki, Lagos, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order upon the granting of a motion filed by...
KDSG constitutes c’ttee over Southern Kaduna conflicts
Kaduna State Government has constituted a joint committee to look into the immediate and remote causes of the recurrent violent conflicts among communities in Jema’a, Kaura and Zangon Kataf local government areas. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, who constituted the committee, gave it one week to submit its report. The committee will be chaired by the Administrator of Kafanchan Municipal Authority, Mrs. Phoebe Sukai...
