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The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra has pleaded with the President, Bola Tinubu, to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been locked up by the Department of State Services. Uchenna Madu, leader of MASSOB made the plea Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in

The former Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has disclosed that he is not seeking any appointment under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in yesterday. He said this on Tuesday in an interview published by BBC Hausa. Ganduje, who wishes Tinubu success, however, said if he is offered any appointment, he

The House of Representatives has approved that the Federal Government reimburse Borno State with over N16 billion for the capital projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government. The Federal Government is to make the refund to the Borno State Government with promissory notes and bonds. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the

The Labour Party on Tuesday called its first witness in the ongoing petition between its candidate, Peter Obi, and the ruling All Progressives Congress and the President, Bola Tinubu. Counsel for the LP and Obi, Jibrin Okutepa, stated that documents from number one to four together with receipts tendered are documents where the vice president,

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assumed duties at the Office of the Vice President, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima was received at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday by members of staff of the Office of the Vice President and had a brief interaction with the staffers. President Bola Tinubu and Shettima were sworn in on Monday

…Gbajabiamila, Emefiele, Kyari meet President Barely 24 hours after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday afternoon, arrived at his office at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The President hosted at least 40 Heads of State at the Banquet Hall on Monday afternoon and he did not resume at his office until Tuesday (today). Tinubu’s

…Gbajabiamila, Emefiele, Kyari meet President Barely 24 hours after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday afternoon, arrived at his office at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The President hosted at least 40 Heads of State at the Banquet Hall on Monday afternoon and he did not resume at his office until Tuesday (today). Tinubu’s

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of the lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, in Ogbogwu Market, Onitsha Head Bridge, Anambra State, reputed to be the largest drug market in West Africa. The anti-narcotics agency revealed that the drug, Fentanyl, is 100 times

Former Dutch international, Edwin van der Sar, has resigned from his position as Chief Executive at Ajax Amsterdam Football Club. The 52-year-old former Manchester United, Fulham and Netherlands goalkeeper, who started his playing career at Ajax, has been on the Eredivisie club’s board of directors since 2012. He was initially the Director of marketing, then

A member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission representing Delta State, Olorogun Bernard Okumagba, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inaugural address as “showing his firm and unequivocal commitment to progressive good governance in furtherance of the Nigerian ideal, succinctly captured in his five governance principles”. The NDDC Commissioner who is

Long fuel queues have resurfaced in Ibadan, as residents engaged in panic buying of the commodity. This comes as an after-effect of the removal of subsidy announced by President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration on Monday. Some of the residents, on Tuesday, said they wanted to stock up before the official implementation of the subsidy

The Nigeria Labour Congress has tasked President Bola Tinubu to ensure the speedy execution of all his policies for the betterment of the country. The Ondo State Chairman of NLC, Mr Oladele Amoko, gave the charge in an interview on Tuesday in Akure. Amoko, who congratulated Tinubu, the 16th president of Nigeria, also advised him

With the death of the founder of DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Nigeria “has lost a true patriot and fair-minded nation builder”, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said on Tuesday. Jonathan, in a condolence message to the Dokpesi family and DAAR Communications, described the patriarch as “a successful entrepreneur, media mogul and philanthropist who

Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs because it is a duplication of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He congratulated Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima on their successful assumption of

The House of Representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu for his decision to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol. The commendation was a sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by a member of the House, Jimoh Olajide (APC/Lagos), at the plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Navy, Yusuf Gagdi, has said President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, have the capacity to right the wrongs of the last administration led by Muhammadu Buhari. Gagdi, a front-runner in the race for the Office of the Speaker of the 10th House, said this in

Mixed reactions have trailed the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu by members of the All Progressives Congress and other critical stakeholders as well as residents of Anambra State. Our correspondent, on Tuesday, spoke with some residents and stakeholders in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The Anambra State chairman of APC, Mr Basil Ejidike, described Tinubu’s

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed shock at the manner in which operatives of its sister agency, the Department of State Services denied its operatives entry into its Lagos office earlier today, May 30, 2023.  This is coming even after the DSS has denied the claim, describing it as “not true.” PUNCH reported

A chieftain of the Young Progressives Party, Buraimoh Peter on Tuesday advised the new president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu to collaborate with aggrieved political parties and groups in other to tackle the problems bedeviling Nigeria. Buraimoh in a press statement obtained by our correspondent in Abuja also called on Nigerians to collaborate with Tinubu. The

Twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu declared the removal of fuel subsidy, fuel scarcity has returned in Cross River State. Recall, Tinubu, in his inaugural speech, had declared that fuel subsidy which had been a lingering issue in the nation, especially between Organised Labour and the Federal Government, was gone. On Tuesday morning, in many

The House of Representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu for his decision to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popular known as petrol. The commendation was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by a member of the House, Jimoh Olajide (APC/Lagos), at the plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu had

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles missed their official training session on Sunday after the team’s arrival in San Juan was delayed by Argentine airport officials. The team was due for training at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentario on Monday night. The training session was, however, called off after their flight from Buenos Aires to San Juan

A dismissed soldier, Mohammed Dagana, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Badagry Magistrate Court in Lagos State for allegedly impersonating a military officer. Dangana, 31, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to the charge of impersonation. The prosecutor, Inspector Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant was arrested at noon on May

Osun State High Court has found the popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin guilty in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, a former master’s degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, whose death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife. The Osun Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, while delivering her

The chief whip of the Ninth Senate, Orji Kalu, has declared that he won’t step down for anybody in the Senate Presidency race. Kalu made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday morning at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. He also added that he was in talks with one of the contenders for