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Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation activist, has been released by the government of Republic of Benin. The activist was released on Monday to the leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye and a French Language Expert/ …

Former heavyweight world champions and brothers, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have disclosed that they are ‘ready to die’ to protect their native Ukraine from Russian invaders. The iconic boxing brothers immediately took up arms following news that Russian President Vladimir Putin was to invade,  and are even said to be …

The lifeless body of a 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who mysteriously disappeared while in transit on Lagos Bus Service Limited, LBSL, a Lagos State Government bus franchise service penultimate Saturday, has been recovered dead. A relative of the Oluwabamishe, who confirmed the report on Monday, under anonymity, said the …

  President Muhammadu Buhari says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is now in charge of the country. The president said this shortly before he departed Abuja for a routine medical check-up in London, the United Kingdom. The president had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the …

The third batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to a tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the evacuees landed in Abuja at 11:50pm on Friday March 4. The Nigerians were flown in from Budapest, Hungary, which shares …

The national assembly has rejected a bill seeking to create special seats for women in the federal legislative arm of government. 208 members of the house of reps voted against the provision of special seats for women. The bill was titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions …

The Russian Ministry of Defence has warned residents of Kyiv to vacate as it is planning massive bombardments in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The warning contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Russian Defence Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, disclosed that the Russian Military will strike at the information warfare …

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday, to participate in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50). The event is to hold from March 3 to March 4 in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement …

The 21 governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the party’s zoning formula ahead of the March 26 national convention, TheCable can report. A list of all the party’s national positions along with the geo-political zones to fill them was widely published …

Algeria, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa last week announced the formation of Group of Four Nations (G4) aiming to deal with various issues confronting Africa. Leaders of the four nations, who met on the sidelines of the 6th EU-AU Summit at Brussels, used the opportunity to discuss crisis areas on …