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Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has cleared the air, saying his new song “Tell Your Papa”, wasn’t meant as a personal attack on Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. The rapper explained that the song was simply a response to a recent comment by Seyi, who had claimed that …

Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labour unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. The new minimum monthly wage is set at 70,000 naira ($44), six times …

The Federal Government is vetting potential candidates to fill Ambassadors diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 global consulates. Impeccable sources familiar with the developments revealed that a former Minister of Aviation under the Obasanjo administration, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, and a former Deputy Governor …

The Kogi Police Command had warned Senator to cancel her homecoming rally, but the lawmaker stood her ground, saying she hadn’t broken any law. While addressing her supporters, she said, “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the daughter …

Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, says he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections despite knowing about the issues around his academic records at the Chicago University in the US.   Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, el-Rufai who recently defected from APC …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, labeling it a wasteful and corrupt initiative. He also condemned the Bola Tinubu administration for approving N21 billion for a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima. Obasanjo made these remarks in chapter six of his …

Amidst the sexu@l harassment allegation leveled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate today, March 13, overwhelmingly passed a vote of confidence on Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The decision comes 48 hours after the suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, …

The presidential candidate for Labour party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, sarcastically praising him for fulfilling his promise to continue where former President Muhammadu Buhari left off.   Speaking during a visit to Governor Bala Mohammed in Bauchi on Thursday, …

The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread k!lling of Christians in the country. The decision followed a congressional hearing on Wednesday, March 12. during which lawmakers condemned the Nigerian …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, labeling it a wasteful and corrupt initiative. He also condemned the Bola Tinubu administration for approving N21 billion for a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima. Obasanjo made these remarks in chapter six of his …