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President Buhari has celebrated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on his 64th birthday, describing him as a reliable deputy. Osinbajo turns 64 tomorrow March 8.   President Buhari in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu this night March 7, said he is proud to have selected Osinbajo as his running mate …

Governor Bello Matawalle has disclosed that the schoolgirls who were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara LGA in February, alleged that their school watchman was involved in the incident.   The Zamfara state Governor made the disclosure while appearing on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme.   Matawalle said …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on live television on Saturday March 6.   Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on …

“By encouraging nomadism as a way of life for certain people, not only do we encourage a violation of the rights of land and property owners, we also devalue and deny those herders the full benefits of citizenship.” From Olusegun Obasanjo to Goodluck Jonathan and now Muhammadu Buhari, ‘triumphalism’ by …

The Police Command in Anambra says they have arrested three suspected members of different cult groups in the state. Haruna Mohammed, the Police Public Relations Officer (CSP), announced this in a statement on Sunday in Awka. Mohammed said the arrest followed the raid of their hideouts by personnel of Special …

For some time now, the tenure of Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been the subject of public debate interrogating the legality or otherwise of Oyeyemi’s continued stay as Nigeria’s number one Road Safety officer.   The opposition relies on the …

A group of sympathisers is appealing to a United States court to temper justice with mercy on former Forbes U-30 honoree Obiwanne Okeke known as Invictus Obi over his conviction for wire fraud. The sympathisers in separate letters of attestation to character sent to Rebecca Smith, the judge handling the …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied plans of increasing fuel price from February. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru who reacted to speculation of petrol selling above the official N162 per litre, told The Nation that there was no imminent upward review. Obateru also allayed fears of scarcity …

A man was pictured drinking tea and eating slices of bread at the gym.   The man brought the food with him to the gym then took a seat by the side to eat.   Photo of the man clad in his gym gear while eating was shared to Twitter. …

An Anglican Church priest, his wife and their house help died in their sleep after attending a crusade in Abia.   Archdeacon Julius Dike, who is the Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi, Ariaria in Abia North LGA, was found dead on Tuesday, Feb 9, alongside his wife …