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  President Bola Ahmed has approved a 50 percent slash in the price of interstate transport fare for Nigerians traveling during the yuletide from Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.     President Bola Ahmed has approved a 50 percent slash in the price of interstate transport fare …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced free train rides for Nigerians travelling for Christmas and New Year celebrations.   The free train rides will be free across Nigeria from Thursday, December 21 to 4 January. The directive was announced by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, while addressing State …

The 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.   This was contained in the notice of withdrawal read on the house floor on Wednesday. They said the decision was made out of respect for President Bola Tinubu who on …

KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that there was no end in sight to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as fatigue builds among Kyiv’s allies nearly two years into the war and the Kremlin voices growing confidence of victory. Zelensky said he had turned down a request from the military …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has shed light on its discovery of candidates relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms during the exams in the aftermath of the release of provisional results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). According to WAEC, the results of some candidates …

The acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum has said that the party is ready to show the minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike that he is not above the party.    Responsing to questions during a news …

Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in Vatican doctrine.     Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in Vatican doctrine. The blessings may be carried out providing they …

The Supreme Court will on Friday render its judgment in the appeals filed by the federal government and detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. A five-member panel of the court, headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, had chosen the date on October 5, after lawyer to …

Over 1 million questions have reportedly been submitted as Vladimir Putin puts on his end-of-year marathon press conference for the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.     After a one-year hiatus, Russian President Vladimir Putin is again holding his marathon end-of-year press conference on Thursday, …

  Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has blamed foreign exchange volatility as the reason it is the sole importer of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, into Nigeria.     He disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing the Senate Committee on …