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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said some persons aspiring to be Nigeria’s President in 2023 should be in jail had the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission performed its job efficiently. Obasanjo stated this during an international symposium to mark his 85th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Speaking …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has urged Nigerians to avoid panic buying as they currently have over1.7bn liters in stock for distribution across the country. For weeks now, there have been long lines of the queue for petrol across the federation after the circulation of adulterated fuel. The …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. Atiku, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 20219 presidential elections, made the declaration while meeting with some stakeholders. The former VP explained that his decision followed the need for good governance …

For an umpteenth time, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will stop over in London to spend two weeks with his doctors.   The recent medical tourism by the President comes even as Nigerians are battling with a fuel scarcity problem that has lingered for over three weeks and has caused untold …

The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to CNN, the enormous aircraft, named “Mriya,” or “dream” in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was attacked by Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities said that they would rebuild the …

Ongoing industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is seen by some as one of the reasons people patronise private universities, as lecturers there are not members of the union and would not go on strike. Meanwhile, another set of people not participating in the …

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine may further prolong the over three-week scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in Nigeria, as bulk of the refined products coming into the country from the warring region and its adjoining areas are likely to face some delays. It was also …

The tension and geopolitical strife between Russia and Ukraine assumed a terrifying dimension after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard across the country. Many countries have called for a diplomatic way out of the current crisis between the two countries, but …

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leadership activated its Response Force for the first time ever to support Ukraine amid an invasion by Russia.   The move was announced by NATO on Friday, Feb. 25, in a statement that also denounced Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.     “This is an historic …

The National APC leader said many people were complaining of his fitness because he went abroad for a knee injury but he is only applying for a brain intelligent thinking job and not for a bricklaying job. Tinubu, however, told the monarch that if given the opportunity, he would not …