Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon had expressed readiness of his country to become Nigeria’s 37th state. Speaking after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Aurélien Agbenonci, Onyeama said the Beninoise president made the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari a few weeks…
Queen Elizabeth has confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family nearly a year after stepping down, Buckingham Palace said today, Feb 19. The dramatic announcement was made in a palace statement at midday today, and sees the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit for…
Newly appointed World Trade Organization Director General, Okonjo Iweala has revealed how she felt when America’s former presidency administration led by Donald Trump stood against her appointment as WTO DG. The former Nigerian prime minister, said that she was suprised when Trump’s administration rejected her appointment as WTO DG Iweala revealed that she had infact…
President Buhari has written to the Nigerian Senate asking for the confirmation of Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004….
U.S. Senator and Trump ally, Lindsey Graham has warned that if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in next year’s mid-term elections, Vice President Kamala Harris could face impeachment for her tweet supporting a bail fund for Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer. It’s the first time a top senator from the…
Wonderful and Historic News for Nigeria, as one of its own, Okonjo Iweala, Nigerian former prime minister, finally receives appointment as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The body of the organization released a statement via their official twitter handle, that indicated that Okonjo Iweala was appointed after final decisions were…
News coming in from a trusted news media, Television Continental (TVC), indicate that popular comedian, Mr Macaroni and other protesters who were arrested at lekki toll gate protest have not yet been released as was reported earlier. TVC earlier reported that the commissioner of police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered the release of…
The Federal government of Nigeria has announced plans concerning replacing Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with National Identity Number (NIN). The minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami said that President Buhari has been briefed about the ongoing NIN Registrations in the country, The Nation reports. According to Isa, the president was satisfied about the…
Good news for many Nigerians as the federal government hearkens onto their cries for the extension of the deadline set for NIN-SIM Linkage in the country. The federal government responding to the people’s cries extended the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage by eight weeks. According to The Punch, this information was first announced by the director,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo adviced the youths of Nigeria during a virtual interview to bring about change in Nigeria by taking over leadership in the country. Obasanjo said this during a virtual interview held on Sunday, January 31st. The former president told Nigerian youths not to sit down and complain about the country, but take…
An APC Lawmaker, Abdullahi Salame has killed a suspected armed robber after the deceased and his gang members attacked his residence in Sokoto in the early hours of Saturday, January 30th. Abdullahi Salame has given a statement confirming the news that he killed one of the armed robbers who attacked him. In his statement, the…
An uncertain number of Chibok Girls who were kidnapped from their school in Borno State by Boko Haram have reportedly escaped from the custody of their kidnapers. Reports gathered say that the father of Halima Ali, who is one of the kidnapped Chibok girls, Daily Trust that he has been contacted by security officials. Also,…
On Tuesday, January 26th, it was announced that President Buhari sacked his newly appointed service chiefs including the chief of army staff, Buratai. The media and publicity aid to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina finally revealed the reason why the service chiefs were sacked. According to Adesina, the decision was made as a result of…
As the deadline given to SIM subscribers to link their respective SIM cards with their families National Identity Number (NIN) draws nearer, the federal government of Nigeria has given all telecommunications companies the license to provide NIN for their subscribers who have not registered yet. This order was given to all telecommunications companies as a…
Barely two days after his inauguration, US president, Joe Biden faces impeachment after defaming articles were filed against by a Republican/congress woman named Marjorie Taylor Greene. On Thursday, January 21, Taylor, who is a lawmaker representing the district of Northwest Georgia took to her Twitter handle to announce that she filed articles of impeachment against…
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally addressed the ongoing lamentations of many Nigerians over the ultimatum date given by the federal government for the Subscriber Identification Modules(SIM) linkage with National Identification Number(NIN). On Wednesday, January 13th, NCC revealed that the body is waiting for advice from the federal government before it takes a final decision,…
The Presidential Task-Force (PTF) on Covid-19 on Tuesday, January 12th, announced that resumption date for all schools across the country still remains, Monday, January 18th. This information was given by the national coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliu, during a press briefing held in Abuja. Sani said that the fixed resumption date is to be…
The federal government of Nigeria says it is reviewing resumption date of schools across the country slated for Monday, January 18th. On Monday, January 12th, the federal government explained that this new development is as a result of the deadly second-wave of Covid-19 virus which is spreading like wildfire in the country. This information was…
Members of the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, have called on President Buhari to place a travel ban on outgoing US President, Donald Trump, over last Wednesday, January 6 invasion of the Capitol Hill by Trump’s supporters. In a statement by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, titled ‘Place travel ban on Trump, cronies – MURIC’, the group…
The Lagos state government announced the temporary closure of the Airport Bridge at Toyota on Oshodi/Isolo Expressway as a result of the damages caused by a tanker explosion. The state government revealed that the road was closed in order to carry out integrity tests on the affected bridge. The state government explained that integrity tests…
