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The Economic Community of West African States has warned it will impose targeted sanctions on individuals or groups obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian rule following last month’s military coup. The warning was issued on Sunday at the end of a bi-annual ECOWAS summit held in Abuja, Nigeria, where regional leaders expressed deep concern over renewed […]
Founder and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, of corruption, alleging that he spent about five million dollars on secondary school education for his children in Switzerland. Dangote made the allegation on Sunday during a media briefing […]
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has explained why the nomination meeting to select candidates for the vacant stool of the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland was postponed. The ruling house, which is next in line to produce the Awujale following the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona in July 2025 at the age of 91, had […]
The Federal Government has temporarily opened Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, measuring 47 kilometres and stretching from the Ahmadu Bello Way junction to Eleko village junction in Lagos State. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the opening of the coastal road at an event in Lagos attended by government officials, traditional rulers, and […]
Ace Nigerian producer and music executive Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has said Afrobeats is still “a baby” when compared with other global genres despite its successes. He noted that Afrobeats practitioners are still learning, stressing that the music industry is dynamic. Don Jazzy also highlighted how the cost of Nigerian music […]
United States Congressman Riley Moore says he will deliver a comprehensive report to former President Donald Trump after leading a five-member congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to Nigeria. Moore, a Republican lawmaker, explained in an interview on Fox News that the delegation travelled to Benue State, which he described as one of the most […]
Mikel Arteta said Friday that Gabriel Jesus has the qualities to be Arsenal’s first-choice striker following the return of the Brazil international after 11 months on the sidelines. The 28-year-old on Wednesday played his first minutes for the club since suffering a knee injury in January, coming on as a substitute in the Gunners’ 3-0 […]
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has sworn in 30 commissioners, 25 elected local government council chairmen and their vice chairmen, as well as board members of key state agencies. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Hauwa Wali Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House, Minna. The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, was represented by […]
Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered the remand of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, at the Kuje Correctional Center. Ngige, who was arraigned on an alleged corruption charge, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre until Monday, when his bail application will be heard The minister was […]
Bayelsa State Government has declared three days of mourning for Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who passed away yesterday after collapsing in his office at noon. The period of mourning will commence immediately, with all flags flying at half-mast. Announcing the decision in a press statement today, the state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, […]
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