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Wizkid Thrills Crowd At Afronation Concert In Miami

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Afrobeat star, Wizkid, thrilled fans with his performance at the Afronation Concert in Miami, Florida. The event took place on Sunday night. Other artists like Asake, Fireboy, and BNXN also graced the stage with their performances. Videos of Wizkid’s performance emerged on Monday morning. Credit: Twitter | WizkidGallery Follow for...

My eight years in office passed quickly – Osinbajo

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

The outgoing Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said his eight years working as the number citizen in the country “have gone by very quickly.” He also added that his desire alongside his principal President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest was to fix Nigeria. Osinbajo stated this on Friday evening in...

TINUBU’S ERA BEGINS!

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

*I’m leaving office better than in 2015 – Buhari *Outgoing President begs Nigerians for forgiveness By Emmanuel Kelvin Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today be sworn in as Nigeria’s president, indicating a new era, in Nigeria’s democratic journey. Tinubu, a former Lagost state governor, had declared that it is his turn...

FG confers 385 citizenship to foreigners on naturalisation, registration

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

By Yahaya Isah The Federal Government has confered 385 Nigeria citizenship on foreign nationals from different continents across the world. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known at the 1st 2023 Conferment ceremony of Nigeria Citizenship by Naturalisation and Registration on Saturday in Abuja. The minister said one...

Start With A Clean Slate, Make Public Your Assets, Investments’, SERAP Tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President-Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “start with a clean slate by promptly making public details of your assets, income, investments, liabilities, and interests and to encourage your Vice-President-Elect to do the same.” SERAP also urged him to “immediately prioritise the...

Reps Amend CBN Act, Raise Lending Limit To 15%

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

The House of Representatives has amended the Central Bank of Nigeria Act to raise the lending limit of the apex bank to the federal government from five (5) to fifteen (15) per cent. The amendment was done at an emergency session held by the lawmakers on Sunday. It comes amid...

Amid UK immigration restrictions, Canada announces faster visa processing for dependents

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Canada has introduced faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing and more considerate application measures. Sean Fraser, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, announced the development on Friday. Fraser said most applications will be processed within 30 days, and applicants will benefit from processing measures specific to their circumstances as spouses...

Police Arrest Agitators Chanting “Yoruba Nation Has Taken Over”

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two Yoruba nation agitators. The police said they were arrested in the early hours of Sunday when the agitators stormed Alausa Police Division chanting, “Yoruba Nation has taken over.” In a series of tweets posted on the Lagos Police Command handle, @LagosPoliceNG and...

Buhari Is Nigeria’s Worst Leader – Edwin Clark

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Chief Edwin Clark and President Muhammadu BuhariLeader of Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst leader Nigeria has ever had, accusing him of failing to see the entire country as his constituency. Speaking on the Buhari administration during a...

El-Rufai Proscribes Southern Kaduna Group Hours To Handover

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Hours to the May 29 handover, the Kaduna State Government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has declared the Atyap Community Development Association as an unlawful society in the state and signed an order to proscribe it. The proscription order noted that the Southern Kaduna association allegedly involved in acts capable...