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PWDs Defy Tinubu’s Directives, Rallies Support For President At 72nd Birthday Bash

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

Despite the directive barring people from celebrating him on the occasion of his 72nd birthday, the Community of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria at the weekend convened in Abuja to celebrate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At a birthday bash organized on behalf of the president at the Unity Fountain...

My own country denied us, – Allen Onyema

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, has narrated how his airlines suffered what he called both internal and external conspiracies. Onyema disclosed this on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme. Onyema said ‘his own country’ denied Air Peace and threw back...

UNILORIN expels 6 final year students, 13 others over multiple offenses

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Kwara State has expelled and rusticated 19 students, including six final-year students of the institution, for their alleged involvement in various offences. This was disclosed in a press statement by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the University, Kunle Akogun, on Monday. The approval of...

Our anti-corruption fight will spare no one – EFCC boss Olukoyede

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has vowed that no one involved in economic or financial crimes would be spared by the commission. He disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday at an anti-corruption concert organised to create greater awareness and public involvement in the...

Nollywood actress, Opeyemi Aiyeola undergoes emergency surgery”

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

Nollywood actress, Opeyemi Aiyeola, has confirmed she recently underwent emergency surgery. She revealed this in an Instagram post on Sunday. According to the actress, her recent vacation resulted in an unplanned surgery which was successful. Aiyeola spent the rest of her holiday recuperating. “Got every reason to be grateful to...

Igbos have been presidents, VPs – Bashir Ahmad on Nigeria’s leadership

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, Monday, dispelled the notion that Igbos are systematically barred from leadership roles in Nigeria. Ahmad recalled that Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria after the country became a republic, adding that the tribe also produced the first Military...

Ongoing construction of Akure-Ado road unsatisfactory – Umahi

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has expressed disappointment over the state of work on the ongoing construction of the Akure-Ikere-Ado road. Umahi, who was not satisfied with the level of construction on the motorway, disclosed that the contractor handling the project had been invited for further instruction. He stressed...

Tinubu to attend swearing-in ceremony of Senegal’s President-elect, Faye

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

Arrangements have been concluded for President Bola Tinubu to depart Abuja, Nigeria’s capital to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He is billed to leave Abuja on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, for Dakar, Senegal, following an official invitation from the Republic of Senegal. According to Tinubu’s spokesman,...

I won’t die with them – Peter Obi threatens to dump LP if crisis continues

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has threatened to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general election following the ongoing crisis. Obi said he won’t die while trying to change LP, hence his decision to leave if the party’s crisis can’t be resolved. The Labour Party...

Why Russia didn’t crush whole of Ukraine overnight

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

A former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested reasons why Russia is fighting Ukraine. He said Ukraine would have been utterly destroyed if not that Russia had been mild, limited and restrained in its attack, unlike how Israel took the war to Gaza. He also believes that NATO...

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PWDs Defy Tinubu’s Directives, Rallies Support For President At 72nd Birthday Bash

My own country denied us, – Allen Onyema

UNILORIN expels 6 final year students, 13 others over multiple offenses

Our anti-corruption fight will spare no one – EFCC boss Olukoyede

Nollywood actress, Opeyemi Aiyeola undergoes emergency surgery”

Igbos have been presidents, VPs – Bashir Ahmad on Nigeria’s leadership

Ongoing construction of Akure-Ado road unsatisfactory – Umahi

Tinubu to attend swearing-in ceremony of Senegal’s President-elect, Faye

I won’t die with them – Peter Obi threatens to dump LP if crisis continues

Why Russia didn’t crush whole of Ukraine overnight