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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said he is happy to see his estranged political godson and former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The president stated this at a reception organized by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for him at the Lagos State House, Marina. Recalls that Tinubu and Ambode had fallen out in...

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, held a reception in honour of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu shared pictures from the event on his Twitter page. The governor said that the reception is to honor Tinubu and also to mark the president’s one-month tenure in office. He said,...

The Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has commended President Bola Tinubu for taking the bold step to remove fuel subsidy. The group said the President demonstrated strong political will and the desire to address the country’s challenges in an audacious manner that frees it from the clutches of fuel importers and...

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations on the platform of the Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance (NYIPGG) has asked Nigerians and the general public to ignore one Jackson Ude’s allegations against some prominent Nigerians, describing him as an attention-seeking person. Jackson Ude had raised different allegations against...

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over alleged threats to his life by a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. Frank who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said he has...

At least, 51 Nigerian Universities led by Covenant University, Ota, have made impressive outing in the first Times Higher Education 2023 Sub-Saharan Africa rankings. At a colourful unveiling event in Accra on June 26, Times Higher Education announced the results of its 2023 Sub-Saharan university rankings. The event was attended...

Members of the Boko Haram sect, popularly known as ‘Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād’, terrorists group have eliminated one of its Amir Jaysh (Leader), Abou Hassana, over alleged rebellion accusations. It was gathered that Abou Hassana was eliminated along with three of his accused accomplice in front of other fighters...

A United Kingdom based International Investigator and a former Special Investigator to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Asset (SPIPP), Evangelist Victor Uwajeh, has called on President Bola Tinubu to strengthen the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Uwajeh who was also an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Workers in Benue State heaved a sigh of relief after receiving one month salary from the state government. Some of the workers who spoke to our correspondent in Makurdi, the state capital, said they started receiving alerts on Sunday. Oraduen, a worker under the state government’s employ, said it felt...

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed on Monday announced his voluntary resignation. Rasheed disclosed this in an interaction with our correspondent and noted that he would be returning to the Bayero University Kano to continue his job as a lecturer. The PUNCH reports that Rasheed...