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One hundred and twenty-nine Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission in a statement shared via its Twitter handle, the 129 evacuees are the eighth batch bringing to a total of 1,600 evacuees so far....

A fuel-laden tanker has fallen and spilled its content around the Ibafo area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday morning causing gridlock on both sides of the expressway. According to a source in the Federal Road Safety Corps, the crash occurred as a result of the driver’s fatigue and loss...

A Sport Utility Vehicle crushed a tricycle carrying a family of four along Isheri-Igando road in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Sunday killing one passenger. According to our correspondent, the driver of the SUV, which was speeding towards the Igando area of the community, lost control...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday attended the burial of Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, the father of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. Also in attendance to bid farewell to the Bayelsa governor’s late father were former President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidential candidate of...

As the coronation for King Charles III began to take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London, celebrities, world leaders and dignitaries were spotted arriving. American singers Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, who are performing in Sunday’s coronation concert, were in attendance, as well as actress Emma Thompson....

Another plane conveying Nigerian evacuees has departed Port Sudan for Abuja and is expected to arrive on Saturday noon. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this known on its Twitter page on Saturday. Sharing a video on the update, the tweet read, “EVACUATION UPDATE: Another flight from Port Sudan heading...

The Presidential Transition Council on Saturday disowned the fake programme of events for the Presidential Inauguration currently in circulation on social media. This was made known in a statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman Presidential Transition Council, Willie Bassey, shared on...

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has commenced the disbursement of hundred thousand naira (N100,000) and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan. The money and the Dignity Packs were given out to the evacuees upon arrival at the airport in Abuja yesterday. All the evacuees, irrespective of...

…I’m still consulting before running for NGF chairman-Engineer Sule Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has directed the state’s focal person on Human Capital Development (HCD), Habiba Balarabe Suleiman, to immediately liaise with the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, to initiate a bill to be sent before the Nasarawa State...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday said that there was a fire incident at its office in Enugu State. This was made known in a statement shared on its Twitter page. The statement said, “Fire Incident at EFCC’s Enugu Command A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at...