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The President General, Global Peace Movement International, UK Dr. Mike Uyi has commended the chairman/ CEO Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema for his love for country as he offers to evacuate stranded Nigerians in Sudan. Onyeama, in a statement on Monday, expressed his desire to help, saying Nigeria cannot afford...

Malam Mele Kyari, Group CEO, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited with other stakeholders at the inspection of ongoing construction of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline and Station project site in Kogi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it has so far spent over 1.1 billion dollars on...

By Jamilu Hamza  A three storey-building under construction on Sunday collapsed at the Apapa area of Lagos State. The building located at 45, Ladipo Oluwo Street, GRA Apapa, was said to have partially caved in as a result of thunderstorm. Reports have it that there was heavy rainfall with storms across...

The Kano State Fire Service on Sunday confirmed five persons dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone conversation in Kano...

By Sylvester Udemezue See:(A). “Again, ex-NBA president Okey Wali abducted in Rivers” [Peoples Gazette; 18 April 2023];(B). “NBA begs kidnappers to release ex-President, Okey Wali” [Tribune; 18 April 2023]; and(C). “Whereabout Of Kidnapped Ex-NBA President Still Unknown” [Leadership Newspapers; 20 April 2023].The last news item has it that “The whereabouts...

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader departed Saudi Arabia via King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. NAN...

A pro-democracy group on the platform of the National Political Movement of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth (NPMONY) has revealed plan to honour Senate President Ahmed Lawan for his ‘excellent performance’ as the chairman of the National Assembly in the outgoing 9th Assembly. The group also said it is focused on mobilising...