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Hundreds of young professionals from various fields in Nigeria on Wednesday stormed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Abuja, demanding that the country to deport Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, to continue the ongoing probe over alleged corruption and...

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, have expressed optimism that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso will return to the fold of the Economic Community of West African States, following renewed diplomatic engagements by the regional bloc. Speaking at an international...

All Progressives Congress chairmanship aspirant for Agege Local Government in Lagos State, Sola Osolana, has criticised a statement by  Chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi. Egunjobi was said to have called Osolana a United Kingdom resident. His comment followed outcome of the primaries in Agege council and Orile Agege Local Government Development Area (LCDA)....

THE 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, said his involvement in the coalition of opposition parties, ahead of the 2027 election, wasn’t about positions but replacing bad governance with a better one. Obi said this in response to reports that he had agreed to a...

… Accuses Gov of propaganda, brinkmanship A former political ally of Governor Alex Otti, Prof. Moses A. Orji, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to honour an invitation by the Abia State Governor to commission just one project. The President is reportedly scheduled to visit Abia State on May...

The Lagos State Government has announced that it will commence full enforcement of the ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across the state starting July 1, 2025. The disclosure was made by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, during a courtesy visit by the management team...

To mark this year’s World Malaria Day, Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company and manufacturer of a range of cement brands, has organized medical outreaches  across its host communities in Lagos, Mfamosing, Ewekoro, Ashaka, and Sagamu. The event was under the theme: “Malaria Ends With Us:...

Ekiti State Government has appealed to stakeholders to support the bid to ensure children are safe and healthy by ensuring they have unfettered access to healthcare, particularly immunisation. The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Ministry of Information, Olusesan Alabi, gave the charge in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during a one-day quarterly...

The lawmaker representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the House of Representatives, Sunday Umeha, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umeha announced his defection to the ruling APC at the weekend during a mini-rally at Ibagwa-Aka in Igboeze South Local Government Area. At...