News

Former Ogun State governors, Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun, have broken their silence on the dispute between Nigeria and Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited. The Chinese company has seized a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the Federal Government stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports in France over the past …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested two men for allegedly masterminding the theft of vehicles in the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development to journalists on Saturday in Lagos. He said the suspects were being held for questioning regarding the matter. Hundeyin said a complainant reported the alleged vandalism and theft of his vehicle’s brain box to …

Robert Lewandowski scored as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Valencia in their La Liga opener on Saturday night. Barca started life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia. Trailing in the 44th minute to Hugo Duro’s goal from Diego Lopez’s cross, Barcelona came from behind to secure a remarkable win. Also Read: Arsenal beat Wolves after …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York, United States. The President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this at a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision on Saturday in Abuja. He …

Former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, said on Friday that the National Peace Committee (NPC) was being urged to persuade the National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the 2023 presidential election. Abubakar, who is the NPC Chairman, stated this when delivering the election organizing committee’s report. The former military rule said the committee was under immense pressure from certain …

  Hamas has dismissed speculation of progress on a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza as wishful thinking after US President Joe Biden said he was feeling “optimistic”. After two days of U.S.-backed talks in Qatar, President Biden said Friday: “We are closer than ever.” On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that Israeli negotiators had expressed “cautious …

Some All Progressives Congress (APC) members from Oredo local government area of ​​Edo State switched to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday. The defectors who came from District 1 of Oredo LGA were led by Sidney Egede, an APC chieftain in the area. They were received into the PDP by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole …

Police officers in Ogun have arrested Adekunle Adebajo over the alleged murder of a suspected member of a rival cult group in Ijebu Ode area of ​​the state. Spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. He said: “Concerned citizens made a distress call to the Divisional Police Station, Igbeba, on …

Amnesty International on Friday alleged that more than 1,000 #EndBadGovernance protesters were being held in prisons across the country. A protest brought together by a group of Nigerians to express their dissatisfaction with the hardships and other socio-economic challenges in the country turned violent in the North with several properties being looted and destroyed by suspected hoodlums. Several Nigerian citizens …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC Ltd.) has denied claims that it is selling job vacancies to the public, describing the allegations as a “scam.” In a statement issued on Saturday by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., urged job seekers to disregard rumours of job vacancies being sold, stressing that recruitment is a straightforward process without any …