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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday night, encouraged Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and take advantage of the realities on ground, declaring that “Nigeria has arrived”. The President, who stated this during a Townhall Meeting with Nigerians in Diaspora in New York, United States of America, encouraged Nigerians in the U.S. to rise above failure by having a change …

A senior lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has called on African countries to synergise and implement policies in the speech delivered by President Bola Tinubu at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, US, on Tuesday. Agbakoba, who applauded Tinubu as the first African leader to deliver a speech …

At least seven shops were completely burnt down in gas explosion at a mini-market in the Ikotun area of Lagos State on Saturday. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday evening, said multiple agencies responded to the incident which occurred at 2nd Junction, Governor’s Road, Council …

A prosecution witness, Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, on Friday, told the Federal High Court, Lagos, how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the cash sum of N1.29 billion to ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, in 2014. Madaki, a former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative, stated this at the resumed trial of the former governor …

The Lagos State government has released trucks impounded by the Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday. The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ikeja. He said the trucks were impeding traffic flow on the Cele-Apapa/Tincan axis. The state government had during the week ordered the removal of fuel …

The Kano State police command has declared a 24-hour curfew following the ruling of the state governorship election petition tribunal. The tribunal earlier on Wednesday nullified Governor Abba Yusuf’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. In a judgement delivered via Zoom, the panel declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna, as the winner of the …

Armed bandits suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday stormed Gumau community in Toro LGA of Bauchi State and kidnapped Alhaji Babangida (Dan Rimin Wunti) and Alhaji Saleh Jange, both residents of the area. The bandits were said to have stormed the town in the wee hours, shooting sporadically to scare people away which enabled them to perpetrate their heinous crime. …

The World Bank said Nigeria accounted for the highest remittance flow into Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, as the continent recorded an estimated $52.9 billion. According to a report titled; ‘Remittances Remain Resilient But Are Slowing’, which covered 2022, and obtained on Wednesday, it was disclosed that Nigeria accounted for $20.1 billion. This represents 38 per cent of the total remittance …

Liverpool and Arsenal played a 1-1 draw in a Premier League top of the table clash at Anfield on Saturday night. The Reds were battling to return to the top of the table, and could have achieved that with a win over the Gunners. Arsenal defender Gabriel had headed home from Martin Odegaard’s free-kick on four minutes before the hosts …

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has assured parents and other stakeholders that all newly-admitted students would resume for their various academic programmes in October 2023. Egbewole gave the assurance while speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday, August 21, 2023. The UNILORIN VC, who did not mention the specific number of …