Turai Yar’Adua: My husband died after I left him to break my fast
Turai, wife of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has recounted how her husband died 13 years ago. Yar’Adua was President from 2007 to 2010. He was the first elected president to have died while serving. Yar’Adua died in office due to ill health after spending three years in power. […]
Diezani files suit seeking to vacate bench warrant against her
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, has asked a federal high court in Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on July 24, 2020. NAN reports that Alison-Madueke, in a motion on notice by Mike Ozekhome, her counsel, sought an order extending the time within which she could seek […]
ALERT: FRSC asks motorists to avoid Lagos-Ibadan expressway for alternative routes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to use alternative routes as the gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway persists. In a statement on Sunday, Bisi Kazeem, public education officer of the FRSC, said motorists going into and out of Lagos should explore routes such as Ikorodu through Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode, and […]
‘Our countries share values’ — Kenyan president congratulates Tinubu
Kenyan President Williams Ruto has congratulated Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on his electoral victory. Ruto congratulatory message was contained in a letter brought to Nigeria by Felix Koskei, head of Kenyan civil service and special envoy, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, an aide to Tinubu, said in a statement on Sunday. Tinubu is expected to be […]
Report: Former US analyst warned UK of Ekweremadu’s ‘illicit activities’ before organ trafficking case
Matthew Page, a Nigeria expert at the US state department’s bureau of intelligence and research, had warned the UK’s national crime agency (NCA) of the activities of Ike Ekweremadu, former senate president, ahead of his organ trafficking case. According to a report by UK Guardian, the associate fellow at the Chatham House had […]
Max Air aircraft crash-lands in Abuja airport after tyre bursts into flames
A Max Air aircraft reportedly crash-landed on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The aircraft was said to be arriving from Yola, Adamawa state when the incident occurred. Faithful Hope-Ivbaz, spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed the incident to TheCable but declined to give further details. […]
Lalong: Northern governors agreed to power rotation for stability — not because of Tinubu
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, says the push for the presidency to shift to the south, by All Progressives Congress (APC) northern governors was in order to promote stability. He said their support wasn’t necessarily for Tinubu to become president but for the president to come from the south. In June 2022, […]
NDLEA intercepts 8,852kg of cannabis in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized 8,852 kilograms of Canadian loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis, at Eleko road in Lekki area of Lagos. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, director, media and advocacy, NDLEA, said the seizure was made after operatives of the […]
Buhari to inaugurate 650,000bpd Dangote Refinery May 22
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to be in Lagos on May 22 to commission the Dangote Refinery. Bashir Ahmad, special assistant to the president on digital communications, announced the development in a tweet on Sunday. “Efforts by the Federal Government to make Nigeria self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to save […]
Olusosun: Inside Lagos slum where Victor Osimhen was raised
Olusosun community, to many residents of Lagos, is synonymous with an infamous landfill site that sprawled beside it. An eyesore that takes their waste but produces nothing than a belly-turning stench. An area so dim, its only brightness comes from the constant fire incinerating the mountain of rubbish dumped there. At least, […]