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Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu East, says Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) is trying to demarket President-elect Bola Tinubu. On March 21, Obi filed a petition at the tribunal challenging the victory of Tinubu in the presidential election. In the suit, the LP candidate said Tinubu was not qualified to […]

Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, says the federal government is working assiduously to ensure the safe evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan. Onyeama spoke during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday. The minister said about 5,500 Nigerians are in Sudan and over 80 percent of them are students. He said […]

The United States special forces have evacuated the country’s embassy staff from Sudan. Violent clashes between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, have killed over 400 people, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Thousands of civilians have fled Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, with foreign nations making efforts […]

The federal government has asked Nigerian students in Sudan to disregard plans by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to evacuate them to Ethiopia.  In a statement on Sunday, H.Y Garko, for Charge D’ Affairs, embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Khartoum, advised the students to stay calm, adding that plans […]

Stefano De Leo, Italian ambassador to Nigeria, says his country would seek a close relationship with the incoming administration in Africa’s largest democracy. In an interview with NAN, De Leo said Italy considered Nigeria as one of its major economic and security partners in Africa. According to the envoy, Italy would seek […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved its presidential campaign council (PCC) set up to undertake the just concluded presidential elections. The dissolution of the campaign council was contained in a statement issued by Simon Lalong, its director-general, and James Faleke, its secretary, on Saturday night. President Muhammadu Buhari was chairman of […]

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai and 199 special forces battalion in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have reportedly killed 35 Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. The Sambisa Forest in Borno state has been the target of major security operations, as it is said to provide a major cover […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, has ordered the demolition of illegally built structures in Banana Island. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday when he led a delegation of government representatives for an on-site evaluation of a seven-story structure – under construction – which recently collapsed in the Banana Island area. According to a statement […]