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Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the Buhari administration can still fix the nation’s security challenges in 17 months. The Nigeria’s general election will be held on February 18, 2023. Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Saturday, Fayemi said tackling insecurity will change the popular opinion about the Buhari administration […]

An autopsy carried out by Clement Vhriterhire, consultant pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, has established that Sylvester Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.” Source: Top Stories

Nigeria on Friday recorded 828 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday.   UK approves Pfizer antiviral COVID-19 pill Britain has approved Paxlovid, Pfizer COVID-19 pill, for adults with mild to moderate infection and who are at high risk of their illness worsening. UK Medicines and Healthcare products […]

We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. 2. I salute the courage and resilience of all Nigerians, […]

President Muhammadu says his administration remains committed to protecting Nigerians by addressing insecurity. In his new year message to Nigerians on Friday, he said gains on the battlefield are just one aspect of sustainable victory, adding that his government knows that to fully win the war against insecurity, it must also win the […]

Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised Nigerians to remain hopeful that the country will overcome its challenges. He said this on Friday in his new year message to Nigerians. The former governor of Lagos also urged citizens to remain united in the belief that collective effort […]

Nigerian naira tumbled to N435 against the dollar at the official market on Friday. This is coming as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adjusted the country’s exchange rate on its website to N413.49/$1 — in what seems to be another devaluation this year. In May, the apex devalued the naira from N379 […]

Mohammed Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has tested positive for COVID-19. Bello announced his status in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday. The minister said he started feeling sick on Tuesday and subsequently took the test. “After a hide and seek period spanning 21 months […]