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Bisi Akande, former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it is unfair for Nigerians to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the country’s current challenges. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of his autobiography, ‘My Participations’, which held in Lagos, Akande said Nigerians accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of being responsible for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has described Bisi Akande, former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a  ‘‘perfect public officer” with whom he could go into the jungle. Speaking on Thursday at the public presentation of ‘‘My Participations,” the autobiography of Akande, Buhari said the author has retained his “inflexible integrity” […]

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary ban on flights from Nigeria. The development comes amid the discovery of three additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID in Nigeria. According to a circular dated December 8, 2021, and issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), non-citizens of […]

Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says some judges who sit on election tribunals sell judgments to the “highest bidders” — then retire to avoid punishment. Speaking at Owolabi Afuye Memorial Lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Oyo branch, Jega said some lawyers undermine the country’s […]

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 268 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Thursday.  WHO: Countries must act now to prevent spread of Omicron   The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron COVID variant has now been detected in 57 countries. Speaking at a news briefing on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom […]

The Lagos government says it has put in place N5 billion to kickstart the state’s monthly tenancy scheme in January 2022. Rabiu Olowo, commissioner for finance, disclosed this on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the Lagos real estate market place conference and exhibition, held in Lagos. The two-day event, organised by […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron COVID variant has now been detected in 57 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by South African authorities and subsequently reported to the WHO. There are reports that the variant had been earlier detected in the Netherlands before the announcement […]

Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says harassment of judicial officers will no longer be tolerated. He said this on Wednesday in reaction to the invasion of the home of Mary Odili, a justice of the supreme court, in October. Speaking at an event to mark the 2021/2022 legal year of […]