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Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football star, has joined the Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.  The club confirmed the signing of the former Manchester United player on its Twitter page on Friday. Al-Nassr said the deal “will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and […]

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, has expressed optimism about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning the 2023 presidential election. Okowa spoke on Friday at the PDP campaign rally in the state. In October, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, had said the PDP can’t win the 2023 presidential election without his support and […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has reacted to reports that he and his allies met with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in London. Wike spoke on Friday at the flag-off of the construction of Eneka-Igbo Etche road in the state. Over the past days, there have been […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, sign the 2023 appropriation bill into law. Ahmad Lawan, senate president, made the disclosure to state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari on Friday. This comes two days after lawmakers in the house of representatives and senate passed a budget of N21.83 trillion […]

The Nigerian Army has described the abduction and assault of P.P. Johnson, identified as a lieutenant in the army, as “dehumanising”. Johnson was said to have been visiting her grandmother in Imo state when she was abducted on December 26. A video of a woman stripped naked had, thereafter, gone viral on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mojisola Adeyeye as the director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The development was disclosed in a statement by Abubakar Jimoh, director of public affairs of the agency, on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) has reappointed the Director-General […]

Like many countries globally, Nigeria is intensifying efforts to transition to a green economy. One of the country’s lofty ambitions is to have 30 million households commence the use of liquified petroleum gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, by 2027. The motivation is not far-fetched. Household air pollution is one of the largest […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Akin Osuntokun, director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, remains a Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) senatorial candidate. Osuntokun was announced as the LP campaign DG on Tuesday, taking over from Doyin Okupe who resigned after he was convicted of breaching the Money Laundering Act. TheCable had […]

Moyosore Onigbanjo, Lagos state attorney-general, has filed a one-count charge of unlawful killing against Drambi Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, for the murder of Bolanle Raheem. The charge was filed at the magistrate’s court sitting in Yaba, Lagos on Friday. ASP Vandi was brought before Adeola Olatunbosun, the chief magistrate, who […]

Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson, says the inherent corruption in the country is the fault of every citizen. Adesina said this in response to comments credited to Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese. Kukah had said the “broken promises” of President Muhammadu Buhari are leaving Nigerians more vulnerable, adding the corruption […]