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Babafemi Ojudu, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, says he will go back to the farm than support Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential ambition. Ojudu said this in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, the media entrepreneur, on Saturday. He said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is a better candidate when compared with […]

Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, says mitigation measures to avoid recurrence of national grid collapse are being implemented.  The national power grid had collapsed twice this week. The system collapse occurred when the country was battling scarcity and a hike in fuel prices.   In a statement on Saturday, Aliyu disclosed that the recent system collapse […]

The house of George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, was set ablaze in the early hours of Saturday by yet to be identified gunmen. In a video circulating online, Obiozor’s house and that of his brother can be seen going up in flames. In recent times, several security breaches in Imo […]

Gunmen have set ablaze the Umuguma divisional police headquarters in Owerri west local LGA of Imo state. According to sources, the police station came under heavy attack for hours, with the gunmen shooting sporadically. A source who pleaded anonymity said the gunmen attacked the police station at about 3 am on Saturday, […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for talks with Russia to end the ongoing war between the two countries. On February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine following a directive by President Vladimir Putin for what he described as a special military operation in the Donbas region. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted […]

Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), says it has lifted a force majeure at its Brass terminal in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Force majeure is a clause that allows a company to skip contractual obligations following issues beyond its control. On Monday, Eni announced that it had cut oil […]

Nigeria logged 11 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday.  China reports two COVID deaths — first in more than one year China has reported two COVID-19 fatalities on Saturday — the first deaths in more than a year. The National Health Commission said […]

Childcare service providers hardly earn the respect they deserve in this part of the world — but Amara Agbim is changing that narrative. As the founder of The Nanny Academy which was established in 2011, Agbim is carving a niche in childcare services in Nigeria. Agbim, who describes herself as “an immigrant […]