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Segun Oni, a former governor of Ekiti state, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On January 26, Oni lost the PDP governorship primary election in Ekiti to Bisi Kolawole, the preferred candidate of Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of the state. Kolawole was announced as the winner of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will continue to pursue peace and progress in Africa and other parts of the world. According to Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari spoke on Saturday during a meeting with Palestine Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, at the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The president was quoted […]

Shina Peller, a member of the house of representatives, says the motive of the bill seeking to scrap the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was misunderstood. Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency in Oyo state, sponsored the bill which has passed first reading at the house of representatives. The NSCDC […]

Several soldiers and officers of the Nigerian army say they are yet to get paid their January salaries. There have been reports of soldiers being owed salaries, but the Nigerian army dismissed the claims. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, had said Faruk Yahaya, the army chief, ensures the prompt payment of salaries, allowances, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has released Osita Okechukwu, director-general, Voice of Nigeria (VON), who was detained over fraud allegations. Okechukwu arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on January 29 around 1:30 pm following an invitation regarding a case bordering on alleged conspiracy, abuse of office, and misappropriation […]

Power generation dropped by 630 megawatts (MW) following a fire outbreak at the Egbin Power Plant in Ikorodu, Lagos state.  The development has led to the shutdown of power generation by the company, coupled with the load reduction mechanism adopted by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to prevent system collapse. In […]

A US couple has instituted a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after discovering their daughter is not biologically related to the man who raised her. Mike and Jeanine Harvey said they realised the error after purchasing a DNA kit for their daughter, Jessica, before she travelled to Italy. Jessica believed she had […]

Three weeks ago, the Lagos government and transportation stakeholders in the state signed an agreement to harmonise dues collected from commercial motorists from February 1. Representatives of the state, local government, and various unions in the transport sector were present at the signing of the agreement, themed ‘Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy’. […]

The Management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited (SEPCOL) says there are no fatalities at the scene of the oil vessel fire incident as efforts are ongoing to investigate the incident.  Ikemefuna Okafor, chief executive officer, SEPCOL, said this in a statement on Friday while providing an update on the fire that engulfed […]

Nigeria on Friday recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday.  COVID vaccination now mandatory for adults in Austria Adults must be vaccinated against the coronavirus under the new Austrian regulation that comes into force on Saturday (today). The bill was passed on Thursday […]