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Hajj – Governor Umar Namadi on Monday night bid farewell to 550 first flight of Jigawa State intending pilgrims urging them to pray for peaceful coexistence in the country. The pilgrims were airlifted from Nuhu Muhammadu Sunusi International Airport at about 12: 00 am to the Saudi Arabia for the 2025 hajj exercise. Addressing the intending […]

Nigeria – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that about 2.9 million children in Nigeria are suffering from Acute Severe Malnutrition (SAM). The UNICEF Country Representative, Mrs Cristian Munduate, who said this yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, noted that the affected children must be immediately taken to the Hospital for […]

Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has urged former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to join the All Progressive Congress. He said the plea became necessary because all the governors in the Southeast region are supporting President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He equally hinted that a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway […]

Nigeria – The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies says the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results crisis is due to human error and not technical glitches. The Chairman of the Committee, Oboku Oforji, while speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, stated that preliminary findings showed that the error, […]

Nigeria – Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said he is Igbo by blood. The singer stated this while responding to a troll who warned him over his association with Igbo folks. The troll claimed that he could be betrayed by his Igbo associates, being a Yoruba man. The X user, Yakbel […]

Benue, Nigeria — The Benue government has announced the death of former military governor of Katsina State, Rtd Col. Joseph Akaagerger. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Benue Governor, Mr Tersoo Kula and made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday. Kula stated that the former […]

Amambra, Nigeria — The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State has expressed its deep sadness over the passing of one of its priests, Reverend Father Anthony Udogu, who died in the early hours of Monday, while playing lawn tennis. The deceased, until his death was the Parish Priest of St. Francis Parish, Awka and Dean […]

Nigeria — The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has returned from a trip to the Vatican, emphasising that his participation in the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV should not be misconstrued as political. Accordimg to a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Obi clarified that the […]

Nigeria – Radio listeners who called into FAD FM Calabar have expressed outrage over remarks made by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba, during a live radio interview. During the early morning programme, which focused on defections to the APC and the ongoing economic challenges in […]

UNITED STATES – US President Donald Trump said Monday he would launch a “major investigation” into his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris over celebrities who backed her failed run for the White House. “Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,” he posted on his […]