By Zubairu Idris Katsina, May 29, 2023 Former President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home to Daura in Katsina State after serving eight years as President of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari, his wife, Aisha and children, arrived Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport via a Nigerian Air …

New York City Mayor, Eric Adams raising African Union Flag at Bowling Green, New York. He is assisted by Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, the Permanent Observer of the AU to the UN and Chair of the African Consuls General Group, Amb. El Hadji Ndao, By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, May …

 By Cecelia Ijuo/Abdulrahman Abuja, May 29, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has promised to revisit the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu, who said this in his inaugural speech in Abuja on Monday, however, said that his administration would treat both the old and the new …

May 28, 2023 Forget their pretensions and volte-faces, when outgoing Nigerian public officials wake up tomorrow, May 29, they will wake up into emptiness. That void cannot be filled by the wealth they acquired in office. Nor can it be impeached by Muhammadu Buhari’s reported haste to flee Aso Villa …

Monday, May 29, 2023 There is a road in Canada that is officially known as ‘Road to Nowhere’. Road signs there say so. At the terminal point of that road is virtually nothing apart from an access to a shooting range and a gated path that leads also to nowhere. …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will welcome its new Permanent Secretary, His Excellency, Ambassador Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, tomorrow, May 30, 2023, as he resumes office. Ambassador Lamuwa was the immediate past Head of Mission of Nigeria in Dakar, Senegal. After a meritorious career and outing in Senegal, the President Macky …

By Peter Okolie Owerri, May 29, 2023 A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, who was kidnapped by gunmen last Friday in Imo has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Opara, popularly known as Owu Ujo, was released by his abductors late Sunday night. He was …

Yoruba Nation Agitators arrested in Lagos on Sunday By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, May 29, 2023 The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two members of the Yoruba Nation Agitators, who attempted to take over the Alausa Police Division in Ikeja. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos state …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, May 29, 2023 The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has departed the Eagle Square, Abuja for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, enroute his hometown, Daura, Kastina State. Buhari left immediately Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn-in as President and Vice President on …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, May 29, 2023 Sen. Bola Tinubu has been sworn-in as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at a ceremony on Monday in Eagle Square, Abuja. The Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola,  administered the oath of office to the President …

Some children cutting a cake at an event to commemorate the 2023 Children’s Day at Nigeria House in New York. Standing behind them are their parents, invited guests and officials of the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York. By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, May 29, 2023 The spouses of …

Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election has assured Nigerians that victory is assured in battle to bring about a new Nigeria. in the effort to said that he is determined “to work with like-minded fellow Nigerians to end the curse of …

By Okon Okon Abuja, May 28, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of National honours on 338 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria to mark the country’s democratic transition to another government. Mrs. Ibiene Roberts, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, said this in a …

By Akeem Abas Ibadan, May 28, 2023 Prof. Banji Akintoye, the founder and leader of the Yoruba group, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, has condemned the invasion of a radio station in Ibadan by members of a Yoruba separatist group. This is contained in a statement signed by Akintoye’s Assistant Director …

The newly appointed State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) to the President, Ambassador Victor Adekunle Adeleke will, officially, begin his assignment, Monday, May 29, 2023. An accomplished diplomat and lawyer, Ambassador Adeleke joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1993 and rose through the ranks, serving in various missions abroad and at …

…It’s second to none in Nigeria, says Coscharis boss By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The inauguration of legacy projects of Cross River State’s outgoing Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade continued Saturday with the commissioning of the state-of-art 140-bed Obudu-German Specialist Hospital, by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Commissioning the …

  Projects aimed at discouraging crimes – Jamoh The outgoing Honorable Minister of Transportation, Engineer Mu’azu Jaji Sambo weekend commissioned the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA skill acquisition centre in Zaria Kaduna State and a twin lecture theater donated by the Agency to Kaduna State University.  The skill …

By Yahaya Isah Abuja, May 28, 2023 The Federal Government has conferred 385 Nigeria citizenship on foreign nationals from different continents across the world. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known at the 1st 2023 Conferment ceremony of Nigeria Citizenship by Naturalisation and Registration on Saturday in Abuja. …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, May 28, 2023 Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to citizens over the negative effects of some economic policies implemented by his administration in the course of revamping the nation’s economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the most recent of such policy was …

Nestlé Nigeria marked Children’s Day 2023 with children in the 30 Nestlé for Healthier Kids beneficiary schools, by providing them with learning materials. The company has been at the forefront of efforts to help children live healthier, happier lives through research, product innovation, food fortification, nutrition education and promotion of …

Nigerian leaders at all levels of government have been enjoined to consider the future of Nigerian children in all their political decisions and ensure that the future of these children must remain a top governance priority. The call was made by Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party …

Lagos, May 24, 2023:  Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and CNL Joint Venture, has alerted the general public to beware of fraudsters circulating false recruitment information purporting same to be by CNL. In a statement by E.O.  Brikinn, its General Manager, Policy, …

Two goals in the closing minutes of the first half was enough for Brazil to defeat Nigeria and finish top of group D at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Jean Pedroso headed home the first goal from a corner-kick in the 43rd minute before Marquinos shot through the legs …

  Professor Obaro Ikime, a celebrated historian, was born December 30, 1936  and passed on to glory on April 25, 2023.  A published author of several seminal books, including Leadership in the 19th Century Africa, (1974), The Fall of Nigeria (1977), Groundwork of Nigerian History (1980) and Can Anything Good Come Out of …

The Igbo Catholic Church (ICC), Blessed Sacrament St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) played host to Royalty last Sunday, May 21, 2023 as two Traditional Rulers from Imo State, Nigeria worshipped there. The visiting Traditional Rulers are the Chairman of Akah-Ebeiri Council of …