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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the signing of the Peace Accord with former President Goodluck Jonathan and other presidential candidates in the build up to the 2015 elections contributed largely to the peaceful outcome of the polls. Receiving the National Peace Committee (NPC), led by former Head of State, …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Sept.28, 2022 Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received the 2022 Margaret H. Demant African Art Award. This is contained in a statement issued by Afreximbank’s media contact, Amadou Sall in Abuja on Wednesday. Sall said …

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHIEF AYO ADEBANJO, LEADER OF AFENIFERE, ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2022, 11:00AM, AT WHEATBAKER HOTEL, IKOYI, LAGOS STATE. WHY AFENIFERE SUPPORTS SOUTH EAST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2023 PRESIDENCY. Before the political parties conducted their primaries, a journalist asked what is my view about the 2023 general …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept 26, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday left New York for Abuja, after successful conclusion of an eventful outing at the 77th session high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly. The President has returned to Abuja, the Federal Capital. The UN correspondent of the …

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Nigerian youths and other citizens have continued the mass marches in solidarity with Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. The marches, which have been sweeping through several cities of the country arrived the Federal Capital, Abuja, on Saturday, September 24, 2022. There was a huge procession of youths …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York urged African leaders to fight tirelessly to get rid of corruption, lamenting that the continent has remained at the far end of global development index because of its menace. The President spoke in his capacity as the African Union Champion on efforts to …

A United States of America (USA) – based Cleric, Bishop Samuel Ayeni has condemned “in its entirety” Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu’s justification of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s adoption of a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election, and plea that Christians should accept it. Bishop Ayeni, the President, …

“For Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole, achieving the SDGs will mean ending poverty and hunger, safeguarding our ecosystem and the planet and ensuring our people live in peace and prosperity by the year 2030.” This was contained in the address by President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York …

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners,’’ underscoring the need for concerted efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. The President spoke at a meeting with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) at the …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has strongly condemned the grievous assault of a female Police Officer, Inspector Teju Moses, by her principal, who is a Legal practitioner and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola and her domestic staff comprising the house maid, one Rebecca Enechido and …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New York vowed to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians elect leaders of their choice. In his farewell speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as President, he told the 77th session that next year, there …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 20, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari and some Nigerian political leaders were among world leaders that attended the opening of the General Debate of the 77th UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari was accompanied by the Minister …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, lied about security in Anambra State during his tenure. Speaking at the Youth Conference of APC, a party he was their past Chairman, Oshiomhole had said it was Obi’s …

By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja Sept.19, 2022 An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonu  and collecting 420,000 dollars as ransom from his family. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans’ accomplice, Victor Aduba, …

London, Sept. 19, 2022 Leaders and monarchs from across the globe gathered in London on Monday to bid farewell to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at a state funeral of inimitable pageantry. The pageantry marked the passing of a beloved figure that unified the nation through her 70-year reign. Thousands of people …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept 19, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived New York, United States of America (USA) for the high-level meetings of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari arrived at …

Scores of armed bandits belonging to the notorious Bello Turji camp have been eliminated, PRNigeria reports. The bandits were killed during a ‘surprise raid’ by the air troops of Operation Forest Sanity in Zamfara State. The ‘surprise attack’ of the military troops was carried out by two Nigerian Air Force, …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 17, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja on Sunday to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA77). He will address the UNGA on Sept. 21, his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina stated in Abuja on Saturday. “Aside his National Statement, …

  By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Sept. 17, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for London, UK, to represent Nigeria at the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll.  Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice-president would join members of the Royal Family and other …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 16, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The president stated this when he met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of …

The suspects By Deborah Akpede Lagos, Sept. 15, 2022 The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested two men – Solomon Barry, 37, and Bright Omega, 36 – for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in Ikeja, Lagos. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in the statement he …