Author: Nimot Sulaimon
No Nigerian died in Sudan – NEMA
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 198 stranded Nigerians evacuated from the…
Nigerian e-sports team to participate in Saudi 2023 Championship
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Nigeria’s national e-sports team will be making its maiden appearance at the prestigious Afro-Arab e-sports league…
Russia signs military deals with 40 African states
Russia has signed military cooperation treaties with over 40 African countries, President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg.…
Certificate Forgery: Court dismisses NYSC’s objection in Mbah’s suit
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) preliminary objection to Gov.…
Chinese Yuan drops value against U.S Dollar
In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the…
NMA to Tinubu: ‘Fulfill doctors’ demand to end strike’
By Obinna Unaeze The Niger chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says it fully supports the country’s National Association…
Afrixembank offers $30bn credit limit to invest in Russia
By Ikenna Uwadileke The African Export–Import Bank (Afrixembank) has announced a credit limit of 30 billion dollars to support African…
NSCDC trains 62 female officers for special assignments
By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Kano Command of the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NCDC) has trained 62 female officers for safe…
Mining lease: Court to hear Mobil’s case against NMDPRA
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja has set October 25 for ruling in an action filed by…
32 die in latest ISWAP/Boko Haram attacks in Borno
Suspected Islamic State-affiliated jihadists killed 32 people in two attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, including 25 herders, an anti-jihadist…
Blinken calls for immediate release of Bazoum
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum has…
Lai Mohammed appointed Special Advisor to UNWTO
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism has been appointed Special Advisor to Mr Zurab…
Putin to address grain deliveries at Africa summit
Russia intends to strengthen collaboration during its second Africa summit, which begins on Thursday in St. Petersburg, with an emphasis…
Shell unveils 3 development trusts in Delta
By Edeki Igafe The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV), has unveiled three Host Communities…
Lagos govt tasks health workers on service delivery
The Lagos State Government has charged its health-care personnel with improving health-care delivery through continual capacity development and resilience in…
Google approves naira payment on Play Store
Under its new relationship, Google will handle Verve transactions within Nigeria, and that the transactions will be conducted in naira…
UITH doctors join nationwide indefinite strike
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), has joined their counterparts nationwide by…
Photos as CP Disu’s daughter weds heartthrob in Lagos
By Efunla Ayodele Fikeyinmi Disu, the beautiful daughter of CP Olatunji Disu got married to her heartthrob, Opeyemi, over the…
Police confirm attack on commissioner’s convoy in Aba
By Ijendu Iheaka Abia Police Command has confirmed the assassination of two of its members by unknown gunmen on Tuesday…
Osun APC sues Adeleke for appointing self as commissioner
Represented by Sherif Oluyombo, APC is asking the court to rule on whether a serving governor can validly hold any…
Chinese Yuan strengthens against U.S Dollar
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 111 pips to 7.1295 against the dollar…
As It Becomes Tinubu’s Turn To Suffer
By SKC Ogbonnia Anyone familiar with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu knows he is profoundly dogged and has consistently shown the…
NLC declares 7-day nationwide strike notice
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a seven-day nationwide strike starting August 2, 2023 over the removal of fuel…
Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia
Algeria is trying to contain deadly forest fires along its Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, authorities said, adding that they had…
IGP Egbetokun unveils smart policing initiative
By Monday Ijeh Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has announced a smart policing effort to improve…
Senate postpones Tinubu’s ministerial list announcement
President Bola Tinubu submitted the ministerial list to the Senate last week, but the Senate purportedly postponed the announcement owing…
Diphtheria claims 8 lives in Kaduna
By Stella Kabruk The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded 68 suspected cases, and eight deaths from diphtheria in…
BREAKING: Court grants Emefiele N20m bail
The judge made the order following the banker's "not guilty" to a two-count charge filed against him by the Federal…
Reps begin probe into $2.5bn annual loss to gas flaring
By EricJames Ochigbo The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to…
5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey
An earthquake of 5.5-magnitude shook the southern Turkish province of Adana on Tuesday morning, according to the Kandilli earthquake monitoring…