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Yinka and Wilson Badejo: both now departed the world

Rev. Yinka Badejo dies 3 months after hubby Wilson

Although there has been no official statement from the church, multiple reports indicated she died at the weekend after a…
Great Zik of Africa Nnamdi Azikiwe

Anambra shuts down for Great Zik of Africa Azikiwe

C Don Adinuba, the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, announced the holiday in a statement today.
Brig. General Dzarma Zirkusu

How Brig. Gen. Zirkusu was killed by ISWAP – Ndume

Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume has narrated how the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP,…
Obaseki: Edo state has worst COVID-19 death ratio

Edo reveals new 11 COVID-19 deaths, worst death ratio

Its death toll is now 272 out of 6,598 confirmed cases, a ratio of one death to 24 cases
Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu

Buhari grieves over brave General Zirkusu, 3 soldiers killed by ISWAP

Buhari said the men paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of gallantry as they tried to help…
Buhari

ICYMI: Buhari says Nigerians are competitive because of sound education at home

He made the remark when he met with Minister of State Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaikh Shakboot…
Prof. Tanko Ishaya

ICT expert Ishaya appointed UNIJOS vice-chancellor, assumes office [Profile]

Ishaya, 57, is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, of the university and a professor of Computer Science with a Mathematics background
Miss Confidence Chinaza Nwaozuzu

Uzodimma rewards Miss Nwaozuzu who made 9As in SSCE

Nwaozuzu, a student of Total Education Development Academy, Aba in Abia State, made As in both the science and arts…
Antony Blinken U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visiting Nigeria, Kenya next week

Blinken's visit comes as the Biden administration intensifies diplomatic efforts to resolve crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Ikpeazu and Lawan

Lawan to Ikpeazu: The Progressives are waiting for you to leave PDP

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday told the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu that…
Senate sets up committee to probe NNPCL’s subsidy regime

Senate pushes for swift prosecution of money launderers, terrorist financiers

The Senate on Tuesday considered two critical bills seeking to facilitate the swift prosecution of money launderers and terrorist financiers…
Ezeife and an Igbo monarch sit outside the court premises

Nnamdi Kanu’s trial: DSS blocks journalists, monarchs, ex-Gov. Ezeife

Journalists who arrived early to the court to beat the DSS wall, found the secret police and other security agents…
Soludo now and then

Throwback photo of Soludo appears online

Soludo who was born 28 July 1960, is now poised to become governor of Anambra state, on his second attempt.
Jonathan

Jonathan calls for immediate ceasefire, dialogue in Ethiopia

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia, following continued fighting between Ethiopian…
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the governorship candidate of PDP: says the Nov. 6 Anambra election was fraught with lots of short-comings

I can still beat Soludo in Anambra election: Ozigbo of PDP

According to INEC, the top parties and their scores were: All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), 103,946, PDP-51,322, All Progressives Congress…
Paul Emeziem impeached

Imo Assembly sacks speaker Emeziem

He was immediately replaced by Paul Emeziem representing Onuimo State constituency.
Anambra governorship election

Updated: INEC suspends declaration of Anambra Governorship election results

Returning Officer, Prof. Florence Obi said she would not announce the result of the election until a supplementary election is…
Soludo and his wife

Anambra election: Huge crowd at Soludo’s house ahead of INEC declaration

The former CBN governor is leading rivals comfortably, from the vote tally available.
Chukwuma Soludo

Anambra election: Soludo all the way, all results at a glance

The APC candidate is a distant second followed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Chukwuma Soludo

#AnambraDecides: Ward results show Soludo cruising to victory

The results from Anaocha, Awka South LGAs, show that APGA candidate, Chukwuma Soludo is cruising ahead of the 16 rivals.
People watch burnt car and motorcycles after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone Nov. 6, 2021. National Disaster Management Agency-Sierra Leone/Handout via REUTERS.

Tragedy as 99 people burnt to death in fuel tanker explosion

“many people rushed to the tanker to siphon off petrol after the collision with containers, shortly afterwards, the truck exploded.’
Some state Governors: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State); Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe State); Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi State); Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo State); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State). Second row L-R: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos State) and other progressives Governors during a briefing of newsmen after the Progressives Governors’ Forum meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Court stops FG from deducting $418M from 36 states’ accounts

Lawyer Okutekpa argued that the states were not party to any contract resulting in such debts. “That is why we…
Chief Jide Adebayo

Ex-NAN MD Jide Adebayo is dead

A former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead.
Ikoyi building collapse

Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll soars to 32

Nine injured persons had also been pulled out from the rubble as rescue operation entered its fourth day.
INEC chairman Mahmood signs Anambra the peace accord as the candidates wait

Anambra’s 17 governorship candidates sign peace accord [Photos]

Former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who chairs the National Peace Committee and Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, were…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr Uzoma Emenike, presents a plaque to young chess master, Tanitoluwa ‘Tani’ Adewumi at Nigeria House, New York,

Nigeria honours chess prodigy Tani Adewumi

Tani who won a chess championship at 8, was honoured at a hybrid Town Hall meeting held at Nigeria House…
Gombe isolation centre for COVID-19

Gombe reports hefty backlog cases of COVID-19

The NCDC did not explain why Gombe state failed to report so many cases for 12 days.
Leo Kanyimo macheted wife, two kids while in prayer mode

Apostolic Faith member Kanyimo machetes wife, two kids to death

Kanyimo killed his family members amid prayer in the central city of Gweru.
Karine Elharrar

Israeli minister Karine Elharrar barred from COP26 for being in wheelchair

For two hours, organisers prevented Elharrar, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, from entering the compound
Thamara Sithole busted over 10 babies claim

South Africa’s decuplets: Nigerian Mission demands apology from media group

Mr Abdul Malik Ahmed, Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa, said the reaction followed a media conference by the…