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As Muslim faithful across the nation celebrated the Eid el-Kabir yesterday, clerics, heads of government and traditional institutions, and thought leaders reflected on the state of the nation and prayed for an urgent national rebirth. […]

Nigerian diplomats have advocated independence, respect for authority and self worth as the hallmark of politicians and people occupying high offices in the country. The former Nigeria’s ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Patrick Dele Cole, and […]

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has slammed a popular prophet in the state, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje, saying he attempted to stop the demolition of his church building. Mr Soludo stated this […]

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has returned back to the country from France The Nation reports Tinubu travelled to France on June 27 for “important meetings”. “He […]

An Oyo-based okada rider, Tosin Adedokun, who found a missing mobile phone and returned it to its owner, one Siyanbola Akinkunmi, has got N50,000 cash as reward for his honesty. In an interview with Saturday […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has become President Buhari’s son-in-law after wedding Nana Hadiza, Buhari’s third daughter shared with his first wife, Safinatu. The wedding Nikai took place at the Presidential Villa Mosque […]

Some ram sellers in Lagos State on Thursday decried low patronage of the sacrificial animal for Sallah by Muslim faithful. Some of the traders told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at ram markets in […]

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has explained why the state government demolished the church building of a popular prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje. The church, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance […]

Tuesday’s attack on the Kuje prison is an indication that Nigeria’s security architecture has failed, Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said. Mr Lawan stated this on Thursday when he led a delegation of the leadership of the […]

A Kenyan High Court has frozen the account of Flutterwave accusing Africa’s biggest fintech firm of money laundering. The Nigerian firm is one of seven entities suspected to have been used as conduits for money […]

The embattled British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party and effectively as prime minister. Mr Johnson announced his resignation Thursday afternoon at 10, Downing Street, London. He said […]

The Westminster Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom ruled Thursday that David Nwamini (Ukpo), the alleged organ harvesting victim in the case involving former Nigerian Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s case, is not a minor. The […]

The terrorist attack on the Kuje prison in Abua occurred despite the fortification of the prison and other prisons nationwide, interior minister Rauf Argegbesola said on Thursday. Mr Aregbesola, in a statement by his spokesperson, […]

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on a correctional facility in Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). On Tuesday night, gunmen attacked the […]

An angry President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed disappointment with the intelligence collapse in the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, where terrorists attacked Tuesday, freeing a large number of inmates. Apparently miffed, Buhari said while […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has said over 600 of the inmates fled the prisons when it came under attack late Tuesday night. Belgore stated that those behind the […]

Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his men as well as ex-Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and his Taraba State counterpart are safe and in custody, the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed. The […]

The Ansaru terrorists that attacked and abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna bound train on March 28 are responsible for the deadly Tuesday night Kuje Prison attack, The PUNCH reports. Mallam Tukur Mamu, Media Consultant […]

R. Kelly on Friday sued the Brooklyn jail that has housed him since his racketeering and sex crimes conviction, saying it wrongly put him on suicide watch after he received a 30-year prison sentence despite […]