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  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at former Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal. Wike spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “What do you mean by leadership and friendship? You cannot talk about leadership and ignore the person,” Wike said. He accused Tambuwal and […]

  The Lagos State Government has clarified the circumstances surrounding Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers, which claimed several lives in Lagos. Officials on Thursday said the blaze originated from inverter batteries in the basement of the six-storey commercial building on Broad Street. The state government assured residents that the safety of lives and property remains […]

  The Senate Committee on  Federal Capital Territory Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), FCT chapter, to immediately suspend their ongoing strike.  The committee also pledged to engage urgently with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, in order to address the doctors’ demands […]

    French protesters were on Thursday staging a day of nationwide protests and strikes in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies, causing widespread disruption. Public transport stalled, schools closed down and tens of thousands of people took to the streets for demonstrations marked by sporadic clashes with the police. Prime […]

  The Ogun State government has sealed five Chinese companies and arrested some officials for allegedly assaulting state and law enforcement officers. The affected firms along the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway include DL Plastics, Dyschenghan Plastics, SH Agricultural, Beautiful Fibre, and Jincaicai Nigeria. Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and OGWAMA Managing […]

  The Kogi State Government has condemned a violent protest at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, on Tuesday, the government dismissed claims of exclusion. Fanwo said protesters under the Association of People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) locked the […]

  Benfica appointed Jose Mourinho as their coach on Thursday, with the Portuguese returning to work in his homeland, 21 years after leaving Porto for Chelsea. The 62-year-old, who also coached Real Madrid and Manchester United among other clubs, was sacked by Turkish side Fenerbahce in August after Benfica beat them in the Champions League […]

    President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK has delivered pledges to invest a combined £150 billion ($205 billion) in Britain over several years, mainly from US tech giants and financial groups. US President Donald Trump (L) gestures beside Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) during a joint press conference following their meeting […]

    An assailant killed two men at the main border crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan on Thursday, Israeli medics and the military said. Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said security forces had “neutralised” the attacker, who was reportedly armed with a gun and a knife. The two men, about 20 […]

    Ghana will receive another 40 West Africans deported from the United States in the coming days, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said, after the government revealed last week a deal had been struck with Washington. Deporting people to third countries instead of their home nations has been a hallmark of US President Donald […]

  A legal practitioner, Nazir Sunusi, has said that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, will not face any difficulty after returning to office, having allegedly pandered to the whim of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Nazir, who stated this on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics on Thursday, alleged that Fubara would not have any problem […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have slipped further in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings, falling to 45th globally and once again dropping out of Africa’s top five. The three-time African champions were ranked 43rd in April and 44th in July, but have now dropped another spot in the September update. This latest decline places Nigeria sixth […]