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The Federal Government has postponed the fourth evacuation flight for stranded Nigerians in South Africa after a fault was detected on the aircraft scheduled for the operation. The development was announced on Wednesday by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, who said the flight could not depart Johannesburg after engineers discovered […]

President Tinubu orders ICPC to investigate Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded […]

moves to reconcile substituted aspirants The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended its substitution of the 2027 election candidates’ list following the recommendations of the primary election appeals committee. It confirmed that it replaced at least 26 candidates to correct irregularities and urged aggrieved members in states like Ondo, Benue, Kwara, Kogi to shelve […]

Dangote refiner: Dangote Industries Limited has commenced preliminary works on its proposed $17bn, 700,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Kenya, marking the first major step towards what is expected to become East Africa’s largest refining project. The company said the project has advanced beyond the planning stage, with the site already selected, soil tests ongoing and engineering and […]

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed a probe of the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council within 30 days. A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu specifically directed the commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the […]

L-R: Director of Assessment, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, Mrs. Rofikat Adebukunola Odetoro; Managing Director, Infrastructure & Logistics, Dangote Industries Limited, Capt. Jamil Abubakar; Alara of Araromi Seaside Kingdom, HRM Oba Adeoloye Olawole, and Chief Executive, Amiable Consulting & Logistics, Mrs. Aina Elizabeth Egharevba, at the Community Engagement in presence of government officials on the […]

The Senate on Tuesday warned that the abduction and killing of retired military officers by terrorists and criminal gangs represents a dangerous escalation of Nigeria’s security crisis. Expressing grave concern over the country’s worsening security situation, it said the growing pattern of attacks on serving and retired military personnel poses a serious threat to national […]

Ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally received his Letters of Credence, paving the way for him to assume duties as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Kingdom of Eswatini. Speaking in a post via his verified X handle on Tuesday, he expressed gratitude for the milestone, […]

Alaafin Adeyemi disowned him, banned him from using title of prince Details have emerged about how the controversial Director General of the alleged ghost agency, Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Mathew Adeyemi, once lived in the Palace of the Alaafin of Oyo during the reign of the late monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi […]

Prominent elders and leaders from Ogbomoso have distanced themselves from Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the man at the centre of the alleged fake presidential agency scandal, insisting he is neither a recognised prince nor a representative of the town. In a statement issued after an emergency meeting and jointly signed by Chief Alao Adelabu Adeyinka […]