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United States President, Joe Biden, Friday, said he was commuting the sentences of more than 2,000 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, cementing his legacy as the president who has issued the most individual pardons and commutations in U.S. history. He said in a statement that commuting the nearly 2,500 sentences would help “equalise” sentencing…

Scores have reportedly been burnt to death while several others sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion around Dikko junction along Abuja- Kaduna road in Niger state. Blueprint gathered that the petrol tanker loaded with petroleum product spilled its contents Saturday morning in an accident. Subsequently, residents in the area emerged to scoop…

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Five years after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China, concerns are mounting about another disease, the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In this report, BENJAMIN SAMSON speaks with experts on the issue. In late 2024, cases of the viral respiratory illness surged in northern Chinese provinces, alarming health officials around the world.  No cause for…

Presidential Villa also known as Aso Rock is currently without power supply from the public power supply source after hoodlums reportedly vandalised and stole transmission cables. This was disclosed by the General Manager, Public Affairs of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Ndidi Mbah in a statement on Friday. Mbah said, “The vandalism of this critical…

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President-elect of United States of America Donald Trump has given his backing to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, vowing they will be the “greatest Games” despite concerns over the impact of the wildfire on preparations. Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA 2028 organizing committee, met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Wednesday and…

The thirty-six state governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Thursday parleyed the federal government on the tax reform bills forwarded to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And at the end of the meeting, they expressed their support for the National Assembly, urging the lawmakers to proceed with the…

Rotary International Foundation has committed over $300 million in recent years to support Nigeria’s fight against polio. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, Mark Maloney, made this known on Thursday during a symbolic polio immunisation event at the Jahi Primary Health Centre in Abuja while reaffirming the foundation’s commitment to eradicating the disease. “We…

The federal government has berated former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi II over comments credited to him about the economic policies and reforms being carried out by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sanusi had at an event in Lagos Wednesday stated that he will…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says the country’s inflation outlook for 2025 promises to be positive, just as it cautioned the National Assembly on setting what it called arbitrary revenue targets for revenue-generating agencies. Chief Executive Officer CCPE Dr Muda Yusuf said this Wednesday while reacting to the December inflation figure released by…

The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai Wednesday placed an immediate ban on the use of drones, otherwise called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, across the Northeast region, citing serious security concerns. This decision, it was gathered, was in tandem with the m military authorities’ mandate to regulate aerial activities in the region and ensure the safety…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved and directed the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel as it makes efforts strengthen its services and address overcrowding in its facilities. Acting Comptroller of the Service, Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi made the disclosure on Wednesday as he appeared before the House…

  The National Assembly through its joint committee on Finance , has cleared the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) of financial impropriety it earlier alleged it of. The Committee had on Monday during budget defence session the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, had with it, alleged that the examination body spent N1.1billion…

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release agreement to halt more than a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip, President Biden and Qatar’s prime minister announced separately on Wednesday. The deal comes after a week of intense negotiations mediated by Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt. “Today, after many months of intensive…

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  The  Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is the only company in Nigeria that publishes 100% of its  account on a yearly basis, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the oil firm,  Malam Mele Kyari has said. Kyari, who stated this on Wednesday during the presentation of revenue generation performance of NNPCL in…

The House of Representatives has announced the loss of its Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga. Until her demise, the lawmaker represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun state. She passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. Onanuga, born on December 2, 1965, was a dedicated public servant, a visionary…

  The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), Tuesday, warned that the ugly sights of veterans protesting non-payment of entitlements must not be allowed to fester, saying this could engender feelings of resentment among serving personnel. Irabor said this in a paper at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2025…

The Kebbi state Police Command, Tuesday, announced the arrest of three members of the Lakurawa terrorists group, who allegedly offered N1.6 million bribe to its lead investigator. A statement by the command’s public relations officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said the three suspects, one Umaru Garba, Alhaji Abubakar Mamman and Usman Muhammadu, had conspired to offer…

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Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly Monday unanimously impeached Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, a development that sent staff members of the Assembly celebrating the impeachment. The staff members of the state Assembly were seen in jubilant mood, as they claimed he never gave their welfare a priority while in office.…

The embattled National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Chris Anyanwu, Monday, resumed his official duty contrary to growing speculations and anxiety as to whether or not he was going to respect the court pronouncement that ousted him last year. Before now, party stakeholders envisaged crisis and feared that possible clash between Anyanwu…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Sunday said troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA delivered a crushing blow to banditry in Zamfara state, through a coordinated air-ground assault executed on 10 January 2025.  A statement by NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed that the air strikes and synchronised ground assaults at Fakai Hills decimated scores of…