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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Barr. Nyesom Wike has vowed to turn the arts, culture and tourism potentials of Abuja around towards the development of the nation’s capital. Wike, who revealed this, Wednesday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the ‘2024 Abuja Festival of Arts and Culture (ASOFEST), said the festival…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has ordered rescheduling the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for today, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night. General Lagbaja served as…

Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. Speculation about Lagbaja’s health was rife after he disappeared from public functins. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said Lagbaja “passed away on Tuesday night…

Republican candidate Donald Trump has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2024 US presidential election and retake the White House, according to Fox News. Trump defeated his rival, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, in Tuesday’s race, winning 277 electoral votes, securing his spot as the nation’s 47th president, according to Fox News, which…

Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut recently made a significant online impact with a post on Instagram, showcasing his unique style and content. He shared a screenshot of a comment from Baltasar Ebang Engonga, an Equatorial Guinea official, in a video featuring Bianca Ojukwu. Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut recently generated significant attention on social media with a…

Republican candidate Donald Trump appears to be coasting home to victory in the ongoing United States 2024 Presidential election after winning . Trump swept victories across Texas, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Louisiana and Wyoming, and Harris won New York earlier on. At the moment, Trump holds 267 electoral votes, just ahead of Kamala…

Leaders of former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have explained why they defected to the APC, declaring that more decampees are on the way. In a statement signed by 31 leaders among those who decamped from all the 30 local governments and Area office,…

Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv were attacked by those who held ‘Free Palestine’ banner Screengrabs from the visuals circulating in social media showing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being attacked in Amsterdam | X Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly sending two rescue planes to Amsterdam after Israeli fans of soccer team Maccabi Tel…

Buoyed by the healthy IGR profile, Governor Fubara recently boasted that a court decision stopping the release of federal allocation to his state was the least of his worries, saying he would continue to pay contractors and workers. Governor Siminalayi Fubara (PHOTO CREDIT:@SimFubaraKSC) Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State has received N726 billion in…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump surrounded by his family declares victory, winning Nevadas First in the West presidential caucus at the Treasure Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on February 23, 2016. Donald Trump won Tuesday’s Republican caucuses in Nevada by a wide margin, US networks projected, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight victory…

In a move to bring real estate services closer to the people of Kaduna, Nigerian real estate company Pumpkin Properties opened a new customer experience centre at the Uptown Mall, Barnawa, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Located on the ground floor of the popular mall, known locally as Market Square, the centre is designed to…

Okupe said a combination of former presidential candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, would unseat Tinubu in 2027. On Thursday, Doyin Okupe, a former presidential spokesman, suggested how to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Okupe said a combination of former presidential candidates from the Peoples Democratic…

The new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, assumed office on Monday with a commitment to address the image problem in the ministry in order to restore the confidence of staff and members of the general public nationwide. Addressing an excited staff, who ushered him into the office, Yilwatda said he…

  As anxiety heightened across the world over the likely successor of Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump said he was confident of victory after casting his vote in Palm Beach, Florida. However, polls show the race between him and Kamala Harris is virtually tied. The 78-year-old was accompanied by wife Melania, who kept her sunglasses on as her husband took questions…

The federal government Tuesday officially handed over 119 freed minors arraigned by the police over alleged involvement in the #Endbadgovernance protests in some parts of the country, to both Kano and Kaduna state governments. Vice President Kashim Shettima handed over the minors to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the 119 freed minors arraigned by the police over alleged involvement in the #Endbadgovernance protests in some parts of the country to use the opportunity given to them to become responsible citizens of the country. The president said this Tuesday during the formal handover of the minors to…

The much-awaited US. elections kicked off Tuesday with polls opening Tuesday across the country, including the seven battleground states of  Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, for the 2024 United States of America presidential election,  Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, and her Republican  rival, Donald Trump, are going head-to-head in a race that remains too…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tuesday honoured the acting Chief of Army Staff, Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, by promoting him to the rank of Lieutenant General during a ceremony held at the State House. The decoration of the acting Chief of Army Staff was held at the President’s office. The president commended the military for…

The New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch, near the US-Canada border, became the first place in the country to cast a ballot for the 2024 US Presidential elections on November 5 ‘Election Day’. As the voting kicked off in the tiny community in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, the early outcome in the US…

Protesters, mainly minors who took part in #Endbadgovernance protest few months ago have released. Their release followed an order issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. Also, the Federal High Court on Tuesday struck out charges against them in Abuja. Details loading… WhatsApp Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook