FG says it has successfully evacuated all Nigerians stranded in Sudan

The Federal Government on Friday, May 5, said it successfully evacuated all Nigerians that were stranded in the crisis-ridden Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

I Will Fulfil All My Campaign Promises – Tinubu

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, vowed that he would fulfil all the campaign promises he made when he assumes office as President from May 29.

Fire guts EFCC building in Enugu

 

There was a fire outbreak at the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Locally-made Noodles Safe, Not Banned By NAFDAC, Says DG

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that the agency did not ban noodles in the country.

Nigerian Man, Three Others Arrested For Drug Peddling In India

Indian Police on Wednesday arrested one Nigerian and three others for drug peddling.

Three Nigerians Indicted For Sexual Extortion, Murder Of Teen

Three Nigerian men, Samuel Ogoshi, 22; Samson Ogochi, 20; and Ezekiel Ejehem Robert, 19; are being charged with sexually extorting more than 100 minors and adults in the Western District of Michigan, and across the United States.

Nigeria Immigration Denies Requesting Tax Clearance From Applicants

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday said that it did not send any message to applicants requesting their Federal Inland Revenue Service/tax clearance.

It doesn’t make sense to swear in Tinubu, others whose victories are being challenged in Court — Cardinal Onaiyekan

Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, has said it doesn’t make much sense to swear in the winners of the 2023 general elections whose victories are being contested in court. 

Sudan War: Nigerian Evacuees Get N100,000, N25,000 Recharge Cards And 1.5 GB Of Data

 

Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country.

President Buhari jets out to London, UK to attend coronation of King Charles

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday, May 3, depart Abuja, for London, UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom respectively.

Senator Ekweremadu: Temper justice with mercy — Reps begs UK govt

 

The house of representatives has appealed to the UK government and parliament to temper justice with mercy in sentencing former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, who were found guilty of organ harvesting.

‘I was very sad’ – Peter Obi replies Wole Soyinka on ‘fascist’ comment

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to Prof Wole Soyinka’s allegation that his supporters widely known as ‘Obidients’ are ‘fascists’.

I was never arrested – LP Candidate Peter Obi reveals real reason for his ordeal in UK

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said contrary to viral reports that he was detained at the airport in the United Kingdom, he was merely stopped for a routine immigration check.

We've Banned The Importation Of Indomie Into The Country - NAFDAC

The Director General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, reiterated this in a press statement Monday.

Presidential Jet Flown Abroad For ‘comprehensive Maintenance Ahead Of New Administration

Ahead of the inauguration of a new President on May 29, 2023, Nigeria’s Boeing 737 Presidential jet has been flown out of the country for comprehensive maintenance, The PUNCH learned Sunday evening.

13 escape death, one missing as two-storey building collapses in Calabar

At least 13 persons escaped death when a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. 

CBN says more new notes to be in circulation soon

The Central Bank of Nigeria has assured Nigerians that more newly redesigned banknotes will be in circulation soon. 

5 shot dead in Texas mass shooting, suspect still at large

A suspect is at large following a shooting on Friday night at a home in Cleveland, Texas, that left five people, including an 8-year-old child, dead.

I did nothing wrong - Suspended Adamawa REC writes IGP from hiding

Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, denying claim of trying to scuttle a democratic process. 

Teenager arrested for killing his father; mother arrested for concealing the crime

The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for allegedly killing his father.

ALAS!!! Kano governor-elect, Yusuf to review Sanusi’s dethronement

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP Rabi’u Kwankwaso has revealed that the Kano State governor-elect, Abba Yusuf will review the dethronement of the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi.