BREAKING Russia-Ukraine crisis: Second batch of 180 Nigerians arrives in Abuja
The Nigerian government has received the second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine. The evacuees, numbering about 180, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, at 6:35pm on Friday in an Air Peace flight. The Head, Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, confirmed the arrival of the second batch. Read Also: […]
BREAKING: Buhari orders release of N3.5billion to evacuate Nigerians in Ukraine-Russia war
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $8.5million (N3,535,150,000.00) to facilitate the immediate evacuation of Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war. The directive came following the approval of a joint memo presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing newsmen […]
Nnamdi Kanu is very much alive, protest inside DSS detention center – Lawyer
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is very much alive and still being detained in the facility of the Department of State Services, DSS, his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor disclosed on Monday. Ejiofor, in a statement he published on his official Facebook page, gave an update on his legal team’s […]
Buhari government says national carrier, Nigeria Air to fly before 2023
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says it is working to ensure Air Nigeria begins to convey Nigerians before the end of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration. The Acting Director-General of the commission, Michael Ohiani, said all hands were on deck to get it operational. According to him, the ICRC was working closely with the Ministry […]
Google joins Russia-Ukraine war, disables traffic maps to confuse troops
Google has disabled its map services for Ukraine which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are. The company said it had taken the action of globally disabling the Google Maps traffic layer and live information on how busy places like stores and restaurants are in Ukraine for the safety of […]
Nigerian Army bust syndicates that disrupted Enugu LG poll, dislodge IPOB, ESN camps
The Nigerian Army said troops of 82 Division have dislodged some camps belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in Azia, Orsumoghu, Lilu Forest, Mbosi and Uli in Ihiala and Orsu Local Government Areas of Anambra and Imo States. A statement issued and made […]
Bamiloye recounts wife’s support with NYSC allowance
Veteran Christian filmmaker, Mike Bamiloye, has showered encomium on his wife, Gloria, on her 58th birthday. While recounting her wife’s immeasurable support for him in the early days of their relationship on Instagram, the cleric revealed that his wife, during her National Youth Service Corps days, used to send him her allowance for him to organise programs. Part of […]
Buhari promises end to terrorism, says North-East will witness peace soon
Nigerians in the North East will, in the coming months, witness a change from the protracted insurgency to peace and development in their respective communities, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged on Wednesday in Abuja. The President spoke at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in […]
2023 Presidency: Fayemi meets Tinubu on strategies
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Wednesday met with the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu in Lagos. Their meeting is believed to be on the strategies on the coming presidential election in 2023 and the coming governorship election in Ekiti State later this year. Tinubu and Fayemi’s meeting is coming two days […]
Nigerian Musician Arraigned Over Murder Of Another Nigerian In South Africa
A Nigerian rapper identified as Nicholas Ebanehita Ogbeifun has been arraigned over the murder of another Nigerian man in Johannesburg, South Africa. The deceased Nigerian namely Ajence was reportedly shot on Monday, January 3, in what resembled an assassination, at a petrol station on Central Avenue, in the Kempton Park area, Gauteng. A chase by police […]