At least 122 stranded Nigerians comprising 52 males, 39 females seven of whom were rescued victims of human trafficking, 21 children as well as 10 infants have been evacuated from Libya. This brings the total number of stranded Nigerians in Libya who have
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, May 29, signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” A final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen said on Wednesday, May May 29, that President Bola Tinubu would not address a joint session of the National Assembly as earlier planned because of an error on the part of the National Assembly. Abbas
Amid the Emirate tussle in Kano State, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions. Justice S.A. Amobeda of
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem ‘Nigeria, We hail thee’ into law. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday, May 29, at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver
A Lagos State Hajj pilgrim, Idris Oloshogbo, has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Saheed Onipede, made the announcement in a statement through the agency spokesperson, Taofeek Lawal, on Wednesday. Onipede said the 68-year-old deceased from
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja in the company of some party leaders. Ganduje was at the National Assembly complex in expectation that President Bola Tinubu would address
The Kano State Police Command says it has deployed operatives at flashpoints in and around Kano metropolis in a bid to tackle potential security threats. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday, walked out on journalists covering the activities of the works ministry in Abuja. The minister abruptly exited the ministry’s conference room where the correspondents were gathered, asserting that the press was nonexistent. The invited journalists,
A charitable organisation under the aegis of Umuadaigbo has extended her goodwill to one their
By Uche Onwuchekwa The Dying Igbo culture resurrected in Houston Texas, United States as Dr.
By Kazie Uko Expectedly, the red carpets, the drums, the trumpets, and all the other
By SKC Ogbonnia The meeting of some Nigerian billionaire businessmen, notably, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu,