The United States has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process during the just concluded 2023 general elections. The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, disclosed this on Monday. In a statement, Blinken said the administration of President Joe Biden is committed to advancing democracy in...
Just In: President-elect departs Nigeria Wednesday afternoon for Europe on working visit
President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday afternoon left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit. He will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions. During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and...
Aircraft Carrying 143 Passengers Crash-Lands In Abuja Following Tyre Burst
A Flight belonging to Max Air carrying 143 passengers from Yola, Adamawa State has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. An infant was also on board the aircraft. Confirming the incident in a statement, the management of Max Air says the accident occurred after the aircraft experienced two tyre bursts on landing in...
Charles III Crowned King
King Charles III has been crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey at a solemn Christian coronation steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. The build-up to the ceremony — the religious confirmation of Charles’s accession after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last September — has been...
FG Gives Breakdown Of $1.2m Bus Fare For Sudan Evacuees
The Federal Government on Sunday gave a breakdown of the $1.2m spent on the bus fare to evacuate stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan to Egypt borders for onward airlifting to Nigeria. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan, gave...
Oluwo Endorses The Drum Festival In Canada, Commends Convener, Segun Akanni
The Nigerian Canada-based Prince Segun Akanni is a pride of Iwoland concentrating in promoting Yoruba cultural values and traditions to the outside world.” Oluwo stated* The Oluwo of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi Telu 1 has joined the league of eminent personalities who have endorsed the forthcoming epoch-making maiden edition of The...
16 People Burnt To Death In Osun Auto Crash
Sixteen persons have been burnt to death and others wounded in an auto crash in the Odeomu area of Osun State. The fatal accident happened opposite Mat Oil and involved a white commercial Mazda Bus with registration number APP834XT and a white Lexus Jeep bearing registration number LSR304HW. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the...
Lagos Acquires Electric Buses For Public Transportation
The Lagos State Government has acquired electric buses for public transportation Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership with Oando PLC, adding that Lagosians can expect cleaner public transportation system. He said, “With the ability to travel 280km at full charge, taking into account our...
Sudan: Some Of Us Are Contributing Transport Fare To Egypt – Nigerian Student
One of the Nigerian students trapped in crisis-torn Sudan, Abubakar Sadiq, has said that his colleagues are gathering money to transport themselves to neighbouring Egypt. The student, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, said he does not know the particular date he will be evacuated from Sudan as the Nigerian Embassy has not made...
EID-EL-FITRI: TRACE Pledges 24hr Rescue, Emergency Services On Ogun Roads
Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, has pledged to ensure effective traffic management at Eid praying grounds across the state and prompt rescue/emergency services on 24hr basis on Ogun 12 major traffic corridors before, during and after the Eid-El-Fitri celebration, in line with the operational guidelines of the Eid-El-Fitri Special Patrol schedule. The...