STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE ** Says her visit will open doors to deeper institutional relations, foster greater cultural exchange between both nations Nigeria and Sweden on Monday in Abuja declared their firm resolve to deepen bilateral relations through trade, sustainable development, gender equality, and cultural exchange. To this effect, Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria […]
A devastating lightning strike has claimed the lives of eight cows in the Ori-Ohin community in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Sunday evening during a heavy downpour, leaving residents of the community in a state of panic. According to eyewitnesses, the lightning strike was so […]
Dear Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Calling the Tinubu-led government a “Yoruba-led administration” is a new low, even for you. Nobody, not even me, a major critic of the Buhari administration, called that government a ‘Fulani led’ or ‘Northern led’ government, even though, for the first time in Nigeria’s history the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary, with the […]
A road project recently completed in Uromi, Edo State, has been washed away by a single heavy rainfall, less than a week after its completion. The project, facilitated by Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie, the federal lawmaker representing Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency, has raised serious questions about the quality of materials and workmanship used in […]
In a bid to avert overcrowding and provide security during the forthcoming Hajj season, Saudi Arabia has suspended temporarily the granting of Umrah, business, and family visit visas for 14 countries’ citizens, including India. The suspension, which will continue until mid-June 2025, is aimed at averting unauthorized Hajj pilgrimage through the […]
I went to Europe to do something briefly. Instead of returning to Nigeria, I decided to reroute my trip to the U.S. because I was told that if I didn’t use my visa this time, I shouldn’t come back to their embassy after wasting several visas. I wasn’t sure if the interviewer meant it but […]
7th April, 2025 Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, alongside his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC), have paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna. The visit, which was carried out under the auspices of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), was led by the Forum’s Chairman […]
Patience Addra, a Nigerian bride-to-be, finally spoke out on the annulment of her wedding, which was to have taken place on Saturday, April 5 over attending a denomination of the church different that if their inlaws. The wedding was abruptly cancelled a day before it was meant to take place, triggering a wave of […]
The reported withdrawal of security details from two prominent Lagos monarchs, Elegushi and Oniru, by President Tinubu has ser tongues wagging in the political landscape of Lagos State. This move is allegedly a response to the monarchs’ support for Governor Sanwo-Olu in his efforts to impeach Obasa, a key ally of the president. […]
