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Sudan: FG Says Nigerian Evacuees Are Prepared To Leave Egypt

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border following the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The commission yesterday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to Abuja through the Aswan Airport in Egypt and it was reported that as of 10:15 pm, Airpeace and the Nigerian Air Force NAF plane deployed to airlift the evacuees were […]

todayMay 3, 2023 64

Economy

President Buhari Reappoints Dabiri-Erewa As Chairman Of Nidcom.

President Muhammadu Buhari Has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa for a second term as the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM after she was first named in November 2018. The notice of her reappointment was contained in a letter written by the President to the 9th Assembly requesting the Upper Chamber to confirm her reappointment. Dabiri-Erewa was a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos from 2003-2015 and was the Senior Special Adviser to the […]

todayMay 3, 2023 28

News

EFCC COMMENCES FRESH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FANI-KAYODE AND THREE OTHERS.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will commence afresh the prosecution of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three others at the Federal High Court, Abuja on alleged misappropriation of N4.6bn and money laundering. Counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo told Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos that this move became necessary following last week’s judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, which quashed the charges. Oyedepo said that given […]

todayApril 26, 2023 48

National

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO UNVEIL NIGERIAN ARMY’S NEW REGIMENTAL COLOURS.

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to unveil the national and regimental colors for the new and operationalized units’ colors of the Nigerian Army ahead of Bola Tinubu’s inauguration. Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu , who made the announcement in Abuja at the Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade ahead of the President-elect’s swearing in on May 29, said the colours in the Army have been used in multiple operations in various geopolitical zones as well as foreign countries, […]

todayApril 26, 2023 75

Sports

AKPOM WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER OF THE SEASON AWARD.

Middlesbrough striker, Chuba Akpom has been named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season at the EFL Awards. Akpom, who was rewarded for a terrific season that has seen him score 29 goals in 38 games, 28 coming from 33 league starts, will become the first Boro player to scoop the Golden Boot since John Hickton bagged 25 during the 1970/71 Second Division season. Akpom has already claimed the gong as the first Boro man to hit 20 league goals […]

todayApril 24, 2023 82

Entertainment

AYRA STARR SLAMS CRITICS OF HER FASHION SENSE.

Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has slammed critics of her fashion sense. The “Bloody Samaritan” crooner has several times, come under heavy criticism on social media for her scanty dressing but in a recent interview in London, Ayrs Starr said her critics don’t have the right to advise her, adding that only her pastor, mother and Jesus can advise her on what to wear. She further revealed that she would be joining the fashion industry in […]

todayApril 24, 2023 74

News

ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSES IN LAGOS.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) says a three-floor building under construction collapsed yesterday at Ladipo Oluwole Street in the Apapa area of Lagos State, barely 24 hours after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited the site of the April 12 collapse in Banana Island, Ikoyi. LASBCA’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, confirmed that there has been no report of any casualty but the premises have been sealed by the agency. Sanusi accused the developer of shunning the agency’s […]

todayApril 24, 2023 56

National

PEACE CORPS OF NIGERIA COMMENDS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR PASSAGE OF THE CORPS BILL.

National Commandant Professor Dickson Akoh has on behalf of the Peace Corps Council declared that the officers and men of the Peace Corps of Nigeria have extended gratitude to the leadership and entire members of the 9th National Assembly for extraordinary and unanimous support given to the organization all through the legislative processes leading to the eventual passage of the Nigerian Peace corps bill. The commandant expressed his appreciation at a press briefing held in Abuja on the passage of […]

todayApril 24, 2023 195

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EVACUATE STRANDED NIGERIANS IN SUDAN BY ROAD.

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama has revealed that Nigerians stranded in Sudan will be evacuated by road. Onyeama, during an interview with newsmen, had said that those stranded can’t be evacuated by air, as the airport is out of commission, stressing that the only viable way out is by road. He claimed that Nigeria’s situation is particularly challenging because the numbers are so great, with about 5,500 persons ready for evacuation. The minister further added that the diplomatic staff […]

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