Adamu Bulkachuwa, a former senator, says the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) lacks the powers to investigate him over comments he made during the valedictory session of the ninth national assembly. Speaking at the senate valedictory session, the former senator said he often “encroached on” his wife’s space while she […]
MaxAir says one of its aircraft is temporarily trapped in Niamey due to the ongoing military coup in Niger. In a statement on Thursday, the airline’s management said the aircraft had successfully dropped off the last group of Niger pilgrims it became stranded. Although the aviation firm did not state the number of passengers […]
The President Bola Tinubu’s administration may create new ministries from the existing ones, Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ministerial list was submitted to the National Assembly by Gbajabiamila and was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. ‘’Mr […]
An airline passenger has been arrested on board for allegedly stealing a laptop belonging to another passenger. The passenger identified as Ogeneochuko David was apprehended aboard an Ibom Air flight Q1300 from Lagos to Abuja on 26th July, 2023. He was said to have picked the laptop from a co-passenger’s bag in the […]
The soldiers involved in the coup happening in the Niger Republic have warned against foreign intervention in the country’s political situation. In a late-night address on Wednesday, Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office. Abdramane’s statement confirmed reports of suspicion of a coup attempt after soldiers belonging to […]
The immediate past past Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has been appointed Special Advisor to Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated that the announcement of Mohammed’s appointment was made during the […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it recorded 240 incidences pertaining to crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta in one week. NNPC, in a documentary on its social media handle on Wednesday, said the incidents mostly occurred in Bayelsa state between July 15 and 21, 2023. Giving a break […]
Google says Nigerians can now use their Verve naira cards to make digital transactions on Play Store — the company’s applications distribution service. In a statement on Thursday, the tech giant said it is partnering with Verve, the largest domestic card scheme in Africa, to enable Nigerians to make purchases with ease, thereby strengthening […]
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a day after he was toppled in a military coup. The country’s foreign minister Hassoumi Massoudou also issued a rallying cry on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for “all democrats and patriots” to […]
After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday afternoon, presented President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of the Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19pm. Akpabio thereafter read the ministerial list […]
