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23/04/2023

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Sunday said that the presidency is deeply concerned over the plights of Nigerians stranded in Sudan. Naija News reports that thousands of Nigerians are stuck in Sudan amidst the ongoing war due to the dangers posed to air travel in the North African country. Speaking on the dire situation, Shehu lamented that FG has been having sleepless nights....

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Sunday said that the presidency is deeply concerned over the plights of Nigerians stranded in Sudan. Nai…

23/04/2023

Nigerian singer, John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has recounted how his colleague, Timaya, broke down in tears after discovering his ordeal, in the wake of his sack from the Empire Mates Entertainment, EME, record label. Naija News reports that Skales, during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, said he was always working with Timaya and often sleeps in his car after the close of work....

23/04/2023

English Premier League club, Chelsea, is reportedly making plans to sell off ten players before next summer, Naija News learnt. The club’s poor performance this season is said to have frustrated Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly, and he is reportedly planning a massive overhaul of players to sign new players ahead of next season. As of reporting time, Chelsea is eleventh on the Premier League table with 39 points....

English Premier League club, Chelsea, is reportedly making plans to sell off ten players before next summer, Naija News learnt. The club’s poor performance this season is said to have frustrated Ch…

23/04/2023

Nigerian singer, Davido has responded to media personality, Samuel Otigba who wanted to go to the singer’s Timeless concert in Lagos despite being sick and bedridden. Otigba had on Sunday shared a video of himself on his sickbed while playing one of Davido’s songs from the album Timeless. “I’ve begged this woman to let me go for Davido’s timeless concert today after my surgery yesterday....

23/04/2023

The verification badges of Nigerian singers, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid have been restored days after it was yanked from the microblogging platform, Twitter. Naija News reports that Elon Musk reinstated the blue tick, which was a badge of verification to some accounts regarded as high-profile accounts with more than one million followers without paying to subscribe. Twitter had insisted on a $8 monthly payment to subscribe to its ‘Twitter Blue’ if account holders must retain their verification badge, or for those who want to get the blue tick newly....

The verification badges of Nigerian singers, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid have been restored days after it was yanked from the microblogging platform, Twitter. Naija News reports that Elon Musk re…

23/04/2023

The verification badges of Nigerian singers, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid have been restored days after it was yanked from the microblogging platform, Twitter. Naija News reports that Elon Musk reinstated the blue tick, which was a badge of verification to some accounts regarded as high-profile accounts with more than one million followers without paying to subscribe. Twitter had insisted on a $8 monthly payment to subscribe to its ‘Twitter Blue’ if account holders must retain their verification badge, or for those who want to get the blue tick newly....

23/04/2023

Former Enugu Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani on Sunday, urged the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to withdraw his court case against the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and join him in moving the country forward. Speaking via a statement in Abuja, the Senator urged Obi and his supporters to openly welcome the president-elect into office. Nnamani argued that Obi does not have the spread or national appeal to win the court case and he was simply aiming to demarket Tinubu…...

23/04/2023

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s internet user population rose to 154.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. NBS disclosed this in its telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet, Porting and Tariff Information report published on its website. The report also added that the number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 rose to 222,571,568 from the 195,463,898 reported in Q4 2021....

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s internet user population rose to 154.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. NBS disclosed this in its telecoms Data: Active Voi…

23/04/2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a widower, Ahmed Ariyibi, and a divorcee, Silifat Akanbi at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for alleged drug trafficking. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the suspects who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia were arrested for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of co***ne concealed in lace and ankara fabrics....

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a widower, Ahmed Ariyibi, and a divorcee, Silifat Akanbi at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for alleged drug traffic…

23/04/2023

At least seven persons were burnt to death and 14 others injured in a lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. She said the incident occurred at 10:45 a.m. near the Ogun State Property Investment Company (OPIC) along the highway....

At least seven persons were burnt to death and 14 others injured in a lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…

23/04/2023

Another three-storey building under construction on Sunday collapsed at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa of the state. Naija News reports that this is coming barely 24 hours after Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inspected and ordered the demolition of some buildings in Banana Island over defective structures. The building reportedly collapsed following a thunderstrike during the early morning downpour in Lagos....

Another three-storey building under construction on Sunday collapsed at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa of the state. Naija News reports that this is coming barely 24 hours after Lagos State Gove…

23/04/2023

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has averred it is the responsibility of President Muhammadu Buhari, to protest Nigerians at home and abroad. Naija News reports that the former governor of Anambra State made the disclosure after Buhari’s administration gave excuses as to why Nigerians in the embattled North African nation could not be rescued. Recalls that war broke out in Sudan last week between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over disagreements about the transition to civilian rule and no fewer than 400 persons have been killed in the battle....

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has averred it is the responsibility of President Muhammadu Buhari, to protest Nigerians at home and abroad. Naija News reports that the for…