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Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has spoken about the sense of humour possessed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo even in not-so-pleasant situations. Going back in time, Sani on Sunday recalled a period he and Chief Obasanjo were sentenced by a military tribunal sitting in Lagos State and how the former President reacted to the situation. Sani pointed out that the...

  The All Progressive Congress, APC has reportedly agreed on a zoning arrangement for the big six positions in party and government at national level. According to Tribune, a dependable source informed them that the APC has favored the South-West in producing the next President in Nigeria, while the North-East will produce a running mate. The senate presidency will be returning to...

Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, where petrol was used as a souvenir at a party has been sealed by the Lagos State Government for violating safety regulations. Punch reports that the event centre was sealed by officials of the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad “for Contravening Public Safety Rules”. Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that Nigeria has retrogressed under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the former leader, Nigerian efforts to build a nation has undergone significant decline since 2015. He stated this on Saturday while speaking at an international forum organised by the Centre for Human Security and Dialogue at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in...

Nasarawa State Senator Abdullahi Adamu has received a donation of ten million naira as support to fuel his All Progressive Congress national chairmanship bid. President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have endorsed the former state governor for the position, Bibian Anekwe News understands. In a statement on Sunday, the chairman, Council of All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Nasarawa State, Dr...

  The Chairman of the Kano State Peoples Democratic Party, Shehu Sagagi, has asked the leadership of the party to do everything possible to stop Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from leaving the party. Sagagi made this known during the visit of the presidential campaign team of a former Senate President and chieftain of the PDP, Bukola Saraki, to Kano. The team was...

Former Governor of Lagos State and presidential hopeful, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to solve various challenges facing the country if elected as the next president. He made this known on Friday when he paid a visit to the Chairman of Ondo Council of traditional rulers, the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Tinubu said he would replicate what he did...

  Visitors to St. Peter's square in Rome will see a marble slab, near the apostolic stand, with the inscription  V.XIII.MCMLXXXI it was kept in remembrance of the highest security breach ever had in the holy city in recent times which took place in the afternoon of 13th May, 1981. This was a day that Pope St. John Paul II was...

The federal government has told striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it does not have enough resources to pay the ₦1.1trn revitalization fund balance which is part of the demands by the union. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige made the submission during an interview on Thursday, Naija News reports. He stated further that...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara State Command has rescued a baby boy who was dumped in a waste bin by his caregivers. The baby was discovered naked in a waste bin in Ungwan Yerima Community of the state. Residents in the area had reported the incident to NSCDC. On receiving the information, the corps immediately directed its medical...