Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on a one-day official visit. He is scheduled to inaugurate the first flyover bridge, located at the northeastern segment of Maiduguri, and a twenty kilometer dualized highway from under the flyover to Muna town. The President, who alighted from the Presidential plane at about…
By Garba Shehu The removal of Nigeria from the religious violators watch-list by the President Joe Biden-led US administration in the run-up to the visit of Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State to Nigeria is a triumph of diplomacy and sagacity over the hate-driven foreign policy of the administration before his, which was founded…
PRESIDENT Buhari Monday implored the 36 governors to pay all workers their salaries before the Yuletide so that workers will have a joyful Christmas celebrations. He, therefore, directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, the Minister of Economic Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun…
Buhari condoles with Tinubu over first son’s death President Muhammadu Buhari says he is deeply grieved to learn of the passing away of Jide Tinubu, eldest son of the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. President Buhari in a telephone call on Wednesday to Asiwaju Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Government and his family…
President Muhammadu Buhari having studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the DG, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke. President Buhari also approved the recommendation to terminate the appointment of Mr.…
Reports monitored online from The Punch and other online news websites indicate the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday escaped a car fire accident involving his Mercedes G Wagon. The cause of the car fire accident still remained a mystery on Wednesday. According to a statement by his Special Assistant on New Media and…
Former Managing Director of the Daily Times Nigeria Plc, Dr Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo is dead. Onukaba 57, died at about 6 pm on Sunday at a village near Akure, Ondo State capital. Dr Onukaba was on his way back to Abuja from Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he had joined other dignitaries to attend the inauguration…
According to a news report published on The Guardian’s website yesterday, RAF mission detected Boko Haram kidnappers but action was refused by the then government of Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the Chibok girls. The report said British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko…
A division of the Nigerian Army, the 81 Division says it will conduct small arms proficiency exercise from March 2 to March 18 at Ajilete Range, Ogun State. The spokesman of the Division Lt.-Col. Olaolu Daudu said in a statement in Lagos today that the exercise would be held to improve on troop’s level of…
The Nigerian new CJN, Hon. Justice W.S. Nkanu Onnoghen was yesterday Wednesday 1, March 2017 confirmed as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria by the Nigerian Senate. The new CJN was born on the 22nd December 1950 at Okurike Town, Biase L.G.A. of Cross Rivers State. Justice W.S. Nkanu Onnoghen attended the Presbyterian Primary School, Okurike…
