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FG Again Denies Approving French Military Base In Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave his approval for the construction of a French military base in Nigeria have been refuted by the federal government once more. A report made by an online news source that France would build a military base in Abuja under the guise of establishing a language academy to teach French to Nigerian military personnel prompted the rejection. In a succinct statement, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Acting Head of Crisis Monitoring & Public Communications, denied the allegation, calling the article “not true.” During a recent visit to Paris, President Tinubu reportedlyRead More

Councillor Donates Two Mats To Sokoto Community As Welfare Package

Councillor Donates Two Mats To Sokoto Community As Welfare Package
A councillor in Sokoto State has donated two plastic mats to Sadada community in the Kebbe Local Government Area of the state. The shameless councillor, whose name could not beRead More

House Bill Seeks 15 Years Imprisonment, N25m Fine For Bank Staff Over Non-disclosure Of Assets

House of Representatives
Introduces proposed legislations on gun control, victims’ restitution The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking an amendment to Bank Employees (Declaration of Assets) Act, 2004 to reflect currentRead More

APC Leaders In Search Of Consensus Candidate At Convention To Unite Party

All Progressives Congress (APC)
Buhari allegedly in agreement with decision Mustapha, Bwari, Al-Makura top list Party to grant waiver to intending defectors, including Jonathan With the February 26 National Convention of the ruling AllRead More

Yoruba Nation Supporters Threaten To Attack Beninese Living In Nigeria Over Continued Detention Of Sunday Igboho

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho
The Yoruba Nation agitators have reacted to reports that the government of the Republic of Benin has extended the incarceration of activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho for six months.Read More

IPOB: South-Easterners Can Start Breeding Local Cows, April Ban On Northern Beef Stands

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened that its earlier directive to stop consumption of cows from the northern part of the country in the South-East region by AprilRead More

APC Formally Informs INEC Of Feb. 26 Convention Date

All Progressives Congress (APC)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to officially communicate its plan to hold a national convention on February 26. The letter datedRead More

PDP: Our 2023 Presidential Ticket Open To All

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Insists no zone will be denied opportunity to contest Northern group reechoes party’s position Unmoved by loud agitation for a presidential candidate from the southern part of Nigeria, the leadershipRead More

After Years Of Silence, Ambode Urges Youths To Prepare For 2023

Former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode
The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday urged the youth in Nigeria to get their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) and prepare for the upcoming general election. AmbodeRead More

2023: APC Youths Promise Better Deal For Young Nigerians

All Progressives Congress (APC)
Progressives Youths within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) met in Lagos at the weekend at a parley which had in attendance young business stakeholders, political aspirants, and other youngRead More

Outrage Over Plot In PDP To Shun Power Shift To South

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF)
Plan to throw presidential ticket open, ridiculous, says PANDEF Middle Belt Forum vows to mobilise against any northern presidential candidate Be ready to collapse, Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells main opposition partyRead More