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*Assures Nigerians”ll see results soon*Soludo urges APC govt to make Nigeria work Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that apart from implementing socio-economic measures for the benefit of the Nigerian people and national development, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has taken important steps to re-engineer the country’s security architecture, the fruits of which are imminent.  Osinbajo stated this weekend in Awka, …

The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has announced plans to shut down operations nationwide. AON said the shutdown would take effect from Monday, due to the increase in the price of aviation fuel which cost N700 per litre. This was contained in a letter by AON President, Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, and sent to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika. …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, if he refuses to resign from his post. Mr Akeredolu made the demand in a statement on his Twitter handle on Friday after Mr Emefiele was reported to have obtained the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination form. The claim was later found to be incorrect. …

President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has joined the contest for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. A coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora, One Nigeria Group, Prudent Youth Association of Nigeria, women groups, farmers, people with disabilities and other civil society groups, raised the N100 million …

A Nigerian policeman Corporal Matthew Isaac has been arrested after a video of him singing and dancing to a song that praises a cult group went viral. Isaac currently serves in Ebonyi State. He was seen in the video fully dressed in his uniform, singing, dancing and brandishing his service rifle while the song played in the background. Policeman spokesman …

Come Saturday May 14, it will be exactly three months since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called its members out of their duty posts, and there are no signs that they will be resuming soon. The union had on February 14 commenced a four-week industrial action before announcing a roll-over on March 14 for another two months. On Friday, …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje-led factional leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State. The apex court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro on Friday held that the appeal against the earlier judgments of the Court of Appeal in Abuja lacked merit and as such is dismissed. The appeals followed two rulings …

United Kingdom is set to begin issuance of a new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa – high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to the UK without a prior job offer or sponsorship. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will obey any decision reached by the party at the national level ahead of the presidential primary election as long as the decision is fair and just. The governor said this when he received PDP presidential aspirant and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala …

A socio-political group in Edo, Owan and Akoko-Edo Alliance, says it will mobilise N120 million in support of the presidential aspiration of former Governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The group’s decision is contained in a statement issued in Benin on Friday, by its Chairman and Secretary, Sunny Ifijen and Omeiza Ogumah respectively. The group said it voluntarily decided to …