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Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya told the House of Representatives Committees on Defence and Army that he joined the Nigerian Army about 36 years ago, one year above the 35 years mandatory retirement period in public service. This is coming as the House of Representatives insist on synergy among the security services in the country …

The Nigerian Government has said Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are “vicariously” liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Tuesday when he featured on “Politics Nationwide”, a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Mohammed alleged that …

The Buhari interview has further revealed how divided we are as a nation, and the crisis of social cohesion that we face. Nigeria is more divided today than at any other time in our history. I have been privileged to interview quite a number of world leaders in the course of my journalism career. These include President Olusegun Obasanjo, President …

Politics of 2023 has started and the process of brining onboard fresh heads for the plum seat, is in full throttle with the unabashed interest of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead Nigeria, writes Emameh GabrielAd The 2023 general election is just around the corner with less than two years remaining for …

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, is presently in Paris, the French capital, for a medical checkup as his health is fast deteriorating.  “Tinubu is in Paris, France for a medical checkup. His health is deteriorating due to old age,” a top source told SaharaReporters.  Though the former Lagos state governor …

Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), including U.S. President Joe Biden, met at a summit on Monday in a bid to rebuild solidarity among member states. The summit of the 30-member NATO was the first of its kind Biden attended as U.S. President, after four years of chaos seen under his predecessor Donald Trump, who called the military …

G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have announced a commitment to invest 80 billion dollars in Africa’s private sector, over the next five years, to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in the continent. A statement on Monday, from the African Development Bank (AfDB), said the G7 DFIs made the announcement along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector …

*Calls for aggressive reversal of negative mindsets *Organisers commend VP’s passion for the less privileged at virtual event celebrating World Albinism Day As a people, and in our communities, it is paramount to have conversations around the safety and enablement of our citizens who live with Albinism, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, posited on Monday. He made this known at …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their service and determination to save lives by freely giving blood to ensure sufficient and safe supply of blood to patients suffering from life-threatening medical conditions and other unprecedented health crises. Obaseki gave the commendation in commemoration of this year’s World Blood Donor Day, with the theme; …

The policy update will help provide stability to U Visa Petitioners supporting law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to implement a new process, referred to as Bona Fide Determination, which will give victims of crime in the United States access to employment authorization sooner. It will also …