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  The terms of agreement between the AGF office and Ms Oduah for the return of looted funds alleged in the N2.5 billion fraud case against her and co-defendant remain a secret. Former Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah has commenced steps to return some looted funds to the Nigerian government amid settlement talks over the N2.5 billion fraud charges instituted …

The Iranian military said it had again targeted Kurdish groups in neighbouring Iraq. Three missiles were fired at the headquarters of opposition groups, the state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, citing the military leadership in Tehran. Iranian propaganda channel Press TV released videos that it said showed impacts at the positions of “anti-Iranian separatists.” U.S. media recently reported that …

The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has tasked the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs to intensify the implementation of practical and result-oriented strategies to decisively tackle terrorism and other security threats across the country. Musa gave the directive on Wednesday, while presiding over the maiden Monthly Operational Briefing at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja. This …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed support for Spain after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade with Spain.” According to French daily Le Parisien, Macron held phone talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday to convey France’s “European solidarity” in response to the recent U.S. threats of economic coercion targeting Spain. Trump on …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to issue Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the indigenous people of FCT, living on their ancestral land. Wike made the promise on Wednesday, during a thank-you visit to the people of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He explained that the move was to give the people a …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja. He noted that the …

President Bola Tinubu has initiated plans to establish a Grid Asset Management Company (GAMCO) to strengthen the transmission segment of the nation”s electricity value chain. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja. He said the proposal …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has expressed shock and deep sorrow over the sudden death of its newly elected Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Karamo Yesiro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yesiro’s passing came barely 24 hours after his re-election as the party assistant publicity secretary at the Lagos State APC Congress held at Onikan …

The Anambra Government has warned that any student that fails to attend school on Mondays will face a one-week suspension. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, issued the warning while addressing the managements of Mount Olive Schools and Spring Field Academy GRA, Onitsha, in her office on Wednesday. Chuma-Udeh said the directive followed instructions from Gov. Chukwuma Soludo. The …

United States charter flight of American citizens departed the Middle East on Wednesday in route to the homeland as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to assist Americans’ return home. Additional flights will be surged across the region, the Department of State said in a press statement released by the office of the Spokesperson. The Department advised American citizens in …