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CNN — Federal workers spent Monday trying to figure out how – or even whether – to respond to Elon Musk’s weekend email blast telling them to explain their work last week or risk losing their job. A day of confusing and often contradictory guidance left many federal workers still unclear ultimately how to handle Musk’s request. Some were told to comply, others were …

Messrs El-Rufai and Ribadu were close friends and allies during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. They fell out in 2011. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has responded to attacks on him by Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State. Mr El-Rufai had in a TV appearance on Monday blamed the NSA for the ongoing probe of his administration by …

The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance on the war. America’s acting UN envoy, Dorothy Camille Shea, voting at the UN Security Council First, the US opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow’s actions and supporting Ukraine’s …

The Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State, on Tuesday, acquitted popular musician, Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, in relation to the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Channels TV reports that Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advice issued by the Directorate of Public Prosecution, Lagos, said that Naira Marley had no …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate, on Monday, February 24, 2025 arrested 59 suspected internet fraudsters. According to a statement released by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity of the anti-graft Agency, they were arrested at Abacha Road, Mararaba axis of Nasarawa state following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in fraudulent internet activities. …

All said, Babangida offers nothing new in his memoir, besides the revision of what had already been known as historical facts. It was a gathering of Nigeria’s crème de la crème in Abuja last week, on Thursday, 20 February, when the country’s former dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), launched his controversial autobiography, A Journey in Service. He also used the occasion …

The newly sworn-in Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed deep sorrow that his predecessor, the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was not alive to witness his swearing-in ceremony. Speaking during his inaugural speech after being sworn in as the 7th Governor of Ondo State, Aiyedatiwa paid tribute to Akeredolu’s visionary leadership and tireless efforts in developing the state. …

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the governor of Ondo, officially commencing his first full four-year term following the passing of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in 2023. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure, the state capital – two months after Aiyedatiwa secured victory in the governorship election under the All Progressives …

CNN —  An existential week is ahead for Ukraine and the West. The leaders of Europe’s two nuclear powers are rushing to the White House to try to reclaim a central role for themselves and for Ukraine after they were cut out of US-Russia talks on ending the war. President Donald Trump sent shock waves through the transatlantic alliance last week and …

* Declaration counters NMDPRA’s position that only 50% can be sourced locally *I want to be Nigeria’s John D. Rockefeller, says Africa’s richest person   *Zambia seeks Dangote’s investment in its energy sector President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, revealed at the weekend that his company, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has over N600 billion worth of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), …