The Federal Government says the evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan is not possible at the moment. Nigerians trapped in the ongoing crisis in Sudan have been begging to be evacuated. Reports that fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan. Over 300 people have been killed since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement on Friday, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon…
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Barely Five weeks to the end of his eight eventful years in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to forgive him wherever he has hurt them. At an occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President Buhari on Friday thanked Nigerians for the honour to serve for two terms, 2015-2023. He asked for pardon from those he might have hurt while discharging his duties. With less than 37 days left in office, the President recounted his leadership roles in the country for more than forty years,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Nigerians to utilize this year’s Eid el-Fitr as an opportunity to pray for peace and prosperity throughout the nation. In his message congratulating Muslims on Eid-el-Fitri, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), made the call on Friday. “The CAN joins our Muslim brothers and sisters in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitri festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. “We extend our warmest greetings and felicitations to the President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of…
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has advised candidates who went to court after their defeat in the last general elections to accept the verdicts of the court
Five policemen and a couple were shot dead at Okpala junction in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday. The incident comes less than a month after gunmen ambushed and killed five personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the same area. While the identities of the policemen remain unknown, the couple were identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu, natives of Amankwo Okpala community. The slain policemen had driven from neighbouring Abo Mbaise police Division to eat at the junction. However, while they were eating, some gunmen drove to the scene and opened…
Peter Obi, has resumed his post-election rhetoric in a message to Muslims on the occasion of Eid-el-fitr.
The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, has urged Nigerians to maintain hope despite the country’s challenges. In a statement released by his press secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo issued the warning while congratulating Muslims in Anambra State and all over the nation on the celebration of Eid-el-Fitri, which marks the conclusion of the fasting month of Ramadan. He gave the Muslims his congratulations on finishing their month-long fast. Governor Soludo stated that the spiritual exercise had drawn them closer to Allah. He urged Muslims and other Nigerians to live in peace, love and harmony with one another as brothers…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it has no information on the whereabouts of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari. The commission disclosed this after his inaction during the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye disclosed this on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The PUNCH reports announcement of the Adamawa supplementary election generated controversies after Ari announced Binani as the winner of the poll while collation was not yet concluded. The commission reported Ari’s inaction to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday and his…
The parent firm of Access Bank, Access Holdings Plc, has achieved a new milestone in the banking sector. The financial company’s financial statement, which was made public on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, shows that in 2022, gross earnings rose from N971.8 billion in the prior year to N1.38 trillion. In Nigeria, a financial institution will now earn more than N1 trillion in a single year for the first time. The bank’s activities in Ghana were mostly to blame for the drop in profit. Like other financial institutions, Access Bank invests substantially in government debt securities, such as Treasury bills and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections”will go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of my administration in addition to our neutrality in the conduct of the elections.” In his goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-fitr celebration to mark the end of the 29-day Ramadan fasting season, President Buhari explained that “the outcome of the elections were in line with my pledge to leave a legacy of free and fair elections. “I’m proud that I have created a level playing field for all contestants regardless…
Imo Police Command has said its operatives wounded several members of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB, and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network(ESN) during a bloody shootout. The shootout, which took place at camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta Local Area, left several wounded. Announcing this in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, said the group was planning to launch an attack from their base in the forest when operatives of the Command’s Tactical teams swiftly swung into action, tactically maneuvered their way into the identified criminal hideout…
Fiery lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Adamawa State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru’s acceptance speech confirmed that she was in on the illegal declaration. Falana stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. The SAN described Binani’s declaration and her acceptance speech as a ”charade.” He said, ”With respect to the acceptance speech, the acceptance speech already confirmed that she was party to the charade. She has to be brought in by the police and investigated. “How did you prepare a speech if you did…