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At least 102 Nigerians died from Lassa fever infections in the 52 weeks of 2021 to the first week of 2022 from  38 Local Government Areas in 17 States of the country, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.   CDC announced this in a Lassa Fever Situation Report, EpiWeek52:27December–2January,2021, describing the situation […]

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of ruling All Progressives Congress, has said he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the Presidency in 223.   There have been rumours of Tinubu’s ambition to become Nigeria’s next president when Buhari’s second and last term ends next year, […]

The People’s Democratic Party on Saturday declared that it has not zoned its presidential slot for the 2023 election to any part of the country.   This was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, through a statement with the title, ‘2023: We Have Not Zoned Our Presidential Ticket -PDP’.   […]

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that Nigeria needs divine intervention to confront the challenge of insecurity confronting the country.   Buhari declared this during a National Special Prayer Session organized by the Kano State Government for peace and stability in the country.   The World Leader of the Tijjaniyya Movement from Algeria, Sidi […]

Less than a day after President Muhammadu Buhari warned that internal wrangling cost the ruling All Progressives Congress victory next year, some members have sued the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee before a Federal High Court in Abuja.   The members are seeking an order of the Court to restrain the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his age is beginning to impact his ability to discharge his functions that call for working for long hours in a day.   According to him, he is looking forward to resting when he leaves office in about 17 months.   The president made the confession in an interview […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the leaders of his ruling d All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders that their continued intra-party squabbles are an open invitation to the opposition People’s Democratic Party to take over at the next election.   Nigeria holds a general election next year at which Buhari’s successor will be elected, but he […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the creation of State Police as part of efforts to improve the security situation in the country.   Speaking late on Wednesday night, the president said State Police is not an option for Nigeria, contending that state governors have the propensity to abuse it.   “State police is not […]

In a statement that would have shocked some political gladiators in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari late on Wednesday night declared that he does not care about who succeeds him next year.   President Buhari, whose second and final term ends in 2023, said that year is not part of his problems.    He spoke in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has dropped Ifeanyi Ararume as the chairman-designate of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.   A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the chairman of the board is Margery Okadigbo (South East); while the Chief […]

The Lagos State has exonerated the five students and officials of Dowen College who were linked to the death of   Sylvester Oromoni.   Those who were cleared are 16-year-old Favour Benjamin, Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) and Kenneth Inyang (15) and 15-year-old Micheal Kashamu, all students of the school.   Others, who are officials […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has announced the ban of recitation of the Nigerian national anthem and the killing of Fulani cows in the Southeast, which it calls Biafraland.   IPOB, which is fighting for the independence of Nigeria’s southeast,  made the declaration through a New Year message delivered on Monday by its Director of […]