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All roads today lead to Bichi town, the seat of Bichi Emirate in Kano State as Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, ties the knot with Zahra, the daughter of Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi. The wedding, which has been the talk of the town and the subject of talks and controversies on social media for months, has been tagged the merger of presidency and royalty. The president, who just returned from work and a medical trip abroad, is expected to grace the occasion, according to the planning committee raised by the Bichi Emirate.…

Kenneth Udeh, Abuja An exclusive film documentary on the life times and legacies of former President of Nigeria, Gen. Ibrahim Babaginda (IBB) is set to be produced. The visual memoir of the former military General will be produced by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and is expected to showcase the monumental accomplishments of IBB in Nigeria. This was announced on Sunday when the former Nigerian leader played host to the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of the NFC, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe and his team, during a courtesy visit by the latter to the Minna Hilltop residence of the former. Chidia who…

Olusegun Falola, one of the lawyers of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho, has disclosed why the agitator was chained by the Benin Republic security agents. Falola disclosed to that Igboho was chained to prevent him from disappearing mysteriously. According to Falola, Beninese security agents were told that Igboho could turn into a cat and escape. “When I arrived from Paris at the custody where Igboho was detained, he was first chained. They were scared that he could just disappear into the thin air because of his mystical powers. “The police told me that if Igboho’s chains…

Senator Ibrahim Mantu, a former deputy president, is dead. A family source, who confirmed the demise to our correspondent, said he died at a private hospital in Abuja after nine days of sickness and isolation. He said the former deputy senate president died at about 2am on Tuesday. “He fell ill about nine days ago and was receiving treatment at home but he was rushed to the hospital when there was no sign of improvement,” the source said adding that the funeral prayer would hold later on Tuesday, in Abuja. Mantu was one of the notable figures in the nation’s…

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba has been commended over the tremendous achievements recorded by the current administration in an extraordinary period of economic uncertainty with tremendous competence and expertise. The Global President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, who gave the commendation in a statement issued today in Abuja, further hailed the ministry's Economic Sustainability Plan which saved and created at least two million new jobs, per recent data. Eholor, who is also known as Ultimate Equals, stressed further that, the ministry under the supervision of Zainab Ahmed and Clem Abba…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that Nigeria's oil and gas industry will now receive a breath of fresh air and allow investments and transparency to flourish with the coming into being of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. The speaker reacted on Monday after President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Petroleum Industry Bill, which has become an Act of the National Assembly. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, in Abuja, Gbajabiamila noted that the coming into being of the law was a victory for Nigerians and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law. In statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari assented to the bill on Monday in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty. The passage of the PIB has proved to be a real nightmare for successive administrations since the need for the bill was first mooted by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. In 2018, after the national assembly passed a harmonised version of the bill — the petroleum industry governance bill (PIGB), President Muhammadu Buhari refused assent due to “legal and constitutional reasons”. The PIB…

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has written to the United States Embassy in Nigeria, demanding fairness for Nigeria's disgraced police chief, Abba Kyari, who was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Kyari is being accused of having collected bribes from suspected billionaire fraudster, Abbas Ramon, also known as Hushpuppi. A four-man panel, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Joseph Egbunike, has launched an investigation into the allegations levelled against the cop. However, the Northern groups in a letter sent to the American Embassy in Abuja, said…