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Jul

2025

Breaking News: Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Reportedly Dead in London Clinic

NATIONAL NEWS#BreakingNewsNigeria, #BuhariDeath, #BuhariDiesInLondon, #BuhariGCFR, #BuhariIsDead, #FormerPresidentBuhari, #GarbaShehu #BashirAhmad, #MohammaduBuhari, #MohammaduBuhariisdead, #MuhammaduBuhari, #NaijaBreakingNews, #NigeriaNews, #NigerianPolitics

Breaking News: Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Reportedly Dead in London Clinic Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly passed away in a London clinic, according to confirmations from his former aide Bashir Ahmad and spokesperson Garba Shehu. The confirmation was posted by his former aide, Bashir Ahmad, and his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Garba Shehu short statement reads: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London.May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

BOMB BLAST! US visa, Kashim Shettima and other stories

NATIONAL NEWS#DonaldTrump, #Mr.MohammedBelloAdoke, #OPL245:The Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigerian Oil Block, #ShettimaKashim, #USsingle-entry visa to Nigeriancitizens

BOMB BLAST! US visa, Kashim Shettima and other stories By Simon Kolawole Some months ago, I called Mr Kolapo Olapoju, editor of TheCable — the online newspaper I founded 11 years ago — and alerted him to the dangers ahead. I told him the next presidential election will be the dirtiest in our history. I advised him to hold regular seminars with his team so as to prepare them to study emerging trends in the misinformation and disinformation arm of the media, particularly WhatsApp, X and Facebook, and be prepared to work overtime to tackle the menace. I half-joked that…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Nigeria, Russia Strengthen Cultural, Creative, Tourism Ties

NATIONAL NEWS#Culture, #Digitalinnovation, #KazanCulturalFair2025, #NationalIdentity, #Tourism

Nigeria, Russia Strengthen Cultural, Creative, Tourism Ties In a landmark diplomatic engagement held in Abuja, the Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria received His Excellency A.L. Podelyshev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, for high-level discussions on expanding bilateral cooperation across culture, creativity, tourism and education. The meeting brought together senior officials from both nations, including Mr Faiz Imam, Chief Principal Adviser to the Honourable Minister, and Mr Obi Asika, Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture. Together, they explored actionable areas for…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Senate approves N200m compensation for Family of 2 year old killed by stray bullet fired by NDLEA official in Delta

NATIONAL NEWS#Compensation, #IGPKayodeAdeoluEgbetokun, #IvanOnoseOmhonrina, #NationalDrugLawEnforcementAgency, #NDLEA, #SenateCommitteeonEthics, #SenatorNedaImaseun, #Straybullet

Senate approves N200m compensation for Family of 2 year old killed by stray bullet fired by NDLEA official in Delta The sum of N200 million has been approved for the family of the 2-years-old baby, Ivan Onose Omhonrina, who was accidentally shot de@d during a raid on a notorious drug joint by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta State on July 13, 2023. The Senate gave the approval during the plenary today, when the matter came up following a petition submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Senator Neda Imaseun. Part of…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Akpabio replaces Natasha as diaspora committee chair

NATIONAL NEWS#committeeondiasporaandNGOs, #Senate, #SenatorGodswillAkpabio, #SenatorNatashaAkpotiUduaghan

Akpabio replaces Natasha as diaspora committee chair Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, has been removed as chairman of the senate committee on diaspora and NGOs. The Senate named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during plenary on Thursday, thus confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on suspension Akpabio named Aniekan Bassey, who represents Akwa Ibom north-east, as the new chairman of the diaspora and NGOs committee. Bassey is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The new…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

You’ve separatist’s intentions, FG Blasts Peter Obi over comment on Nnamdi Kanu

NATIONAL NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #DrPeterObi, #Extradition, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Saparatiist

You've separatist's intentions, FG Blasts Peter Obi over comment on Nnamdi Kanu The federal government of Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu has criticised Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, over his recent call for the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, had queried the reason for the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying there is no justification his arrest and extradition. Reacting, a source in the Presidency, who spoke anonymously to The Punch, accused Obi of harboring “separatist tendencies” and supporting…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

AIG Fayoade holds refresher training for Zone 2 Police Officers on use of force

NATIONAL NEWS#Force, #IGPKayodeAdeoluEgbetokun, #NigeriaPolice

AIG Fayoade holds refresher training for Zone 2 Police Officers on use of force The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2 Police Command, AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade today organized an intensive refresher training for officers in the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan. This is to enable them be at the cutting edge as it concerns the Use of Force in the Discharge of Statutory Police Duties, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. The session was facilitated by AIG Adeoye Adeniran Oluwafimihan (retd). It was held at the M.D. Abubakar Conference Hall,…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Abuja Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti

NATIONAL NEWS#court, #NigeriaSenatePresident, #SenatorGodswillAkpabio, #SenatorNatashaAkpotiUduaghan, #Suspension

Abuja Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and ordered the Senate to recall her. Delivering judgment on Friday, in a suit challenging her suspension, the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Fatima Nyako, held that the six-month suspension violated the Constitution and denied Akpoti-Uduaghan's constituents adequate representation.G The court faulted the Senate's decision, declaring it as being"unconstitutional and unlawful", to suspend the senator. The judge ordered the Senate to reinstate Akpoti-Uduaghan without further hesitation, thus allowing her to resume her duties as…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #SiminalayiFubara, #TheophilusAlaye

One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election The president of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW), Theophilus Alaye has utterly kicked against reports of a single-term agreement as a condition for the reinstatement of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers. Last week, famousreporters reported that President Bola Tinubu agreed to reinstate Fubara as governor of Rivers — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027. The cease-fire was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

How Hadi Sirika ‘paid’ N1.3bn to daughter’s firm for unexecuted aviation contract- EFCC witness

CRIME, NATIONAL NEWS#AlBuraqGlobal InvestmentLtd, #EFCC, #HadiSirika

How Hadi Sirika ‘paid’ N1.3bn to daughter’s firm for unexecuted aviation contract- EFCC witness A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, awarded contracts to his relatives when he was a cabinet member. It would be recalled that te EFCC had, on May 9, arraigned Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima, and her husband, Jalal Sule Hamma, as well as their company, Al Buraq Global Investment Ltd, at the federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama. The ex-minister is accused of abusing his office by awarding contracts to a…