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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday failed to dissolve his cabinet on Wednesday. Many had expected that the president would dissolve his cabinet at the Valedictory Federal Executive Council Meeting which he chaired in Abuja today. However, the president instead, directed his minister to return to their offices and continue work. …

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos has dismissed an application by the Nigeria Police Force seeking to arraign Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun adjourned till July 3 to await legal advice from the Office of the …

Popular actress, Adunni Ade, has denied owing her late colleague, Murphy Afolabi, N250,000 before he died. The actress made this known in a statement signed by her lawyer which was shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday. A Muslim cleric called out the actress Adunni Ade during the eight days …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion. The PUNCH reports that the monies were owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes. Buhari’s letter of request …

The incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will inaugurate the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola, who dropped the hint during an extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday, the opening of the reconstructed dual-carriage highway will now be done on June 30. Yesterday’s …

The daughter of outgoing President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), Mrs. Aisha Hanan, has used social media to honor her dad. On Tuesday, Hanan posted a picture of her father to her Instagram page, describing him as a “silent achiever.” In the penultimate week of his second term, Buhari …

The Naira on Tuesday depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N464.42 to the dollar, a 0.20 per cent decrease against N463.50 traded on Monday. The open indicative rate closed at N464.10 to the dollar on Tuesday. An exchange rate of N632 to the dollar was the highest …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council. Governor Makinde also terminated the appointments of political office holders urging them to handover government properties in their custody. The dissolution takes immediate effect. The dissolution however exempted all political officeholders in statutory commissions. The …

US President Joe Biden has announced a nine-member delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 29. According to a statement on the White House website, Marcia L. Fudge, US secretary of the department of housing and urban development, will lead the delegation. Other members of …

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, today, arrived in Nigeria. He later paid a visit to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The reason for his visitation is yet to be revealed. Blair served as UK Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. Also announcing Blair’s visit, Tinubu on his Twitter page …