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As Nigerians remember the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on the 13th anniversary of his death, his wife and former First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has said the husband never liked politics and never wanted to be president.The late president died on May 5, 2010, exactly 13 years ago. …

No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Saturday, opened up on why he wouldn’t want to be Chief of Staff to Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect, saying, he would rather stay committed to contributing to the country’s development through useful counsel. El-Rufai indicated further that he would also prefer to play big …

Marriages – especially those of celebrities – seem to be crashing faster these days than before. Couples thought to be happy suddenly announce separation or divorce. Outrageous stories start flying around about their marriage. People are shocked that such a seemingly happy couple, who regularly posted videos, photos and stories …

Ejikeme Joy, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS) Nnewi, Anambra state, has emerged as the overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with an aggregate score of 362. Joy’s scores in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry were broken down as 98%, 89%, 94%, …

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with various members of the royal family following their coronation in London on Saturday, May 6. Britain’s King Charles III was officially crowned Saturday in a magnificent and deeply religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The coronation — …

Protesters Are Demanding An Elected Head Of State, Say The Royal Family Has No Place In A Modern Constitutional Democracy And Is Staggeringly Expensive To Maintain. LONDON — Just a mile away from London’s Westminster Abbey where King Charles III is preparing to be crowned, thousands of his subjects protested …

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command CP Haruna G. Garba has confirmed the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel John for alleged killing. The FCT police boss who spoke during a press conference at the command headquarters on Friday, said the incident followed a fight between the victim, …

Former Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Adedibu Ojerinde, yesterday, prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order his release from detention.Ojerinde, who is facing trial for allegedly diverting public funds totalling about N5billion, was on January 26, re-arrested on the premises of the court by …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo contested for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the interest of the public, says Laolu Akande, his spokesperson.Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which was won by Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. His decision to contest had drawn criticism from …