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Rishi Sunak has sacked his controversial home secretary, Suella Braverman after she defied the prime minister’s authority last week. A Downing Street official said Sunak had asked Braverman to leave the government and she had accepted in what would be a wider reshuffle on Monday. Sunak sacked Braverman after she …

Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye, is dead. The spiritual leader popularly called Baba Aladura died on Sunday morning, Nov. 12, at about 10:00 am in his Ilorin home, the Kwara state capital. He was 103 years old. The Secretariat of the …

African telecommunication giant, MTN, is considering exiting three markets on the continent. This is according to a report by Business Insider Africa. The pan-African mobile operator, which currently has a presence in 19 countries on the continent and the Middle East, said that discussions are also ongoing regarding the potential …

The Presidency has congratulated the Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo Ododo, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, defeated his rivals from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muri Ajaka, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ododo secured 446,237 votes, surpassing his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka …

Davido still retains the number one position. The singer surpassed her male colleague, Wizkid who was once the second most followed Nigerian on the photo-sharing app. At the moment, Davido boasts of the most followed Nigerian celebrity, with a whopping 28.2M followers. While Wizkid who was next to him remains …

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, conveyed the congratulatory messages to the Nigerian artists for their nominations in a statement on Friday night. Onanuga shared on his social media handle, “Congratulations to Nigerian singers Davido, Burna Boy, Asake/Olamide, Ayra Starr for their nominations …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, who was the state Returning Officer declared Uzodimma re-elected on …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has promised to provide foreign exchange to the country to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s ongoing forex reforms, according to the Federal Government, All Nigeria Latest News report. The Islamic country also promised to invest in the revamp of the country’s refineries. HRH …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has called for the cancellation of the polls in five Local Government Areas (LGAs). He made the demand via his official X account. He identified the affected LGAs as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo. According …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended elections in nine wards in Kogi State. The electoral body while announcing the suspension, cited reports of electoral malpractice. The nine wards are in the Ogori/Magongo Local Governemennt Area of the state. They are Eni, Okibo, Okesi, Ileteju, Aiyeromi, Ugugu, Obinoyin, Obatgben and …