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Nigeria has begun the process of deploying new envoys to key foreign capitals, with President Bola Tinubu approving the posting of four ambassador-designates from the pool of nominees confirmed by the Senate late last year. A statement issued on Thursday night by the President’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the approved postings include Ambassador Ayodele Oke…
Wizkid and Asake have extended their musical partnership with the release of a joint extended play, Real Vol. 1, unveiling the project directly to fans via social media. The four-track EP brings together the two Afrobeats artists at a time when both continue to dominate streaming platforms individually and collectively. The project, announced on Instagram…
In Nigeria today, hardship has become part of everyday language. It is heard in the quiet frustration of commuters stranded by broken roads, in the anxious conversations of families calculating meals against shrinking incomes, and in the silent resignation of citizens who have learnt to expect little from government and public institutions. Yet, even as…
Following the abduction of residents in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has appealed for a coordinated response centred on the safe return of the victims rather than political debate. Speaking in reaction to the incident, Sani said the immediate task was to support ongoing efforts to…
A Lagos-based lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has drawn attention to a growing number of paternity-related disputes following his involvement in two separate cases within the space of a week, one of which was heard in open court. In a post shared on social media, legal practitioner Inibehe disclosed that both cases involved allegations of paternity fraud…
In a move that shows the rising confidence and trust residents are placing in the Idris HK Foundation, the philanthropic arm led by businessman and community developer Idris Kashim Hussein popularly known as Idris HK has announced a collaborative partnership with a concerned indigene of Okpotume community in Ofu Local Government Area, Kogi State, to…
Almost ten years after the abduction of a Bayelsa State High Court judge shook the state judiciary, police say a fresh arrest has reopened investigative leads in the case. Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have taken into custody a man alleged to have played a central role in the 2015 kidnapping of Justice…