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  In a swift response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone over the country.

  Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has met with his personal physicians in an Abuja hospital outside the facility of the Department of State Service(DSS).

A community development group, Imiegba Club of Nigeria, Auchi, has thumbed up the nomination of Abubakar Momoh as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Sunday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military in Niger Republic to restore ousted President Muhammed Bazoum to office.

Member of the House of Representatives for Kaura Federal Constituency, Donatus Mathew, has commended the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna for upholding his victory. 

The French embassy in Niger Republic has been attacked by protesters.

A coalition of Quranic reciters, memorisers and learners has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to remove the name of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai from the ministerial list submitted to the National Assembly for screening.

The recent development in the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is giving food for thought for stakeholders in the party and Nigerians in general. 

The Bauchi State police command has arrested two suspected motorcycle snatchers.

The crisis rocking the Labour Party has continued unabated as a new LP faction led by Mr Olumide Adesoyin emerged in Lagos State.

An industrial court has ordered three commercial banks where Nasarawa State government accounts are domiciled to immediately disburse over N1 billion to 170 pensioners as their gratuities.

As efforts to install a successor of the removed national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, gather momentum, some former governors within the party are pushing for one of them to take up the mantle of leadership of the party.

President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government is receiving support and commendations from the global communities over the removal of fuel subsidy and the foreign exchange regime policies, saying they are yielding positive results.

The Kano State Censorship Board says it has revoked all operational licences to all actors and actresses, including directors and producers in its film-making industry, Kannywood.

 The United States is fully behind President Bola Tinubu‘s efforts to restore democracy in Niger Republic, Secretary of State Antony  Blinken, has said.

The Labour Party (LP) has knocked President Bola Tinubu over the ministerial list he transmitted to the Senate.

  The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 44 persons involved in the activities of stealing food and non-food items in government warehouses.

  The Board of the newly-established Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University, Kano, has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdulrasheed Garba as its pioneer Vice-Chancellor.

A bride named Tinene Isa has been detained by the Katsina State Police Command on suspicion of severing her husband’s male genitalia.

David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, has backed Kiddwaya and Neo Akpofure in the ongoing Big Brother Naija ‘All Stars’ reality TV competition.

Unnamed officer who was supervising a robbery suspect when they fled, according to the police in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, has been taken into custody.

Members of the State House of Assembly in Niger have expressed alarm about the fact that the list of 30 nominations for Commissioner, which was provided to the House by the state’s governor, Hon. Umar Bago, only included three Christians.

Ahaji Hamim Nuhu Sanusi, the current Emir of Dutse, has been sued by Hajiya Asiya Nuhu Sanusi, the late Emir of Dutse’s widow, for violating a fundamental inheritance right.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 7 pm.

The government of Adamawa State has reviewed the 24-hour curfew that was put in place after thugs stole from government warehouses and private homes while pretending to be looking for painkillers in Yola, the state’s main city.

Both Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong of the Federal High Court and Justice Chima Centus Nweze of the Supreme Court have passed away.

  At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded Sunday by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

Joshua Agboola, a 13-year-old programmer, is now Africa’s youngest Certified Amazon Web Services Developer Associate.

The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), located in Zaria, Kaduna State, claims that due to underutilization, it sold two helicopters at auction for a combined 556,200,322USD (N1.2 billion).

In Lagos, a 63-year-old woman (name withheld) who lost N6.2 million to scammers has been unwell.

  Nigeria super Falcons triumphed to round of 16 women’s world cup after a goal less draw with Ireland. 

Two months after his inauguration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially relocated to Aso Rock on Sunday night.

  Former governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike has arrived at the National Assembly for his ministerial screening.

The newly appointed Service Chiefs have been officially decorated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Sunday said it has uncovered fresh plot by embittered oil thieves to blackmail, smear and tarnish the image of the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL),  Mele Kyari.

Former governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike has arrived at the National Assembly for his ministerial screening.

The Oyo State employees locked the state secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, on Monday in a show of displeasure over problems that affect them.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the President Bola Tinubu administration to reverse “all anti-poor” people policies including the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol.

The Nigeria Police have ordered a discreet investigation of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominee Stella Okotete over alleged falsification of document and fraud, SaharaReporters reported on Friday.

Operatives of the Nigeria police, Edo command, have arrested a 35-year-old ex-banker, Gift Igbinusun, over alleged N14.9 million fraud.

Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that a statue of our former manager Arsène Wenger has been unveiled at Emirates Stadium to commemorate Arsène’s truly remarkable contribution to our football club.

General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyomie has revealed that he gives his wife N1 million monthly for ‘feeding’.

Concerned about the numerous cases of aged Nollywood veterans seeking financial assistance, actor Segun Arinze has proffered a solution while addressing the cause.

United States (US) Vice President, Kamala Harris, on Friday, spoke with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on a range of issues bothering on defending democracy in the West Africa and Sahel regions, and promotion of digital inclusion and economic growth.

The Rivers Government will not tolerate any act of sabotage against the smooth execution of the re-awarded Andoni road construction project in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.

A combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence (CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force (JMTF) have arrested three persons suspected to be cable thieves.

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Friday, tackled the Federal Government for describing it as illegal and in contempt of court, the notice of protest and action declared by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Abdullahi Gumel, says documentation for all the ministerial nominees has commenced.

Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg.