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The marketing firm handling the sale of Nigeria’s presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet has withdrawn the aircraft’s listing. The jet, previously listed on the company’s website, could no longer be found when our correspondent visited. Manager of Market Research at JetHQ, Laurie Barringer, confirmed that the company no longer has the aircraft listed for sale and directed further inquiries to the Nigerian government. “Thank you for your email. We no […]

Ahead of the December 13 Osun State governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji will today appear before the party’s seven-man screening committee in Abuja. The screening, which started yesterday, had five of the nine aspirants appearing before the committee. Leading the pack, former deputy governor and ex-APC national secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, was screened yesterday by the Obinna Uzor-led seven-man Osun State Governorship Primary […]

Governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris, on Friday, met with President Bola Ahmad Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss lingering security challenges and development initiatives in the state. In a statement by the Special Adviser on New Media to the Governor, Aliyu Bandado, the governor expressed his gratitude to the President for the swift action that led to the safe release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release 27 houses wrongly seized by the commission. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order while giving judgment in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/348/2025 filed by the EFCC. The EFCC had, on March 13 obtained an ex-parte interim forfeiture order against the 27 properties which it claimed were acquired from proceeds of unlawful acts. Following […]

The 1,000 landlords and farmers whose portions of lands were affected by the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway have begun to receive financial compensations from the federal government. These compensations are based on valuations carried out by certified professionals. The federal comptroller of works, Cross River State and Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Works, Engr. Yinka Onofuye confirmed this in Calabar, Friday. He said the payment exercise is […]

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House. Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years. Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for questioning. Malami served as Attorney-General and Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2023 under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Malami announced the development on his Facebook page on Friday, confirming that he had received a formal invitation from the anti-graft agency. “I would like to inform my family and friends […]

As a follow-up to the Federal Government officials’ engagement with their United States (U.S.) counterparts over the labelling of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and threats by President Donald Trump, security talks have been scheduled between the two countries. The U.S. is expected to support Nigeria in battling the escalating insecurity in parts of the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has raised a team led by National […]