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  Members of the Nigerian Senate have been accused of diverting funds meant for constituency projects to non-existing projects. The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) made the accusation in its interim constituency and executive projects tracking report, Naija News reports. According to the report, the anti-corruption agency uncovered how the ...

  Citizens of have re-elected President Emmanuel Macron in a tightly contested presidential election. It took Macron 58.5% votes to defeat his nationalist rival, Marine Len Pen in the runoff election on Sunday, Naija News reports. First-round voting results between the top two contenders, Macron and Len Pen are shown ...

  Some residents of Oyo town who thronged the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. This happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, ...

  Former Vice President and Presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.   It was earlier reported that Oba Adeyemi had died on Friday night in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State Capital after a brief illness. It was gathered that the ...

  Top Yoruba traditional ruler, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has been confirmed dead. Naija News understands that the longest-reigning Alaafin died at age 83. Oba Adeyemi has served as Alaafin of Oyo for 52 years. The monarch who is said to be the third from the Alowodu ...

  The Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen has visited the force headquarters with the children of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu to seek clarification on the rumored release of her husband, Peter Nwachukwu. In a statement released by Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Olujimi Oyetomi, ...

  Social Critic and Ex-Presidential media aide, Reno Omokri has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo if he pays for the APC Presidential nomination form. The party made headlines on Wednesday after it announced that Presidential Nomination forms will cost N100 ...

  A branch of Nigeria’s Apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is on fire.   The fire started in the early morning of Thursday, April 21, 2022, and the cause of the fire is unclear as of press time.   It gathered that the fire department has been notified. ...

A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah areaof the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the agency, Olumide Filade, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday. Filade said the driver was driving against traffic ...

  The Kuda Microfinance Bank has blamed one of its customers for the way he was manhandled by security officers on the bank’s premises in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria. A video had surfaced online showing law enforcement officers rough handling the yet-to-be-identified customer of Kuda Bank. The video ...