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The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has spoken about his having another term in office as the nation’s head of state. At a meeting in Makkah with a select group of Nigerian resident in Saudi Arabia, Buhari stated that he will be leaving office come May 29, 2023, and has warned people campaigner for elongation of …

Popular Media mogul, Dele Momodu has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in his return to partisan politics ahead of the 2023 general elections. The former presidential aspirant joined the People’s Democratic Party, on Friday, October 29, 2021. The Ovation publisher said he consulted widely before making his move, praising his new party as the only one that can rescue …

Four persons have been reportedly killed in a land dispute fight between Okwagbe and Owahwa communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Although details of what led to the communal clash were sketchy, local sources attributed it to the long-standing agitations of ownership of a boundary land between the two communities. According to reports members of the …

Prof Attahiru Jega, a fformer chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), National Consultative Front (NCFront) co-chairperson, Prof Pat Utomi and Olisa Agbakoba (SAN)-led National Political Coalition on Electoral Reforms are set to launch a new political party to depose the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2023 general elections. According …

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of popular social media platform, Facebook, has announced that the company is set to change it’s name from Facebook to “Meta” in it’s latest rebranding exercise. Going forward, the company commonly referred to as Facebook.inc will be known as “Meta,” the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the “metaverse,” …

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s e-Naira speed wallet mobile application is now back on Google Playstore few hours after it was reportedly taken down by it’s administrators. The eNaira application was reported to have been down yesterday evening just 48 hours after the digital currency was launched on Monday. However, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) source said the application …

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, has claimed that if the third World War should happen, it will be caused by fake news in social media. While making an appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget allocation on Monday, Lai noted that people prefer to …

A video making rounds online shows a newly appointed Iranian governor gotten slapped on stage during a public speech by a government official who walked over to him during the event. The newly elected governor identified as Zeinolabedin Khorram, of East Azerbaijan province, was on stage delivering a speech at the Imam Khomeini Mosque in the northeastern city of Tabriz …

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has officially unveiled e-Naira the country’s digital currency. The launch was done on Monday, October 25, 2021 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that the digital currency was billed to be unveiled on October 1 but was shifted due to activities on Independence Day. The event had in attendance the …

Nigerian politician and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, former has revealed that there are foreign forces trying to divide Nigeria and trigger another civil war in the country. In a tweet on Monday morning Fani-Kayode alleged that some foreign forces are determined to divide Nigeria and cause another civil war. “The day Nigerians appreciate the fact that there are foreign …