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Safiu Kehinde United States-based Nigerian activist, Sandra Duru, has filed a petition against suspended Kogi lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, accusing the couple of treasonable felony and criminal conspiracy. Duru, in the petition written to the Department of State Service (DSS), offices of the National Security Adviser (NSA)and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) amongst others, called for the immediate arrest and the detention of the Natasha, her husband, and an unidentified journalist she claimed to be working for the couple. Recall that Duru, who is also known as Prof. Mgbeke, had in a live video made…

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Jibril Aminu, has died at the age of 85. The ex-Minister reportedly passed away on Thursday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. As confirmed by a family source, the late Jibril’s remains is set to be flown to Yola after the funeral prayer. He will thereafter be taken to Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State for final interment. Jibril served as Minister of Education and later Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 1989 to 1992. He was also Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2003 and served as…

Safiu Kehinde Former Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, has died, his political party the Patriotic Front announced on Thursday. The ex-President was head of state of the Southern African country between 2015 and 2021 passed away at the age of 68. As contained in a statement issued on its Facebook page, the Patriotic Front disclosed that Lungu who has been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa, died today. “The former president, who has been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa, died today on Thursday, 5th June,” the statement on Facebook said. The party, according to Reuters, also stated that Lungu’s daughter…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian billionaire and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called for an end to health tourism, stressing that Nigerian elites, including him, must stop going abroad for medical reasons. Dangote made the call at the Bill Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers event held in Lagos on Wednesday. Speaking during discussion panel, the Dangote harped on the need for every Nigerian including the rich to be able to treat themselves in Nigeria when they fall sick. While recounting his company’s contribution to the economic development of Nigeria, Dangote advocated for the replication of same development in the health sector, citing…

Safiu Kehinde Legendary Nigerian boxing icon,Obisia Nwankpa, has died at the age of 75. The celebrated boxer popularly known as “Golden Gloves,” reportedly passed away in the early hours of Tuesday. His demise was confirmed by the President of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Rafiu Ladipo, who in an interview with Premium Times, described Nwankpa’s death as a blow to the nation’s boxing community. Ladipo called for the preservation of the boxer’s legacy. “This is another big blow for us… Obisia deserves to be immortalised in this country because he gave his all to boxing,” He.…

Safiu Kehinde Kenyan President, William Ruto, has raised concern over the rate at which Nigerian men are marrying their women, hinting the possibility of causing brain drain in the East African country. Ruto lightheartedly raised the concern while speaking at a wedding ceremony between a Nigerian man and his Kenyan bride. As captured in a video shared on X on Thursday, the Kenyan President disclose that his daughter is also married to a Nigerian. He challenged Kenyan men as he warned of likely brain drain in the future. However, Ruto harped on the need to maintain and strengthen ties with…

Safiu Kehinde Heavy traffic is gradually building up along Abuja-Kaduna expressway following a lone accident involving a fuel tanker. The incident, which occured on Thursday morning, had left many commuters stranded as the gridlock stretches. Confirming the development in a post on its official X handle, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) that the tanker obstructed traffic flow at about two kilometres after Jere by Katari village situated along the expressway. FRSC urged motorists to drive with caution while disclosing ongoing effort to evacuate the tanker. “There is an obstruction as a result of a road traffic crash that involved…

African governments should turn to an estimated $4 trillion in capital held by domestic institutions like pension funds to develop much-needed local infrastructure as external funding sources wane, the Africa Finance Corporation said on Thursday. Building railways and expanding power generation are major priorities for the continent as its population and economies grow, but traditional sources of funding such as foreign direct investment and official development assistance are proving “increasingly insufficient”, the AFC said. Higher interest rates globally, declining donor budgets and protectionist policies in advanced economies are further tightening the availability of funds, it said in the report. “These…

Millions of Muslims are currently converging on Mount Arafat Mecca in Saudi Arabia today to offer prayers. Arafat Day, annually the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah – the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar – is considered the most crucial part of Hajj pilgrimage. This is the day pilgrims gather at the Plain of Arafat near Mecca in Saudi Arabia to pray, seek forgiveness and reflect on their faith. More than two million pilgrims are said to be attending this year’s rites according to statistics from the Saudi Arabia Hajj authorities. According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…

Safiu Kehinde Former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, has ruled out chances of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing that the party’s governorship ticket is not for sale to him and his family. NPO Reported that the governor’s visit to President Bola Tinubu alongside his brother, Deji Adeleke, and nephew, Davido, on Tuesday had stirred unease and concern amongst the Osun APC governorship aspirants ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election. Allaying the concern during a Press Conference on Wednesday, Owoeye affirmed that Adeleke is not welcomed in the…