Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has paid President Muhammadu Buhari a visit at the Presidential villa in Abuja. The meeting took place on Friday. Dangote, alongside members of the Board of Directors of Dangote Industries visited Buhari to thank him following his visit to Lagos in March. Recall that President Buhari was in Lagos last…
A 27-year-old Nigerian national simply identified as Victory has lost his life after he allegedly jumped from 21st floor of his condominium in Malaysia. It was gathered that the incident happened at Mutiara ville (21st floor. Block F2) in Cyberjaya on Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2022.The reasons for his action are unknown, however, police are…
The Niger State Correspondent of the African Independent Television (AIT), Mallam Muhammad Danladi Ibrahim, has died in a fatal motor accident. It was gathered that the accident occurred on Thursday, April 21, in Minna, the Niger state capital. Chairman and Secretary of the Niger State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ) Niger…
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command, on Thursday, rescued a man identified as Olayinka Segun Owolabi, from a suicide attempt as a result of the economic hardship he claimed to be going through. Olayinka hails from No.54, Ile Alagbede Abutu Oyan, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State. It was reported that Police operatives…
Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s third president from 2003-to 2013, has died aged 90. Kibaki’s death was announced by current Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. While announcing Kibaki’s death, Kenyatta recalled his long public service, including being a member of parliament for five decades. “Kibaki was a quintessential patriot whose legacy of civic responsibility will continue to inspire…
Gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and abducted her two children alongside a pastor in Dadin Kowa community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state. It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the home of the pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations, Yohanna Matongs on Tuesday evening and whisked him away. Residents…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been called out by an expert, Dr Onuoha Nnachi over his failure to provide steady power supply for Nigerians since assuming power in 2015. According to Nnachi, Nigeria is the only country with over 200 million population with poor electricity. Nnachi who is a managing partner at Deutsche Partners Holding, explained…
A Police Officer Carl Wayne Buntion, the world’s oldest death row inmate has been executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. The 78-year-old was the oldest killer awaiting execution in the southern state.He was pronounced dead on Thursday night, April 21. Buntion fatally shot Houston Police Officer James Irby, 37, in…
Prof Grace Alele-Williams, the first female university vice-chancellor in Nigeria has been laid to rest. The renowned professor of Mathematics died on March 25, 2022, aged 89.Speaking at her funeral service on Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, former provost of the church, Yinka Omololu, said Alele-Williams was devoted to God and was…
The United States Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria has announced no-interview visa renewals for Nigerian students seeking to continue their studies in the US. This was made known in a statement issued on the the embassy’s website on Thursday, April 21. The statement read in part, “If you are currently studying in the United States,…