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The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has called on Nigerians to pray fervently for a smooth and peaceful transition in the 2023 general elections. He made this known in his new year message. Ogundoyin said…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Nma Kolo, has commended the political processes that produced Bola Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate. In an interview in Minna on Monday, Mr Kolo said that Mr…

The corps marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has urged the motoring public to sustain collective vigilance against the menace of road traffic crashes in the country. Mr Biu said this in his 2023 new year message in…

Billionaire Elon Musk, formerly the richest man in the world, has broken a new record as the first person in history to lose $200 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, the Tesla founder and Twitter owner lost $200…

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Saturday said that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, would reopen Nigeria’s borders if elected at the 2023 elections. Mr Tambuwal, the Director General of the…

The United States government, through its Embassy in Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind Vote023 Initiative to curb voter apathy in the 2023 general elections. The Vote023 Initiative is a non-partisan incentive-driven voice call…

Villarreal forward, Samuel Chukwueze, scored his first LaLiga goal of the season for the Yellow Submarines in eight months on Saturday in their 2-1 win over Valencia at the Estadio de la Ceramica. Chukwueze who last scored a league goal…

Nura Kangiwa, Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), has emerged the President of the Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF). Mr Kangiwa, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said this was announced…

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday offered deepest condolences to Catholics on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95. Mr Guterres, in a statement, also offered condolences to others around…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 1,693,963 permanent voter cards are yet to be collected in Lagos as at December 29. The commission, which made this known in a tabular summary to the media on…