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President Donald Trump has dismissed General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marking a significant reshuffle of top military leadership. Brown, who served for over 40 years and was the second Black officer in history to hold the prestigious role, was replaced alongside five other senior officers. In a … Read more
The Osun state government has gone ahead with the local government election against the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, who noted that the election would be illegal since the Court of Appeal has reinstated the sacked local government chairmen. There has been a crisis in the … Read more
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its long-awaited National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, which were postponed last year. Naija News gathered that the crucial sessions will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday. Initially slated for September 11 and 12, 2024, in Abuja, the meetings were abruptly called off without an … Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Friday announced that the Federal Government has stopped the issuance of visa-on-arrival for foreigners. Tunji-Ojo said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the five-day training and capacity building programmes on Advanced Passenger Information-Passenger Name Record, API/PNR System for NIS officers. He warned that Nigeria is not … Read more
In a dramatic development, the Nigerian currency, the naira, converged against the American dollar at both the official and black markets on Friday, February 21, 2025 trading at N1,500/$1. At the official window, figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) show that the naira closed trading on Friday, February 21, 2025, at N1,500/$1. … Read more
Leicester City became the first club to record six straight home defeats without scoring in the Premier League as they suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford at the King Power Stadium on Friday night, February 21. A win would have lifted Leicester City out of the Premier League relegation zone, but they … Read more
Stella Okotete, the executive director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) had assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is building a sustainable nation for generations to come. Okotete who is also a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said she is confident that no opposition party will unseat Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. … Read more
As a move aimed at offering restitution to victims of fraudulent practices, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a total sum of $132,362, N78,566,324 to American, Spanish and Swiss victims of local fraudsters. The handover, which was performed by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede took place on … Read more
Voletta Wallace, the devoted mother of legendary hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away at the age of 78. According to Monroe County officials, Wallace died peacefully in the early hours of Friday at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. While initially dismissive of her son’s distinctive rap style, famously referring to it as “noise,” … Read more
Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has called on the government to support the family of late Moshood Abiola, also known as MKO Abiola. Naija News reported that former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), in his book, ‘A Journey In Service’ disclosed that MKO Abiola won the June 12 1993 presidential election … Read more