FORMER Emir of Kano and one-time Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Alhaji Lamido Sanusi paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of the London Borough of Brent Councillor Ernest Ezeajughi earlier this week to commend him for his charitable work.

NIGERIA'S federal government has commenced plans to educate over 10m out-of-school children in different parts of the country under the Alternate School Programme (ASP) aimed at eradicating illiteracy.

ANTI-corruption group the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (Heda) has revealed that assets and funds worth more than $400m stolen from Nigeria by public officials have recently been recovered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

MOUNTAIN of Fire and Miracles (MFM) ministries general overseer Dr Daniel Olukoya has been awarded N500m ($1.31m) damages by an Ogun State high court against a UK-based blogger Maureen Badejo who was adjudged to have published libelous stories about him.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will not be writing to the National Assembly handing over the reins of government to vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo during his two week medical vacation in the UK as he believes he is well enough to govern from abroad.

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Nigeria has three comatose oil refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna that are bleeding her dry. They are costing millions to maintain on a daily basis yet do not refine one barrel of oil. This nonsense must stop immediately 

ABOUT 359 of the Nigerian pilgrims who were left stranded in Saudi Arabia have returned to Abuja today after the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) helped facilitate their return to the country.

GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has revealed that there is a correlation between insurgency in the north eastern part of the country and banditry and kidnapping as it appears that ransom fees are being used to fund terrorist activities.

NIGERIAN health authorities intend to start vaccinating 2021 hajj pilgrims on Friday as the country is still planning to allow pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year despite the coronavirus pandemic and the dire state of the nation's finances.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is being expected to arrive in London any moment from now as he starts a two week medical holiday during which he will meet with his UK doctors in what is now an annual ritual.