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Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family have said. Sir Sean’s son Jason told the BBC his father died peacefully in his sleep overnight while in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time”. Jason Connery said his father “had many of his family who …

World leaders condemned fatal stabbings in the French city of Nice Thursday that France called an Islamist terrorist attack. Condemnation came from US President Donald Trump, UN chief Antonio Guterres, as well as European, Arab and Israeli leaders. “Our hearts are with the people of France. America stands with our …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President Buhari said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard …

The Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Thursday October 29, 2020 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated …

As the Judicial panel of inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government, one of the more dozen states to do so, starts sitting on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his full support and optimism that it will assist the nation to give justice to peaceful protesters who lost …

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as expressed concern the continued destructive activities of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra (IPOB) in the State. Wike, in his state-wide broadcast on Friday said security intelligence and surveillance have revealed that “IPOB has continued to expand its membership drive, holding meetings …

What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing, eliminate old and outworn perceptions that are always put …

It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well – intended protest of some of our youths in parts of …

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has urged Nigerians to wait for President Muhammadu Buhari’s solutions to the current violence across the country “in the next couple of hours”. Mr Monguno disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the National Security …

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of unarmed protesters by Nigerian authorities. “The Secretary-General is following recent developments in Nigeria and calls for an end to reported police brutality and abuses,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephanie Dujarric said in a statement on Wednesday. “He condemns the violent escalation …