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Ondo tribunal upholds Aiyedatiwa’s victory, dismisses PDP, SDP petitions
The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital, has dismissed all petitions challenging the election victory of…
We Need To Stop Health Tourism, Start Producing Our Own Drugs — Dangote
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed the need for Nigerians to stop medical tourism and for the country to also start producing drugs locally.…
2027 will be a referendum on your failures – PDP tells APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the 2027 general elections will serve as a referendum on the failures of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.
The party criticised the APC…
Mokwa flood disaster: FG donates N2bn, 20 trucks of grains to residents of affected community
….Resolves to rebuild flood-ravaged community
THE Federal Government has assured the people of Mokwa in Niger State that it will stand by them in the aftermath of the devastating floods that recently swept through…
We are civil, not interested in arresting anyone over shadow government – DSS
The Department of State Service (DSS) has clarified that it is not interested in arresting anyone over the proposed “shadow government” initiative led by Prof. Patrick Utomi, the 2007 African Democratic Congress (ADC)…
No hiding place for those threatening peace, stability of Nigeria – CAS
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that there will be no hiding place for those threatening the peace and stability of Nigeria.
Abubakar gave the assurance during the Second Quarter…
Varsity proliferation: Education minister goes tough on illegal satellite campuses
The federal government says it will impose tough sanctions on any federal university that establishes a satellite campus without prior approval of the minister of education.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa,…
My phone line cloned to malign Nigerian dignitaries – Natasha alleges
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi West) has raised the alarm that her official telephone line has been cloned and is being fraudulently utilised to intimidate some Nigerian dignitaries.
In a petition to…
EFCC Declares Two Nigerians Wanted Over N1.3Trillion CBEX Crypto Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared two individuals, Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun, wanted in connection with a multi-million-naira cryptocurrency fraud linked to Crypto…
Tension In Epe As Lagos Council Chairman Suspends Monarch’s Installation, Cancels Eid-El-Kabir…
The Chairperson of the Epe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Surah Animashaun, has suspended the installation of a new Olu of Epe following a dispute over the…
APC wouldn’t have won in 2015 if Yakubu were INEC chair – Rotimi Amaechi
A former governor of Rivers State who served between 2017 and 2015, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not have won the 2015 Nigerian elections if the current chairman of the…
DSS asks court to restrain Utomi from staging shadow government rallies
The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked a federal high court in Abuja to restrain Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, from further making public comments or staging rallies to promote his shadow…
2027: Tinubu eyes Peter Obi’s Christian base
President Bola Tinubu is mounting a calculated charm offensive to repair the fallout from his controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket and blunt the…
USSD Charges: Telcos threaten to withdraw services over banks’ misinformation
The telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile have threatened to withdraw network support for banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Services Data, USSD, following what they described…
Naira rises to N1,620/$ in parallel market
THE naira yesterday depreciated to N1,620 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,610 per dollar on Monday.But the Naira appreciated to N1,579 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).
Data…
DSS, military eliminate 45 bandits loyal to Dogo Gide in Niger
In a daring and surprise raid, tactical teams of the Department of State Services (DSS) with back up from the Nigerian military, have eliminated no fewer than 45 bandits around Kuchi town, Munya LGA, Niger State.
The…
Rising offtake drives Nigeria’s gas export to 15-month high
Nigeria’s natural gas export sector has recorded a milestone, with volumes reaching their highest level in 15 months.
This surge, driven by…
We hired based on merit, not favouritism – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has inducted a new generation of professionals following a transparent, merit-based recruitment process, hailed as a landmark achievement in Nigeria’s public sector.
The…
Killer-herders’ creating community of widows – Benue women cry out
…Decry perceived govt silence
Disturbed by the ceaseless attacks by armed herdsmen in their communities, hundreds of women, yesterday protested in Ugbokpo, the headquarters of Apa Local Government Area of…
El-Rufai attacking Tinubu out of frustration over missed ministerial slot – Group
A coalition of Gbagyi stakeholders in Kaduna has criticised former governor Nasir El-Rufai over what it described as self-serving attacks on President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, Benjamin…
Airfares still expensive two years after cleared trapped funds
Two years after the federal government cleared foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria, airfares from Nigeria to various…
FG Commences Payment of Minimum Wage Arrears to Former NYSC Members
The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of ₦44,000 minimum wage arrears to former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),…
Recapitalisation: Shakeup looms as only 10% of BDCs comply
...Operators appeal to CBN for deadline extension, requirement review
The deadline for the recapitalisation of Bureau De…
Southwest Muslims marginalised in your appointments – Group tells Tinubu
The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of marginalising Muslims in the region in federal appointments, despite notable achievements recorded by his administration over the…