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The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s 800m Loan request from World Bank as unconstitutional, hence will challenge him in court. Recall that the…

The federal government on Wednesday approved the establishment of a deep sea port in Ondo State. The Federal Executive Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, gave the approval for the operating…

However, the governor said such probe should not be limited to outgoing governors and commissioners, but those working at the Presidential Villa as well. He urged the EFCC chairman to ensure that the investigation…

Spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, has said that the PDP will take over power from the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu six months after inauguration. The PDP and Atiku are…

—Says he’s sponsored by interested political actors, supported by State actors The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Wednesday described the factional Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Lamido Apapa as a meddlesome…

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo on Wednesday said the US knew that PDP’s Atiku Abubakar and LP’s Peter Obi are behaving like Donald Trump, refusing to accept obvious defeat and relying on…

The Federal Government says negotiations are on-going with stakeholders over the five-day warning strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday. Fielding…

Mark Nwagwu, retired Zoology professor, poet and columnist, who turned 86 today, has registered for a Ph.D programme in Anthropology at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. The renowned…

Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State, has declared the payment of civil servants’ salaries and pensions as an excellent feat of his administration. Ayade, in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday described himself as a…

The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on life-threatening danger on failed Deck-on-Pile Bridge at Ijora Olopa inbound Ijora Oloye. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written a congratulatory letter to former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Aliyu Gusau, as he turns 80 today, May 18, 2023. In the congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr…

Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the House of Representatives, has stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas in the race for speakership race. Doguwa announced his withdrawal from the race on Wednesday night at a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) led to the scarcity of currency during the 2023 elections, causing violence at some…

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has vowed that the people behind the killing of some staff of US Consulate in Nigeria will be arrested. The governor said this while commiserating with the families of the…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to pray for the incoming administration to succeed in steering the affairs of the country. The Sultan who was speaking during a roundtable…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday expressed disbelief, over US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Earlier on…

Sunday Mbang, former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and prelate emeritus of the Methodist church, has died at the age of 86. Mbang, the first black president of the world Methodist council, died on…

The senate, on Wednesday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the $717.4 million foreign airlines’ funds trapped in the country. The red chamber also called on the CBN to allocate $25 million to airlines…

Nigerian Tech-Commercial expert and the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at MTN Nigeria PLC, Lynda Saint-Nwafor has been…

Members of the House of Representatives are poised for a showdown with Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila over allegations of unfair distribution…

A Lagos resident, Ms Olufunmilayo Brioluwa, has been  arraigned for assaulting a police officer. Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos state police Public Relations Officer, revealed this on Tuesday. Hundeyin said Brioluwa…

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have urged the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss the application by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a live…

•Says Emefiele’s naira redesign cripples banditry in North Leadership of the Arewa Youth Assembly has  cautioned President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to be careful with ill-comments from politicians like outgoing…

The National Democratic Coalition Renewal Group has urged those behind the plot to derail the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29 to retrace their steps. The group, in a statement…