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Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has declared that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will produce the next governor of Abia state. Kalu, 53, the former spokesman of the…

*Why Nigeria lost at arbitration and US appeal to Zhongshan *Fagbemi accuses firm of arm-twisting tactics in…

……Ex-President’s confidants say too early to talk about potential run in next election Political leaders fro the North, a region…

The leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of an Igbo man, David Umahi, as the Minister of Works. The group…

The prices of perishable items have recorded a fall in some major towns in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN’s checks at Perishable Items Market, Damaturu in Yobe,…

There was no approval by the National Assembly before the procurement of the new presidential jet for President Bola…

There is growing disquiet within the Nigeria Police Force over the seeming  plan to use the newly passed law to extend the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in office, Daily Trust reports.…

The Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as…

Epiphany Azinge, a former director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), has been selected as the Asagba of Asaba designate. Speaking on Sunday, Anthony Edozien, the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a request by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd to utilise the 2023 final dividends due to the federation to pay for petrol subsidy, TheCable can report. The…

In a twist of fate, Nigerian-born UFC star Israel Adesanya succumbed to a fourth-round submission loss to South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis in their middleweight title showdown at UFC 305 in Perth on Saturday…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has hired forensic experts to comb its national secretariat in Abuja for possible bugs planted by the police, The PUNCH was told. The union said the forensic security audit would facilitate…

A report by Ubosi Eleh & Co has revealed that 10 per cent of land is titled in Nigeria. The report titled, “Re-invigorating Nigeria’s Economic Potential with Dead Capital,” said the African Development Bank…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has reached out to the Federal Government in a move to resolve the dispute with the Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. over the controversial Ogun Free Trade Zone. Abiodun…

Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says he receives threat calls from unknown persons who are against the progress in the power sector. Adelabu spoke on Saturday in Oyo state during Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the federal government to peg the foreign exchange (FX) rate for customs duty at N1,000 per dollar for the next six months. The current customs duty…

Former Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has alleged that political economist, Pat Utomi, organised a fake leadership award to extort N200 million from him as a way of getting a refund of the investment he claimed to…

Former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has denied having interest in the 2027 presidential election. Ganduje’s denial comes amid posters indicating that he would contest the 2027 presidency with…

Ademola Lookman is not in Atalanta’s squad for their Serie A opener at Lecce as rumours circulated on Sunday about the Europa League hero’s possible move to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Nigeria forward Lookman became an…

FOLLOWING the celebration of the 35th anniversary/international convention of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, the General Overseer, Daniel Olukoya on Sunday awarded  492 first-class graduates alongside…

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton has revealed that he has Igbo heritage, tracing his roots to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. During a recent appearance on the popular Drink Champs podcast, co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ…

Man City got their Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea. Haaland marked…

Due to the current economic crunch in the country, payments by Nigerian students for the new academic session starting in September, this year in universities in the United Kingdom have dropped by 65% compared to…

Big Brother Naija season 9 pairs, Streeze and Flourish have been evicted from the ongoing season 9 edition. This is the first time in the current season two pairs are leaving the show on the same night as Biggie…