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The National Secretary of Labour Party, Umar Farouk, and Tai Obasi, media aide to LP flag bearer, Peter Obi have denied knowledge of an ongoing merger arrangement with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. The duo made the rebuttal […]

The immediate-past Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani, on Thursday, boasted that the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has what it takes to make the ruling party remain in government for more than 60 years. Zailani made the statement when he led a delegation of former House […]

Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), avoided the camera when he arrived at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday. Emefiele, who has been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS)  since his arrest after President Bola Tinubu suspended him on June 9, exchanged pleasantries with […]

Plans are not underway by the President Bola Tinubu-led government to reintroduce fuel subsidy, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, has said. Ajayi said this while reacting to a report that the president was considering temporary subsidy on petrol as a result of rising crude oil prices and foreign […]

Amid biting economic hardships, a former lawmaker, Ben Murray-Bruce, has suggested to the incoming minister of health and the federal government to launch a free condom distribution initiative. Murray-Bruce said the suggestion is in light of the deepening economic challenges facing Nigerians, which have gravely impacted the middle class and exacerbated poverty levels. In a […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down the country over the speculations that the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol could rise again. Emerging reports added that the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has joined the NLC in protesting against the new planned fuel hike price. This was made known at […]

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, received Rebecca Kabu, one of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls, over nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. The First Lady, who hosted Rebecca at the Presidential Villa in Abuja along with the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Nana Shettima, promised to ensure that the […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it will file a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning the disbursement of “holiday allowances” to senators by the Clerk of the National Assembly. This contentious move comes at a time when almost 70 per cent of Nigerians are grappling with severe economic challenges. In a brief […]

Ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, says he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice. Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military ousted Bazoum and suspended the constitution. President Bola Tinubu, who is the Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had scheduled a meeting for Thursday after […]

The naira, on Monday, closed at N774.78 per US dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The figure signifies a depreciation of N31.71 or 4.27 percent compared to the N743.07 it traded on Friday, according to data obtained from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria. The I&E FX window is […]

The Special Assistant on Public Communications to Atiku Abubakar, Mr Phrank Shaibu, said his principal has dragged President Bola Tinubu before the United States of America District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. According to Shaibu, Atiku’s suit against Tinubu is marked No. 23-5099 (N. D. III.). He said the filing of the fresh […]