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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Monday, narrated how Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, ordered his arrest in 2013. El-Rufai said this at an event which the Arewa Joint Committee organised for presidential candidates. El-Rufai had gone to Anambra to lend support for Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, who ran against Obi on […]

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said he would build on the legacy of the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, if elected in 2023. Mr Tinubu stated this while speaking at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit on Saturday. He assured the audience that he was going to win the presidential election. […]

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, England’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed Saturday. “Greater Manchester Police has charged and remanded a 21-year-old man with controlling and coercive behavior, attempted rape and Section 47 assault of a woman,” GMP told CNN in a statement. GMP said Greenwood was arrested earlier on […]

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday, promised to tackle insecurity as his first priority if elected as president during next year’s election. Aside from tackling insecurity, the former Anambra State governor also promised to judiciously use the vast lands across the nation for massive food production. Obi, who was reacting to food […]

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said members of the body may find it difficult to get to their respective schools on Monday as they do not have “money for transport”. He disclosed this on Sunday while speaking about matters arising from the suspension of the ASUU […]

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi on Friday apologised to his supporters over errors detected in the party’s Campaign Council list. Obi who made the plea via his Twitter handle, however, assured that the controversial campaign list will be reviewed. His words, “I’ve received several calls of concern following the release of […]

Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie declined the national honour offered to her by President Muhammadu Buhari. The writer, it was gathered, declined the honour in private as she does not want undue publicity. Omawunmi Ogbe, the writer’s communication manager, confirmed the development to Guardian. Ogbe said: “Following the recent conferment of national awards by […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has upgraded the appointment of Special Assistants on Political Units from 28,000 to 50,000. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the governor’s spokesman, Kelvin Ebiri. “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reviewed the appointment of Special Assistants on Political Units from 28,000 (Twenty Eight Thousand) […]

After eight months of embarking on strike to press home their demands from the federal government, lecturers of public universities in the country have suspended the action. The decision which has not yet been officially communicated to the public, was taken at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the lecturers’union under the aegis of […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday reacted to the decision of the Appeal Court to discharge leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by spokesperson, Dr. Umar Jibril Gwandu, Mr Malami said the appeal court only discharged Kanu and did not […]

The naira has dropped to a record low of N742 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market, popularly called the black market. The figure represents a depreciation of N5 or 0.7 percent from the N737 it traded two weeks ago. With the depreciation, the gap between the official and parallel market exchange […]

The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the sale of Polaris Bank Plc. The House said the suspension should be until the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) concluded all processes for open, transparent, and competitive bid process. The house said it […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said not less than 95 million eligible voters would participate in the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Wednesday at an event organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Yiaga Africa at the […]