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Just in: Court affirms PDP’s Asue Ighodalo as candidate for Nov. Edo guber poll

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the duly nominated and authentic governorship candidate of the People’s...

Kano Governor reinstates Emir of Gaya, appoints second-class emirs for Karaye, Rano, Gaya

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved the immediate appointment of three second-class emirs for Rano, Gaya, and Karaye emirates. On Tuesday, Yusuf...

Oil production: National Assembly pledges legislative support for NNPC Ltd

The National Assembly has thrown its weight behind NNPC Limited’s ongoing efforts to boost Nigeria’s crude oil production and grow its reserves, saying...

Federal, 36 states, local gov’ts share N1.354trn revenue for June

The federal government, 36 states, and the 774 local government councils in the nation shared a total of N1.35 trillion on Tuesday. Mr....

Updated: Gambaryan case: Court orders arrest of Kuje prison medical doctor

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, the medical officer in charge of the Kuje Correctional...

Factional lawmakers urge Fubara to ignore pro-Wike legislators’ directives on state spending

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, has rejected a resolution...

Sports Minister condoles with family of late federal lawmaker, Ekene Adams

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has extended his deepest condolences to the family of the late Rep. Ekene Adams, who...

Detained Binance executive, Gambaryan, brought to court in wheelchair

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, was brought into the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday in a wheelchair. The...

Osun Gov. Adeleke’s phone hacked by scammers

The mobile phone of the Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has been hacked by unidentified scammers. Mr. Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s...

Police ban Shiite procession in Abuja, vow to arrest offenders 

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced a ban on all protests and processions by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria...

Kano State Govt. files fresh charges against ex-Gov. Ganduje, ex-commissioner

The Kano State Government on Tuesday slammed new charges against the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, who is currently...

FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE

The Federal Government has repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. Persecondnews reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) led a...

NNPC Ltd., GCEO, Kyari optimistic about economic turnaround as Nigeria becomes net exporter of petroleum products by December

As part of strategic efforts to ensure a turnaround in the nation’s economic situation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) says...

Aso Rock: Pres. Tinubu chairs FEC meeting

The nation’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting is currently underway at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The...

Pres. Tinubu reinstates Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey as HYPREP Coordinator

About 48 hours after his removal, President Bola Tinubu has approved the reinstatement of Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey as the Project Coordinator of the...

Gov. Fubara’s spendings halted by Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly

Speaker Martin Amaewhule of the Rivers State House of Assembly has put a hold on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s spending powers until he submits...