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Tinubu’s denigration of Buhari has pitted him against the North, says ex-SGF, Lawal

The vituperative utterances and tantrums of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against President Muhammadu Buhari and others have elicited reactions from the Northern part of...

Uncertainty as court okays statutory delegates voting as APC holds  presidential primary Monday

Just three days to presidential primary  of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a Federal High Court in Kano has ruled that Section...

2023 Elections: INEC Chairman Meets With ICCES, Unveils Guidelines

Ahead of the 2023 General  Elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the regulations and guidelines for the conduct of...

Just in: Ahead of June 6 primary: 10 APC Presidential aspirants disqualified.

  Ahead of the June 6 Presidential primary, the All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants. In all, 23 aspirants...

BREAKING: Nwachukwu arraigned over death of wife, gospel singer Osinachi, to cool his heels in prison

An alleged wife killer, Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, who was arraigned in court on Friday in Abuja,...

FCTA moves to ban ‘Okada’

Like Lagos State, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as ‘okada’, will stop operating in...

Police High Command orders aerial surveillance on Abuja-Kaduna road, mobilizes for Ekiti, Osun polls

Miffed by the incessant banditry and kidnappings on Abuja-Kaduna highway, the Police High Command said in Abuja that it has strengthened patrol and...

Tambuwal not wired to be a national leader, remains an ethnic chauvinist, champion — Bayo Onanuga ex-NAN MD

Sokoto Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is a hegemonist and a betrayal of a national cause, unworthy of being Nigeria’s president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s...

Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves to hit $581bn by end of 2022

  Saudi Arabia’s foreign exchange currency reserves are expected to climb to $581 billion by the end of this year, from $451.7bn in...

Just in: Two sons of Chief Justice Tanko, emerge APC, PDP candidates in Bauchi National Assembly primaries

The family of the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Ibrahim Tanko, appears to be embracing the two main political parties in the...

CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme disbursement hits N1.01trn in May 2022

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has distributed a total of N1.01 trillion to over 4.2 million smallholder farmers under the...

Buhari to APC governors, party leadership: Allow me to choose my successor

As the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) draws nearer, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the party and the governors to...

I was beaten black and blue, N100m ransom to secure our release, says Methodist Church Prelate

The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche on Tuesday gave a gory detailed account of his ordeal in the...

African Union chairman fears ‘catastrophic’ food crisis from Ukraine war

  Macky Sall, chairman of the African Union and president of Senegal, has revealed a worrying food crisis  saying “the worst may be...

BREAKING: N2.9bn fraud: Ex-Imo Gov. Okorocha gets reprieve

...to remain in EFCC custody untill bail conditions are fulfilled

Breaking: Methodist Church Prelate, bishop, chaplain breath air of freedom

After about 12 hours, abducted Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu-Uche, and the Bishop of Owerri, the Rt. Rev....