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Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council member, Najaatu says Osinbajo better candidate 

“I was in the campaign for Yola, and we had to beg them to take the microphone from him, everything about Tinubu is...

Breaking: Pre-election horrors: Imo LG Sole Administrator beheaded after N6m ransom payment 

Mr Chris Ohizu, the Sole Administrator of Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, who was shot and abducted by gunmen on...

Train derailment: Panic-stricken 148 passengers, 30 crew members rescued by NRC

No fewer than 148 fear-stricken and stranded passengers of the derailed Warri-Itakpe train of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have been rescued and...

Ahead Pres. Buhari’s inauguration, first commercial vessel berths at Lekki Port

The first commercial vessel on Sunday berthed at the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos, scheduled to be inaugurated on Monday by President Muhammadu...

NFIU to governors: No going back on cash withdrawal limit

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says it is committed to the enforcement of cash withdrawals from all government accounts. It said it...

Anti-party activities: PDP’s hammer falls on ex-Enugu Gov. Nnamani, Fayose, seven others in Ekiti, Imo

For alleged anti-party activities, a former Enugu State Governor, Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani and others have been suspended from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Buhari approves board members, management team for new Ministry of Finance Incorporated

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new board members and management team for the new Ministry of Finance Incorporated. The competent board of directors...

Reprieve as Abuja court vacates interim forfeiture order on Ekweremadu’s 44 properties

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday came down hard on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing...

Imo Local Government Sole Administrator Shot, Abducted

Barely 37 days to the national elections, gunmen may have renewed their offensives in the beleaguered Imo State with the shooting of the...

Father, mother, four children, others slaughtered in fresh attacks in Benue

Ceaseless attacks on Benue State by people suspected to be bandits have claimed the lives of a man, his wife and their four...

Makinde’s rift with PDP appears settled as Presidential team canvasses for his re-election at Ibadan rally

Indications emerged on Thursday that Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde may have quietly settled his differences with the leadership of the People’s Democratic...

CBN Gov. Emefiele, meets Pres. Buhari at the State House

Details of the meeting have not been made public but it is believed to have centered on the reactions trailing cash withdrawal limits...

Breaking: Twin explosion rocks APC rally in Port Harcourt

A twin explosion has ripped through a rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, leaving several...

Gambian Vice-President dies at 65

Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India. President Adama Barrow announced this on Tuesday. Joof, who was appointed vice...

Osinbajo presides over first FEC meeting of the Year

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the first Federal Executive Council meeting for the year 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to...

Police High Command not aware of its operatives laying siege to CBN governor’s Abuja residence — spokesman

The Nigeria Police High Command said in Abuja that it is not aware of deployment of its operatives at the Abuja residence of...