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Achonu nominated as Imo's Labour Party gubernatorial candidate

Senator Athan Achonu has emerged as the candidate of the Labour Party for the forthcoming...

Timipre Sylva secures APC governorship nomination in Bayelsa

Timipre Sylva, who recently served as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has emerged as the winner of the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship...

Gunmen attack Southern Kaduna community, leaving 20 dead

A group of gunmen launched an attack on the Sankwab community located in the Zango-Kataf Local Government...

IPOB issues ultimatum to release Nnamdi Kanu or face dire consequences

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is once again demanding the unconditional release of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group's spokesperson, Emma Powerful, has stated that Kanu needs urgent...

Nigeria's inflation rate reaches 22%

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the inflation rate in Nigeria as of March 2023 has...

APC reveals Tinubu's location ahead of inauguration

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, is currently in Europe resting before his inauguration on May 29. The APC’s National Publicity...

Nine kidnap victims in Zamfara were rescued by the police

On April 11, the Zamfara State Police Command rescued nine individuals who were kidnapped from Kucheri in Tsafe Local Government of Zamfara. The command's spokesman, CSP Muhammad Shehu, spoke to...

Tinubu called Atiku a serial loser

The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has launched an attack on his political rival and opponent in the recently concluded Nigerian presidential election, Atiku Abubakar...

Unclaimed funds in dormant accounts for 10 years will be invested in Treasury bills by CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released an exposure draft of guidelines on the Management of Dormant...

Sanwo-Olu allegedly submitted a fake GCE result to INEC, and a WAEC scratch card reportedly confirms this. Jandor has responded

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, who is also known as Jandor, have accused Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state governor-elect, of having a fake...

Peter Obi talks about suffering and loss of rights of Obidients

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has written an emotional letter to his supporters, who are commonly...

JAMB sets new date for 2023 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Head...

Umar Dangiwa reacts to Obasanjo's letter on Ike Ekweremadu

Dangiwa Umar, the former military governor of Kaduna state, has praised former president Olusegun Obasanjo for his recent letter to the chief clerk of the Central Criminal...

Tinubu, Peter Obi praise Israel Adesanya for winning UFC title

The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Mr. Peter Obi both sent their congratulations to Israel Adesanya for winning his UFC middleweight belt title in...

Tinubu's aide urges Biden to ignore Chimamanda's open letter

Bayo Onanuga, who is a media aide of the president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has taken to his official Twitter page to urge the President of the United States, Joe Biden,...

Buhari: Nigerian voters can't be underestimated after 2023 elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized that the 2023 elections in Nigeria have demonstrated the importance...

Lagos State puts Chrisland school on probation for monitoring

The Lagos State Government has placed Chrisland High School, Ikeja, under probation and strict monitoring for one academic session, according to a statement by Folasade Adefisayo, the State Commissioner...

Peter Obi denies audio with Oyedepo and claims pressure to leave Nigeria

[The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has responded to allegations...

$800M to be disbursed as palliative to 50 million Nigerians due to subsidy removal by FG

The Federal Government, abbreviated as FG, has received $800 million from the World Bank to support its post-subsidy palliative plans for the citizens of Nigeria. The Minister of Finance, Budget...

FG declares Easter public holidays on Fri & Mon

The Federal Government, FG, under the leadership of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared Friday, the 7th of April, and Monday, the 10th of April 2023,...