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Abiola was the generally acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, but the election was annulled by former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida. The former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how those he regarded as ‘bad belle’ prevented the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola from becoming president …

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says he was initially interested in forming an alliance with the Labour Party, but the party was at the peak of its media hype and couldn’t accept his conditions. “On Labour Party, I was initially interested in working …

A soldier in a trending video on Wednesday, tried to disarm a policeman in Lagos after the commercial bus he boarded was stopped for driving against traffic. It took the intervention of the policeman colleagues and other people around, including civilians, to stop the soldier. Reacting on Twitter, the State …

GistHouse, the first Afrocentric audiovisual conversation platform, has announced Micheal Collins Ajereh, also known as Don Jazzy as its “BLACK AFRICAN ICON-OF-THE MONTH”. The maverick beat maker emerged GistHouse’s Black Icon for the month of  January 2023, following a selection voting exercise by users and management of the application with …

Keyamo snaps at Arise TV presenters, defends Tinubu’s gaffes at rallies The presenters at Arise TV got on the nerves of Festus Keyamo on Monday after the spokesperson for the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress was questioned on the health status of Bola Tinubu. When asked to …

Wike receiving award from Buhari Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his sustained efforts at defeating the Boko Haram insurgents and bandits terrorising and destroying parts of the country. Wike gave the commendation on Sunday at the Government House, Port Harcourt after the wreath laying …

Emefiele, CBN governor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will be allowed safe entry into the country this week but it could be so he can be made to resign after being confronted with ‘evidence’ of the allegations against him. Emefiele was part of President Muhammadu …

DG, CPPE, Muda Yusuf and The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Nigeria loses about N12.54trn annually to fuel subsidy and sale of forex at the official window discount rate, the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises, Muda Yusuf has said. The former Lagos Chamber of …

Igboayaka-O.-igboayakaNational President, Ohanaeze Youth Council The Ohanaeze Youth Council, Monday, frowned at the rejection of Local Government Autonomy by the Imo State House of Assembly. The council alleged that the state lawmakers were paid N27bn to truncate the autonomy. The council’s national president, Igboayaka O. igboayaka, stated this while addressing …

Bandits in the early hours of Sunday attacked St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church located along Daza Road, Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State and burnt the priest, Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi to ashes. A source in the area said that Fr. Achi’s assistant identified …