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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has criticized the endorsement of Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing it as a “big mistake”. Obasanjo had endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate in his New Year message to Nigerian youths, urging them to vote for the …

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to create an enabling environment that will unlock the creative abilities of Nigerian youths if elected president. A statement by Tinubu Media Office on Friday, which was signed by Tunde Rahman, said that Tinubu stated this at a …

File Photo: Mass burial for the victims of gunmen attack in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday Tragedy struck on Wednesday when 18 persons were burnt beyond recognition in an auto crash in Narbodo village of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi state. Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector …

NNPC The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it is prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states. NNPC stated that it was currently taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration in the region, as part of measures …

Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Garki has dismissed allegations of false asset declaration levelled against Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court also barred the Department of State Services (DSS), the police, and Code of Conduct Bureau …

Zainab Ahmed Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the federal government spent a total of N5.24 trillion on debt servicing between January and November 2022, out of its N6.5 trillion retained revenue for the same period. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday during the …

Polaris Bank Ltd Building The Central Bank of Nigeria has reacted to the claims of fraudulent transactions in the sale of Polaris Bank formerly known as Skye Bank to Fairview Acquisition Partners. Recall that in October 2022, CBN in a press statement announced the completion of the sale of shares …

Alleged attack by the Minister of Interior and Former Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the February 2023 General Elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described  as fake news and a creation of the imagination of jittery politicians …

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device attack that occurred near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State. The DSS Spokesperson, Peter Afunnaya disclosed this on Wednesday, noting that the key suspect, Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru …

A week after the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, converged to take a decision on which presidential candidate to support, Nigerians are yet to be told of their candidate. But the Benue State governor and Chairman of the group has endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour …