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The federal government has alerted state governments about an impending flooding this year, warning that as many as 626 local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria are prone to flooding in 2023 – about 80 percent of the local governments in the country. It urged them to start sensitisation and mitigating …

Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has guaranteed shareholders and other stakeholders of the company’s management’s resolve to keep the company profitable by leveraging on strategic innovations for the continuous growth of their investments. Speaking at the 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM), of the company in Lagos, Dangote said …

… To sue online newspaper over misleading report Mele Kyari The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has instituted a legal action against Sahara Reporters over the publication of a misleading report on the reappointments of Mr Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer and Umar Ajiya as the Chief …

Bola Tinubu Some members of the campaign team of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, told the international media that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate duly won the February 25 polls contrary to the claims of opposition parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party …

The government of Lagos State has expressed discontent with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as “cultural misrepresentation” as well as portraying the culture of the state in a derogatory manner. In a reaction by the state government, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and …

  Lamidi Apapa Labour Party state Chairmen on Wednesday cautioned the Lamidi Apapa-led group not to screen candidates for the off-circle election because they remain suspended officials. Mr. Kehinde Rotimi, the Kwara chairman of LP made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Rotimi, who is also the chairman of …

Hushpuppi and Woodberry Woodberry, who was arrested alongside his close friend Hushpuppi in Dubai, had at first pleaded not guilty to the eight-count fraud charge brought against him for engaging in a scheme known as business email compromise (BEC). However, a plea declaration submitted at the United States District Court …

Counsel for the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has advised the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, not to investigate a petition instituted against his client by the junior labour minister and spokesman for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Festus Keyamo, citing abuse of legal …

Dino Melaye Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has warned that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will lose the forthcoming Kogi state gubernatorial elections if it presents former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye as flagbearer. Wike said this in an interactive session on the affairs of the party with select …

Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, on Tuesday said no power can deprive the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of his mandate. Umahi, who made the assertion in Abakaliki, dedicated the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the State and across the country to God. According to him, …