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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday warned members of the association not to dispense Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, above the approved N165/litre pump price. IPMAN in conjunction with the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products gave the warning in Abuja following reports that …

•Asiwaju Tinubu There is probably no other politician in Nigeria today who recognizes the imperative of choosing a Muslim from the north of Nigeria as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu does. The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) did not …

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has declared that the South-East region will not vote for the presidential candidate of Labour Party(LP) Peter Obi in 2023. Ekweremadu, in the now-viral undated video seen by The Nation, said the South East cannot take the risk of voting for Labour Party in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unacceptable the recent spate of attacks on Churches in some parts of the country. In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja, the president said the attacks were clear indication that some enemies and wicked people were bent …

Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party, (ADC) in last Saturday’s election, in Ekiti state, Dr. Wole Oluyede, has said the result of the poll is a reflection of the wish of the people. Oluyede pointed out that the election was not all that free and fair but that people …

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information The federal government has paid N477bn to 24 states as refunds for construction and rehabilitation of federal roads. Nigeria’s Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the refunds was made between 2015 to date. Mohammed revealed this at the end of the Federal …

The United States mission to Nigeria has commended the people of Ekiti state and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the improvements recorded in the conduct of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election. The mission which gave the commendation in a statement on Wednesday, noted that election which produced Biodun Oyebanji, …

Nabena Yekini Nabena, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has noted that supporters of Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, exist only on social media. Nabena warned the former Anambra State governor not to rely on any support from his ‘Obidient’ movement ahead of the …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N52,203,698535 for contracts, including variations, across ministries, as well as a project expenditure refund to Yobe State. Details of the approvals were disclosed to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the …

The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, presided by Justice Mojisola Dada, on Wednesday, revoked the N200m bail earlier granted one Ismaila Mustapha(Mompha) and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. According to a post on the website of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mustapha, who …