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Four persons, including tea sellers, a commercial driver and road side traders have been shot dead by gunmen operating on motorcycles. The killing occured around Sabo and Igba area of Ondo town. A source said it was some cultists that attacked a rival cult group. Another source said the mission …

Kachikwu, Moghalu Dumebi Kachikwu, Roots TV CEO, has beaten Kingsley Moghalu to clinch the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mr Kachikwu scored 977 votes against Mr Moghalu’s 589 votes. Chukwuka Monye came third with 339 votes at the primary exercise in Abeokuta on Wednesday night. Mr Kachikwu …

Siminialayi Fubara Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, moved to arrest Siminialayi Fubara, PDP governorship candidate for Rivers State, but were stopped by youths. The drama took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport as the plane that brought Fubara and other PDP chieftains who …

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested Ibadan-based businessman, Bukola Odeleye for alleged N816 million fraud. The spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson said the suspect is the MD/CEO of BEEDEL Strategic Investment Company. Johnson, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that Odeleye was arrested on May 24, …

Umahi A five-storey building has collapsed in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, the state police command confirmed on Wednesday. The building, which was under construction, is located in the Presco area of Abakaliki metropolis. Reports said the construction workers ran out of the building a few minutes before it went down. …

Hamid Bobboyi Hamid Bobboyi, executive secretary of the Universal basic Education Commission (UBEC), says N2bn has been earmarked for the 2022 National Personnel Audit (NPA). According to him, the audit had commenced in 17 states in the South East and South South; while the northern phase, covering 19 states and …

DMO Nigeria’s total debt stock rose to N41.60 trillion in the first quarter of 2022 from N39.56 trillion as of December 2021, according to figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO). This covers the total domestic and external debt of the federal and state governments, and the Federal Capital Territory. …

The National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is under pressure to forgo his presidential ambition A party source, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week sent some party leaders to convince Tinubu to step down “in the interest of the party”. It was gathered that the …

 Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has pulled out of the race to secure the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress complaining of delegates hoarding. The former lawmaker announced his withdrawal during a meeting with journalists in Abuja on Monday. “In the present circumstances, it does not make any sense …

APC Logo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has temporarily barred statutory delegates, including lawmakers from voting at the presidential convention of the All Progressive Congress. The appellate court granted an order of interim injunction restraining parties from applying the judgment of the Federal High Court, Kano Division, which …