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Contrary to reports, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied recognising Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Senator Godswill Akpabio, as senatorial candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). An online newspaper, not THE WHISTLER, reported Tuesday that INEC had recognised Lawan and Akpabio as the respective senatorial candidates of the …

Serena Williams has announced plans to retire from tennis, but she admitted the decision was difficult. Williams, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles crowns, disclosed this to Vogue. The legendary tennis player had brushed off talks of retirement after the opening-round Wimbledon loss to Harmony Tan in June. She …

It truly takes time and energy in moving around an open market to source for goods in order to restock, which brings about body aches and fatigue most retailers have shared. These experiences are fading with ease of shopping and feeling of well-being taking over as retailers conveniently make their …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, would host the 2022 Stanbic IBTC Africa China Trade Expo as part of its efforts at promoting trans-regional trade and development between Nigeria and China. The trade expo would feature a panel discussion, masterclasses on trade, a presentation on the …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that Providus Bank Limited should transfer back the remaining balance of N329,454,650.28 alleged to have been fraudulently transferred from the account of one of the bank’s customer Aqua 10 Nigeria Limited. Justice Peter Lifu also awarded the cost of N100,000 against …

APC, Oyetola Governor Oyetola at the Tribunal in Osogbo on Friday… Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday filed a petition before the Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Osun State High Court, Osogbo over the July 16 governorship election in the state. The …

Festus Keyamo, Minister of States for Labour and Employment, has said that Nigeria Fares better than major countries in the word in terms of the percentage of rise in inflation rate. Keyamo who made this statement while appearing as a guest on Channels TV Political programme, Politics Today, said the nation …

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, on Friday said it was unrealistic for the Federal Government to borrow money to end the months-long strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Should we go and borrow …

Our attention has been drawn to the news reports online with the conflicting claims that FirstBank branch or/head office has been sealed. Please be informed that the referenced story is a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. Neither our branch nor head office was sealed. On the 4th of August, …

Tafa Balogun Mustapha (Tafa) Balogun, a former Nigerian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), is dead. Balogun who became IGP under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2002, died on Thursday, according to family sources. Details of his death, however, remain sketchy at the moment. The late Balogun was born on …