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•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 …

The failure of one of his Senior Pastors, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria, to secure the Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, has not waned the interest of Pastor Enoch Adeboye in the 2023 General elections. Instead, his interest has upped a notch. The General Overseer of …

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 …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday moved swiftly to avert a likely slide into the minority in the Senate. Eighteen more senators elected on the platform of the party are believed to be heading out to join opposition political parties. Should this happen, the APC would lose its majority …

A magistrate court sitting in Surulere, Lagos has ordered Polaris Bank to refund $30,769 illegally deducted from the domiciliary and Naira accounts of three of its customers. The order followed an originating application filed by Adebomi Orogun, Kehinde Banjo and Oluwatoyin Ode against the bank for unjustifiable freezing of their …

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 …

Fuel station The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has insisted that it will not sell petrol above N165 per litre. Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, IPMAN national president disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, after its Lagos branch insisted it will sell above the N180 price. IPMAN was also joined …

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, …