President-elect, APC leaders meet President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Asokoro residence was a hive of activities yesterday, the day after his return from over a one-month vacation in France. His return raised the tempo in the battle for the position of Senate President. Among those who visited the President-elect were two of the leading aspirants – […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Sen. Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly called “Binani,” on Wednesday withdrew the suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate had prayed the court for a judicial review of the decision by INEC to reverse her earlier announcement as winner of the […]
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A contender for the Speakership position of the 10th House of Representatives, Rep, Muktar Betara, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the President-elect Bola Tinubu. Betara, member representing Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno has been canvassing support for his speakership aspiration with party members, House of Reps members-elect, former lawmakers and […]
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•As end to coal use remains elusive The current attention being shifted to gas in the face of the Ukraine and Russia war as well as the energy transition may fade sooner than expected if the agreement of the world’s seven richest countries (G-7) to prioritise renewable energy over gas is implemented. The countries – […]
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Nigeria could be thrown into darkness in the coming days as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, said some distribution companies are at the verge of being disconnected over failure to comply with market rules. Coming barely a few days after the generation companies threatened to down tools, the government-owned TCN, in a statement […]
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has reacted to The Guardian recent report titled ‘Despite express centres, corruption, racketeering hobble passport application process’, stating that there are no passport express centres in Nigeria, rather, there are passport front offices. In the reaction sent by the Minister’s Technical Assistant, Ileowo Kikiowo, the Minister said his office […]
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The planned removal of fuel subsidy has thrown the Federal Government, petroleum marketers and other stakeholders off balance in a quest to find a smooth transition that would not jeopardise the welfare of the citizenry. Already, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned the Federal Government not to contemplate the […]
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By Sam Omatseye In a thriller of an interview that spanned over one and half hours on Arise Television, Reuben Abati and Laila Johnson-Salami took on Peter Pan, one of the best ever to write a column or call himself a journalist on mother earth. At 85, Peter Enahoro, who never had a university degree […]
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Former US president Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Kelly / Pool / AFP) The arrest and arraignment of the immediate past president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, to face criminal charges is seldom heard of in developing countries […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday obtained an order to retrieve all the documents it tendered as exhibits in the N4.6bn money laundering trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. The EFCC obtained the order from Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos to enable it re-file the […]
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