Police withdraw officers attached to Aisha Buhari, Boss Mustapha, others

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has withdrawn the Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura, and other prominent individuals. Other personalities affected by the withdrawal include Boss Mustapha, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Iyorchia Ayu, […]

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Wole Soyinka wants FG to reopen cases of Deborah Samuel, other religious killings

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government to reopen cases of religious killings in the country. Soyinka made this appeal on Channels Television during his 89th birthday celebration on Sunday while he also sought a visa ban on religious bigots. A second-year student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in […]

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CBN raises corporate governance bar to boost market confidence

During his May 29 inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu gave a clear indication of the economic direction his administration would go. It was not surprising when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) quickly adjusted to the new direction. Swiftly, the apex bank floated the foreign exchange rate at the Import and Export (I&E) window, which […]

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APC crisis: Adamu absent as Kyari presides over NWC meeting

The Deputy National Organising Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Nze Chidi Duru, has confirmed the resignation of the embattled National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. The development came as the meeting of the National Working Committee, NWC, got underway at the Buhari House national secretariat of the party. At the meeting presided over […]

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Cash crunch, investors’ apathy stall $8.5b Lagos, Ondo, Ibom deep seaport projects

• FEC fails to deliver Bonny project May deadline • China’s review of participation in Nigeria’s Infrastructure major setback • Promoters struggle with hazy route-to-market approaches • Pressure on Lagos infrastructure may continue longer than expected, says expert Despite the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval on construction, lack of funding, investors’ apathy, and promoters’ inability […]

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Controversy over alleged resignation of APC chair, Adamu

There were controversies, on Sunday, over the alleged resignation of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. While some sources confirmed that the embattled chairman had resigned from his position, others said it was a rumour. The alleged resignation could not be confirmed as of press time, while top APC chieftains […]

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States and widening shortage of teachers

The alarming shortfall of qualified teachers in public primary and secondary schools across the country was highlighted recently by the Nigerian Union of Teachers, which also bemoaned the failure of state governments to correct the anomaly. The NUT National President, Titus Amba, lamented that teachers leaving the service in many states were not being replaced, […]

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Why I went back to school after losing 2018 governorship election — Adeleke

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged Nigerians not to see age as a barrier to pursuing educational dreams, saying one of the conditions he was given before his 2022 governorship ambition would be supported, was for him to complete his education. Adeleke spoke at the combined 9th undergraduate and 5th postgraduate convocation ceremonies of […]

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APC crisis deepens in Osun as Aregbesola, Oyetola’s men return to battlefield

Bola Bamigbola examines the continuing fight between supporters of the immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, and his predecessor and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, despite efforts to reconcile the two factions: Notwithstanding the victory recorded by the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections, where it retained its hold on […]

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Ministerial list: Security reports, graft allegations may knock out heavyweights

An investigation has shown that some politicians, who think that their closeness to President Bola Tinubu, will fetch them ministerial positions are in for a shock. It was gathered that the President might rely on security reports on individuals whose names were already sent to security agencies for screening ahead of the submission of the […]

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