Ondo cautions against jungle justice as police arrest 2 for killing driver

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State government has cautioned members of the public to desist from taking laws into their hands by applying jungle justice on people suspected of committing crimes or carrying out vengeance against fellow beings. The warning came just as the police arrest two over Monday’s killing of a driver by […]

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South South, South East set to clash over Senate presidency

Political stakeholders from South-South and South-East regions are set to disagree over the presidency of the 10th Senate. A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), John Mayaki, has faulted Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba for recommending the South-East for the Senate President seat. Harping on equity and justice, the former Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), […]

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2023 presidential poll: Judiciary on trial, says Atiku

• Offers reasons for pursuing case quietly Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023, presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, has said allegations of massive irregularities trailing the exercise have put the judiciary on trial. He noted that apprehensions and misgivings expressed in parts of the country on what is required of […]

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Sports minister under fire over N21b request to fix National Stadium

Lagos spent N2.3b on Onikan rehabilitation Nigerians have questioned Sports Minister, Sunday Dare’s claim that the Federal Government will require over N21 billion to fix the National Stadium, Lagos, which has already gulped $1 million as renovation fee. They argued that the minister’s quoted amount could build a new stadium from scratch. The Guardian recently […]

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Tinubu won presidential poll, INEC tells tribunal

Tinubu displaying his Certificate of Return. He is flanked by the INEC boss, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, and wife Oluremi. The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the February […]

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Wike tells opposition: Allow APC choose National Assembly leadership

Warns against alleged plot to impose Melaye as Kogi governorship candidate Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged opposition parties to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to choose the leadership of the National Assembly because it is their entitlement. He urged the minority in both chambers of the National Assembly to form a […]

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INEC fixes April 15 for supplementary polls in four Niger LGs

Yakubu, INEC boss, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded arrangements for supplementary House of Assembly elections in 15 polling units of four local councils in Niger State on April 15, 2023. Disclosing this during a stakeholders’ meeting at INEC Headquarters in Tunga, yesterday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ahmed Garki, explained […]

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IMF retains Nigeria’s economic growth projection at 3.2% as global inflation decelerates

President Muhammadu Buhari The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria’s economy to grow at 3.2 percent this year (holding on to its January projection) adding that growth will slow by 0.2 percentage points next year to three percent as global inflation is expected to continue to decelerate. The Fund also expects growth to slow […]

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LP crisis: Apapa-led NWC ignores Abure, screens governorship aspirants

Nigeria’s Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, adjusts his glasses during a press briefing on the outcome of the 2023 Nigeria presidential and general election in Abuja on March 2, 2023. – Peter Obi announced on March 2, 2023, he would challenge the outcome of Nigeria’s fiercely fought presidential elections after official results awarded victory […]

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