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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Governor Douye Diri for his successful re-election, praising the efforts to tackle insecurity in Bayelsa. During a visit to Diri in Yenagoa, Jonathan expressed that the governor's victory would contribute to the state's safety. Emphasizing the...
President Bola Tinubu has declared the cancellation of the controversial 40% automatic deduction from the Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) of federal universities. The announcement was made during the 75th Founder's Day ceremony at the University of Ibadan, where Tinubu, represented by the...
Appeal Court declared Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State ineligible to hold office, affirming that he was not a member of the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) during the elections. The court contended that Governor Yusuf's lack of membership in the NNPP at the time of the elections...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on a swift diplomatic journey to Berlin, Germany, where he will participate in the G-20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023. Accompanied by key ministers, including Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Mr. Wale Edun, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, and...
The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the Bauchi State governorship election held on March 18. The appeal, filed by Sadique Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, contested the tribunal's decision affirming...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the electoral fate of Kano State, declaring Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election, thereby dethroning Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The court's decision, echoing the earlier...
The federal Government has officially arraigned the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on a six-count charge amounting to N1.6 billion in an alleged procurement scandal. Initially facing 20 counts totaling N6.5 billion, Emefiele is now the sole defendant in...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed that he has never consumed alcohol or smoked cigarettes throughout his life, citing concerns over their adverse effects on the human body. Akpabio made this declaration while commending secondary school students at the grand finale of the National Quiz...
Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi governorship poll, has refuted claims of seeking a refund for money allegedly used in vote buying. Dismissing the report as spurious, Melaye, in a statement, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind the...
During the ongoing 19th Annual Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu asserted that insecurity has decreased across the country since the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ribadu highlighted the...
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