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Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II to pray for peaceful election and political transition in the 2023 general election. The presidential candidate made the submission when he led his running mate and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, alongside other governors and …

• Cautious Optimism Over New Startup Act• It Will Create Jobs, Boost Entrepreneurship, Say Experts• Has Capacity To Woo Foreign Investors To Nigeria• Poor Implementation, Nepotism May Mar Prospects• Funding Threshold Of N10b Grossly Inadequate — Uwaje• FG Must Secure States’ Buy-in, Aluko Advises Experts in digital economy and economists have lauded the Startup Act 2022, saying it would further …

Former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has said the country would be reduced to nothing if bandits terrorising the country are not rooted out. He said their mission is to re-colonise the people and alluded to the warning he issued some years back which he said has vindicated him today after being called a liar by the …

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, has slammed the police for killing the arrested prime suspect involved in the brutal attack on his convoy, a situation that led to the death of three policemen, two drivers and two others. The PUNCH had reported that the cleric returned from a foreign trip and was heading for a …

•Three cops, four others killed in attack Gunmen on Friday attacked the convoy of the President, Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, along Benin–Auchi Road, Edo State, and killed three cops and four others. It was gathered that the cleric returned from a foreign trip and was heading for a destination in the state when the gunmen attacked his convoy. …

The new official is to run the commission pending the appointment of a substantive management team and a governing board President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a replacement for Effiong Akwa, who has just been sacked as the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, a director in the Delta State office of the NDDC, has been …

All Progressives Congress presidential (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that his administration will phase out fuel subsidy if elected during next year’s elections. Aside from phasing out fuel subsidy, he promised to accelerate full implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, implement additional favourable policies to attract investment in Deepwater assets within 6 months. These were contained in his manifesto …

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Transportation, on Thursday noted that there were no plans to ban operations of commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ as a means of transportation in the country. The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, made this clarification while speaking in Abuja at the Annual Strategic Stakeholders Summit of the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle …

President Muhammadu Buhari is attending the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) where awards would be conferred on 43 distinguished individuals, including former President Goodluck Jonathan. Also being conferred with various categories of honours in recognition of their public service contributions are Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and 16 Governors, including Rivers’ Nyesom Wike. NEAPS was set up to …

Nigeria’s Federal Government has filed seven grounds of appeal against the October 13 Court of Appeal judgment which discharged the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. It asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment and restore the charge against the respondent to be tried at the trial court. The government, in a motion on notice …