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Opposition Labour Party leadership has taken a swipe at the administration of Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying it has left the masses with nothing to celebrate on the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary. This was contained in a release issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, in Abuja. LP statement is coming hours …

Supporters of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, have grounded traffic activities in Lekki, as they defied police orders and campaigned at Lekki tollgate. The ‘Obidients’ as they are fondly called, gathered on Saturday morning at the tollgate despite heavy police presence on the ground. PUNCH correspondent noticed private and commercial bus drivers finding alternative routes out of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has scored the performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration high. Buhari in his last Independence Day Address this morning said the efforts in re-setting the economy manifested in Nigeria as it exited two economic recessions by the very practical and realistic monetary and fiscal measures to ensure effective public financial management. He added that …

No fewer than four members of the National Working Committee Peoples Democratic Party have returned N122.4 million paid into their accounts by the main opposition party leader. There had been media reports that the PDP’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, allegedly paid over N100m to the NWC members after the party’s primaries. The money was said to be part of the …

*Says peace accord with Jonathan contributed to peaceful 2015 polls *Okowa charges PDP to take advantage of APC’s unpreparedness  President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, advised the judiciary to sustain the rule of law in Nigeria and ensure the integrity of participatory democracy by remaining honest arbiters in pre and post-election matters. Buhari said this at the inauguration of the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja. The president went down memory lane, at another …

The Edo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has confirmed the candidacy of former Speaker of Edo state house of assembly Hon. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Ativie as its House of Representatives flagbearer for Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency for the forthcoming 2023 elections.    The party also refuted allegation that national chairman of the party, Julius Abure collected a bribe of N30m …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, concluded its meetings with stakeholders over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, saying its recommendations would soon be presented to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). At the third of the series of marathon meetings held in Abuja, the government’s side urged ASUU to allow …

The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the federal government to properly equip the Nigeria Police to put it in proper position to fight insurgents across the country. The state CAN Chairman, Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Monday Bala …

•To disconnect defaulting banks, organisations• Over 2000 bank IT operatives have relocated abroad, ATCON claims The row between Nigerian banks and telecommunications operators over the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) debt seems to have resumed, as telcos disclosed, yesterday, that the debt has risen to N80 billion. The Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, revealed …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, slated October 6 to hear a suit seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, for allegedly acting in breach of the Electoral Act. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022, which the immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba filed alongside a non-governmental organization under …