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New York (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year, the Associated Press reports. The charges center on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence …

Edo State Government says it has met with developmental partners in the state’s health sector to improve synergy and efficiency in programme implementation towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and ensuring a strong and resilient health system to provide quality healthcare to Edo people. The State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akoria Obehi, disclosed this after the health sector partners’ alignment meeting held …

The index is the third consecutive annual assessment that examines the level of transparency and accountability operational in the management of public funds and implementation of public policies in all 36 states. A new report by the Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), a civic organisation promoting accountability in Nigeria, has placed Akwa Ibom and Yobe as top states in its …

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is set to commence investigations into a petition against former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for allegedly using the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to divert fund between 1999 and 2007. Recall that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo submitted the petition against Atiku in the buildup to the just concluded presidential …

The 18 March governorship race in Kano State was between the APC and opposition groups united under the NNPP. The victory of Abba Kabir of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 18 March governorship election in Kano State did not take many by surprise. The party had three weeks earlier won the state in the presidential election and …

…Vows to lead coalition of genuine leaders to support Otti Pioneer Executive Director, National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Chief Chuku Wachuku, has said that the emergence of Dr Alex Otti as Abia Governor-elect, should mark the end of the era of sharing Abia money to elders as monthly stipends. The Young Peoples Party, YPP, senatorial candidate for Abia central in …

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timi Frank has described the alarm about a plot to foist an Interim National Government (ING) on the country as a ploy by security agencies to arrest the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, before the May …

The government also said 43 higher institutions of learning in the country would be linked to the Internet facility. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N24.2 billion for the provision of Internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this when he briefed …

…Enjoins winners to be magnanimous …As Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat, 40 lawmakers receive certs of return The Resident Electoral Commission, REC, Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, urged losers and Aggrieved parties in the 2023 Gubernatorial and House of Assembly to go back to the drawing board to restrategise for another time as the commission would continue to create the needed level playing field …

Chrisland School, Opebi, its principal and vice pricipal  and two other employees  have been arraigned at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the death of one of the school’s pupils, identified as Whitney Adeniran, age 12. The school’s workers who were arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala  include Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Mrs. Belinda Amao, Nwatu Ugochi Victoria and …