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Former Lagos state governor and Presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu has concluded plans to dump the ruling party, if the May 30 primaries are schemed against him, an associate of the former Lagos state government has said. The associate who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Vanguard that the development …

Some aggrieved personnel had, in an impersonal letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, reportedly accused top army officers of corruption. The Nigerian Army on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption against some of its top officers. A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, in Abuja, said some aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to the president, accusing top army …

Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih, (NASFAT) has enjoined Muslim clerics and Islamic organizations to prioritize the teaching of appropriate fundamentals of the religion as well as the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, while calling on people and followers to beware of overnight Imams and pastors. The Chief Missioner of NASFAT, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike spoke on Channels TV on Tuesday, stressing the need to continually promote …

Today, exactly 52 days ago, dare-devil terrorists in Katari, Kaduna State, ferried 68 rail passengers into captivity. Clearly, the government and security agencies technically know these abductors and what they want. It is bad enough that the criminal gang showed superior intelligence than the Nigerian State to earn the commanding position. Most unacceptable is the laidback approach of the government …

The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred in Kano State on Tuesday has increased to nine. The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs made this known while announcing the arrival of the Director-General of the National Emergency Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, at the scene of the incident, according to the PUNCH. Earlier, the police command in Kano State confirmed …

Again, terrorists have blocked the dreaded Abuja-Kaduna highway where they abducted over 20 travelers, the Vanguard reported on Tuesday. Although the authorities were yet to issue a statement, report on Tuesday night indicated that the hoodlums wielding dangerous weapons descended on the Kaduna axis of the highway where they shot sporadically and moved the passengers into the bush.

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on July 18, 2022 will unveil the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.). The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Malam Mele Kyari said this on Tuesday while receiving the CEO of the Year 2021 Award of the Leadership Newspapers Group in Abuja. The Leadership Annual Conference and Awards also saw Vice President Prof. …

United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections”, held at Johns Hopkins …

No fewer than 45 agrarian communities with large forest reserves spanning four local government areas of Ovia North-East, Uhunmwonde, Owan West and Owan East have filed a lawsuit against the Edo government before the Community Court of Justice of Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS), Abuja, over Governor Godwin Obaseki administration’s plan to take over their forest reserves. The …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries even as The PUNCH observed on Monday that none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. A document obtained from INEC on Monday showed that the Accord Party scheduled its primaries for June 2 while the Action …