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Following criticisms that greeted his choice of former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, said he had made the hard choice. In a statement on his verified Twitter handle, the former governor of Lagos State averred that he made the hard choice because …

Journalists assigned to cover the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, watched in amusement as pastors and Bishops from different Christian denominations showed up at the venue. Their presence seemed to cause a stir as onlookers and guests stared hard …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday made it clear that it would no longer remit any money to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee for sharing to the three tiers of government monthly. It said this was based on its latest transition from a public corporation to a limited liability company and that it currently owed no money to …

This day, July 19, should go down as a special moment in the economic history of Nigeria – the day when the country’s main vehicle for economic survival, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is officially unveiled by the incumbent president as a commercial venture. The transition took effect on July 1 in line with the provisions of the Petroleum …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Agenebode – A 20-year-old girl has been raped and stabbed to death at Agenebode, the administrative headquarters of Etsako East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. The attack occurred few hours after a Benin-based accountant allegedly killed his pregnant wife, then hanged her corpse to feign suicide in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The victim, …

… hails Edo people, PDP supporters Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, returned to Benin City, the Edo State capital after three weeks of annual leave, amid a rousing welcome by supporters and other Edo residents. Obaseki was also in Osun State where he played a critical role in the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party …

The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities is scheduled to hold its meeting in the first week of August, 2022, The PUNCH has reliably gathered. Our correspondent learnt that a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the strike which enters its 155th day on Tuesday (today), will be taken at the meeting. The PUNCH reports that …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), affirming that the company is mandated by law to ensure that Nigeria’s national energy security is guaranteed. Speaking at the historic occasion at State House Conference Centre, the President said Africa’s largest National Oil Company (NOC) would also support sustainable growth across other sectors …

• Ex-UK PM’s wife, Blair, Olanipekun lead Disco team Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc has dragged the Bureau of Public Enterprises, an agency of the Federal Government, to a United Kingdom arbitration to challenge the takeover of BEDC by Fidelity Bank Plc. It was also gathered on Monday that the UK’s ex-Prime Minister’s wife, Cherie Blair, who is the Chair …

…parley holds Thursday, July 21 Edo State Government has called a meeting of all estate developers in Benin City to deliberate on measures in ensuring sanity and adherence to extant planning codes by operators in the market, a move official says is out of determination to sanitize the state’s real estate market and guard against exploitation of members of the public.  …