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Nigerian government’s media onslaught over purported opposition plots to seize power with extralegal tactics could have a serious implication for the nation’s already fragile stability, security experts warned on Thursday. The past week has seen a circle of senior administration officials and security chiefs ramp up claims of an uncovered conspiracy to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari. Even though some of …

A civic group had asked that their seats be declared vacant due to their defection from the parties on whose platforms they were elected. The group, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), had on September 14, 2018, asked the Federal High Court to order that the members of the National Assembly who defected should vacate their seats. In July 2018, …

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed DanMallam has said that the command never authorised the arrest of the Chief Priest of Okhuaihe Shrine, Osarodion Usuanlele, the Ohen Nu Koni Evbuekoi of the Benin kingdom. DanMallam made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Benin. NAN reports that the priest was arrested and detained in Benin …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the Federal Government was redesigning the country’s education curriculum as part of its education road map, and every child would count. Osinbajo said this while delivering the 23rd Convocation Lecture of the Lagos State University, during the university’s award of higher degree and postgraduate diploma certificates. The title of the lecture was “Africa …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud against the embattled musician, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, for alleged credit card fraud. The charges with suit number, FHC/L/178C/19 were filed before a Lagos State High Court on Thursday. Some of the credit cards, according to the EFCC, bore the names Nicole Louise Malyon and Timea …

Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd.) has endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki for a second term in office, noting that the governor has done exceptionally well in infrastructure and economic development in the state. Gowon, who is in the state with his wife, Mrs Victoria Gown, to attend the Founder’s Day celebration of the University of Benin Teaching …

The Senate has confirmed Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for another term. The confirmation follows his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. Mr Buhari had written to the Senate on May 9 to inform them of his decision to reappoint Mr Emefiele. The president, in the letter, said Mr Emefiele’s first term will expire on …

A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has described the federal government’s accusation that he is a saboteur as false. He described the information minister, Lai Mohammed, as a ‘liar.’ Mr Abubakar was reacting to an earlier statement by Mr Mohammed that the former vice president and his party, PDP, were plotting to sabotage the Buhari administration. “Either by themselves or …

There was heavy security presence at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal begins pre-hearing session on the petition the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, lodged to challenge the outcome of the February 23 presidential election. Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, also, yesterday, secured …

The Federal Government has warned the Peoples Democratic Party not to derail the country’s democracy through its brand of opposition politics.  The FG claimed the opposition party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were “desperate” for power, as exemplified in what the government called “unpatriotic” utterances lately. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position …