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President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that Nigeria’s challenges in fighting poverty can only be achieved through a serious collaboration between the public and private sector and that Nigeria spends over $3.6 billon on petroleum subsidy; apart from the National Assembly, which anti corruption agency is looking at that? Saraki who spoke at the 24th Session …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar was yellow-carded Tuesday by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum over his choice of former governor Peter Obi, as running mate. The group sent Atiku a dire message: drop Obi or lose. The youths tabled their demand at a meeting on Monday with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, now Atiku’s godfather. They asked Atiku …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday closed its case in a N3.9 billion money laundering case involving a former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh (retd). Mr Badeh is standing trial alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He allegedly abused his position by diverting Nigeria Air Force, NAF, …

…Kanu’s resurfacing pre-arranged by DSS —Uwazuruike …As coalition mobilises 1m youths to receive IPOB leader   The Israeli government, yesterday, said there was no evidence of the appearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu in Israel. The Israeli government said the pictures and videos showing Nnamdi Kanu praying in Israel could be old. Speaking …

The presidency on Tuesday reacted to the reappearance of Nnamdi Kanu months after the Biafran leader was rumoured to have been killed. President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu, spoke on the matter in an interview on the BBC Hausa Service. “If it happens to be true, the video footage showing Mr Nnamdi Kanu; the truth has been revealed about …

The Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for third reading. The passage followed the adoption of the report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives committee on the bill, which was presented the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Suleiman Nazif. President Muhammadu, Buhari had withdrawn assent to the bill three times, raising various …

…says security agencies to escort approved vehicles transiting through Kaduna The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El Rufai has vowed that the state government will not allow any body or group to tamper with the diversity of Kaduna state, saying that it will expedite the trial of those arrested in the wake of recent violent crisis in the state. …

*No genuine primary held in Ogun, Gov Amosun insists, alleges fraud, blames Lagos ‘cabal’ *This is my finest hour; 90% of party members with me — Oshiomhole ABUJA — Following the deluge of controversies trailing the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to clear the mess. In …

There appears to be a silent crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the nomination of the party’s candidates for the 2019 general elections. This development came to the fore on Sunday as Simon Ebegbulem, the spokesperson of the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, issued two statements in rapid succession indicating some unnamed “influential” party leaders were up …

Benin City, Nigeria – The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku-Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II has cleared the air on the series of Benin history and documentaries on Benin monarchy and heritage, saying that all previous unauthorized publications and documentaries are fake. The Benin Monarch made the clarification during the book launch, titled The Benin Monarchy:An Anthology of Benin history …