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…Jigawa delegates disrupt coalition meeting …We’ll conclude talks in 2 weeks—Nwosu, ADC chairman …We’re considering SDP or new party —Ardo …Nigeria’s problems can be solved from North—Obi Abuja — The coalition of opposition parties yesterday continued their search for the platform to use in its efforts to realise its objective of defeating President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, …

Justice A. Abdullahi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay N2 million in damages to the claimant, Abubakar Isa, over the violation of his fundamental rights. Delivering judgment in the suit filed by Isa against the EFCC and two others over the weekend, Justice Abdullahi held …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters that he will contest the 2027 general election on the party’s platform. He gave the assurance while speaking to a group of young supporters in a 7-minute, 16-second video circulating on the party’s WhatsApp platform on Saturday. Obi explained to his audience …

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has alerted the general public that it has not yet commenced any process for the sale of the 753-unit housing estate linked to former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele which it took custody of from the EFCC, a few days ago. Confiscated housing estate linked to Emeifele This clarification, according to the ministry, became …

Here is how students are preserving the traditions CNN — Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads. The ceremony was set to be a celebration of Black culture, featuring musicians, poetry readings, messages about the historic struggle for racial equality, and a speech …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) will undergo a planned maintenance shutdown. Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of the company, in a statement on Saturday said the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment will commence on 24 May. “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) wishes to …

Akwa Ibom State Government has evicted Channels TV crew—a journalist and a cameraman—from the press centre inside Government House, Uyo, over the publication of a video clip in which Governor Umo Eno finally confirmed he is defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Thursday event at Government House was to review the status of the administration’s numerous …

•Party’s Tuesday NEC meeting at risk •PDP vows to challenge takeover •Action not politically motivated —FCTA •4,793 other properties affected With just days to a pivotal National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces a fresh political storm as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) prepares to take possession of its national secretariat in Abuja over decades-long …

CNN — Russia launched a major attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and killed at least 13 people in strikes across the country as the two sides released hundreds more prisoners on the second day of a major prisoner exchange. At least four people have been killed in the eastern Donetsk region, five in the southern Kherson and Odesa regions, and four in …

This year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was one of a kind. It shoved its handler, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), into a maelstrom with the mass poor scores of candidates and technical glitches that characterised the test. Arising from this, the agency, under the leadership of its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, suddenly faced a highly upset – and even …