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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race over ICC arbitration revelations. The ​‌‍⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‌​council alleged that proceedings before an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris had raised serious questions about the former Vice-President’s role in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project controversy. …

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Mr Warman Ogoriba, has dismissed the relevance of the emerging “Rainbow Coalition” in the state. Ogoriba in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said the APC had the number, structure, organisation and grassroots support required to secure victory for President Bola Tinubu and all officially nominated APC candidates in the …

Dangote Industries Ltd. says it plans to develop a 600km offshore gas-gathering pipeline as its refinery and fertiliser complex generates more than 650 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Mr Devakumar Edwin, Group Vice President, Oil and Gas and Fertiliser, Dangote Industries Ltd., disclosed this during a tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos on Friday. Edwin said the East-West offshore …

Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says opening the battlefield to journalists helped the Nigerian Army break Boko Haram’s grip on information and counter terrorist propaganda. Buratai, also a former Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, stated this on Friday in Abuja when the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN) Annual Lecture and Awards Committee paid him a …

LONDON (AP) Revenge has rarely been so stylish. A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby’s, with a presale estimate of up to $300,000. First, the “revenge dress,” as it has become known, is going on an international tour, testament to the …

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and “fake news,” and threatened that more such media bans could be coming — the latest salvo in the president’s increasingly aggressive response to media coverage he finds unfavorable. Like many …

  ***Aliyu slams Wike, say he’s been compensated for 2023 support ***Jibrin warns APC govs against embarrassing Wike ***Shettima clarifies remarks on northern govs’ support for president The feud between the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, deepened, yesterday, with APC leadership in the South-East throwing its weight behind the Progressive Governors’ …

GENEVA (AP) — Experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. They also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its own people, in a report …

The chairman of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Blessing Ebhodaghe, has directed commercial drivers operating in the council to wear All Progressives Congress (APC)-branded caps or risk sanctions. Ebhodaghe issued the directive during a visit to a motor park in the local government area, according to a video circulating on Thursday. He said the directive was part …

  The suspension of Aniviye, according to the minister, would remain in place while the investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Nigerian Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the reported deaths of over 30 suspected illegal miners in Minna, the Niger …