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Netizens across social media platforms – X, Facebook and Instagram, have lent their voices behind a recently conducted poll seeking their opinions on whether they’d support a presidential ticket of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and an ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. Atiku, Obi hold first meeting after 2023 election The poll follows the news of the visit made by Obi to …

He observed that the coming of the Attorney General was at a critical time because there were lots of legal matters that needed to be tackled with bravery and courage. He said, “So, my brother, Dagogo Iboroma, you are going to be the brand new Attorney-General of our dear state. SSG, give him his letter; he is the Attorney-General. “Why …

Fed Govt targets less use of petrol to stem rising cost of living and boost economy All new vehicles, generators or tricycles being procured by the government and its agencies must be powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), solar or electric, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) decided yesterday. It was one of the major decisions reached by the council before it …

Edo State Government has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) and other political actors in the State against dragging the Benin Royal Palace and the revered Monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin into their dirty and retrogressive politics. The State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare gave the warning while briefing journalists on Monday, at the …

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial, the Associated Press reports. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s …

Attempts by previous sessions of the Senate to alter provisions of the 1999 Constitution ahead of election cycles, and the fresh amendment debate that follow afterwards all underscore the seemingly intractable deficiencies in the document. But stakeholders reckon that developing a new Constitution that would emanate from the inputs of various ethnic nationalities will halt the endless alteration debacle, SILVER …

Reacting to the hike in electricity tariff, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, shut down activities at the offices of electricity distribution companies, DisCos, in Plateau, Ebonyi, Kano and Kaduna states on Monday. The gate of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, locked by the leadership of the NLC and TUC in Kano State on Monday. Photo: Bashir Bello …

• Supply drops to 8.5 hours daily despite upgrade to Band ‘A’• We’re priced out of the market with electricity hike, MAN cries out• Output dips as costs of production, distribution skyrocket The burden of local manufacturing may have increased in recent times as the operators spent N290 billion on self-generated energy in a space of three months – first quarter – exclusive data …

The changing language used by the Ukrainian military in 72 hours of daily updates tells the story: “Ongoing defensive fighting.” “Significantly worsened.” Russian “tactical success.” You rarely ever hear Kyiv’s top brass sounding downbeat, but their steep southerly trajectory reflects the grave place Ukraine finds itself in. Russia is not just advancing slowly in one place; it appears to be advancing in …

• Internet group warns of negative impact of policy on economy• Levy aimed at financial institutions, telecoms, Buba clarifies The resentment that greeted the Federal Government’s 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy appears not to have abated, despite the reported quiet withdrawal of the policy. The likes of Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, had praised President Bola Tinubu for listening to …