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The New Nigeria People’s Party has blamed a former presidential candidate of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of being responsible for the loss of Kano governor, Yusuf Abba at the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. The party insisted that Kwankwaso allegedly sold out NNPP to the ruling All Progressives Congress in order to negotiate for a ministerial slot in the President …

As the ultimatum by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to the Federal Government to address the mass suffering and pains occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petrol expires today, the leadership of the Congress will meet next week to decide when to begin an indefinite nationwide strike. But Vanguard gathered that the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has been …

Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison in March after being convicted in the double murder of his wife and son. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney, who was convicted in March of murdering his wife and son, pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen federal fraud and money laundering charges on Thursday, according to attorneys inside the courtroom during proceedings. …

The flurry of coup d’états in Africa seem to enjoy the support of young people, who didn’t witness military rule and the elderly that justify the development on account of poor political leadership and misgovernance. But lost in the frenzy, is the reality of the tyrannical nature of military governments that confirm they can never be an alternative to democracy, …

•Arbitrage gap widens further to N219   •RMAFC: N5.24tn accrued into the federation account as NNPCL recorded zero contribution in six months because of subsidy   •FG, states, local govts shared N3.06tn The naira came under intense pressure yesterday, leading to a significant depreciation as it fell to N990 to a dollar at the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange market, …

I didn’t know that the artiste, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, sang some of those famous songs on the airwaves. Although I do not consciously consume many of the songs and sounds that young artistes in Nigeria release with the speed of light these days, one must accept two things about this reality. One, there is a crowd of …

The Kano State government on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to avoid a breakdown of law and order following the sacking of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party by the state’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Security was beefed up across the Kano metropolis on Wednesday shortly after the ruling of the three-man election …

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election. Yusuf, who contested …

• Presidency, NASS politics delay CNI bill for 15 years• Vandalism surges by over 35% as operators lose 15,000 generators• 34,862 towers, 127,294 Base Stations, 96,198km fibre optics endangered• East and Northern Nigeria account for highest rate of destruction• Analysts foresee huge drop in quality of telephony service   Nigeria’s $77 billion telecommunications sector, which currently houses 34,862 towers, 127,294 Base …

The launch of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)’s self-service application remains a major milestone intervention towards ensuring seamless National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment for Nigerians in the diaspora, Chief Executive, Barnksforte Technology Limited, Mr. Dayo Bankole, has said. The mobile application was developed in partnership with Barnksforte, a local ICT company, in accordance with National Information Technology Development Agency …