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APC National Caretaker Chairman and Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni declares Professor Ben Ayade party leader in Cross River State.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has banned the sale and use of GSM network boosters (for mobile connectivity) especially by banks, residents, government agencies, among others to improve telecommunications services. According to a memo released via NCC’s official Twitter account, the use of GSM booster remains illegal in Nigeria, except …

Attorney General of the federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was recently a guest at Channels television. Channels TV host, Seun Okinbaloye took up the duty to interview the minister. However, many Nigerians are of the view that Seun Okinbaloye is not an intelligent host as he failed to …

BRITISH High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the United Kingdom, UK, would deny visas to Nigerians who disrupt 2023 elections. Laing in a chat with Vanguard, yesterday, in Port Harcourt on her maiden visit to Rivers State, cautioned Governor Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to …

Fifteen of the Seventeen Governors from the Southern Geopolitical Zones had converged on Asaba last week in what will be a first of its kind meeting, to deliberate on security issues as it affects the zone. Amongst others as contained in the 12-point Communique, the Southern Governors resolved the immediate ban …

•NGF silent on Asaba Declaration •’Removal of petrol subsidy in order’ Governors have agreed to grant autonomy to the Legislature and the Judiciary. This is in line with Executive Order 10 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. They however, gave two conditions to smoothen the implementation of the decisions. These are: …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of frustrating efforts to rejig the country’s security architecture as well as electoral reform efforts and restructuring of the polity. The forum, in a statement by its Director General, CID Maduabum, yesterday, expressed shock that the …

1. I have been struggling with this since returning from my UK trip last week, but my conscience insists I must say it: @raufaregbesola the immigration services at the MMA (Lagos Airport) is a disaster. I can’t believe that this Agency is under you sir/ 2. Arrived on BA at …

THE Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his fellow governors of abandoning his administration in its face-off with the Nigeria Labour Congress. El-Rufai said this during a virtual meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday. Also at the meeting, a committee set up by the NGF recommended …

All Progressive Congress (APC) Governors on Wednesday evening arrived Calabar, capital of Cross River to persuade Governor Ben Ayade to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They arrived two weeks after a delegation of Governors Forum of the PDP visited to dissuade him from leaving the party. The APC …