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THE National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Malam Salihu Lukman, on Monday, warned against choosing a Muslim lawmaker as the next Senate president to avoid a repeat of the tension that greeted the party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket last year. The APC chieftain made the appeal in a statement …

SEN. Obinna Ogba of the Peoples Democratic Party (Ebonyi Central) said on Sunday that the party deservedly lost the 2023 general elections because of the mismanagement of affairs by its National Working Committee. Ogba told a news conference at his Nkalagu hometown in Ishielu Local Government Area that the NWC …

LOAN apps on Play Store will lose their ability to access their users’ contacts or photos from May 31, 2023. This came as the Federal Government said it would enforce the latest policy by Google, saying the action was consistent with the Nigerian authorities’ move to curtail the invasion of …

FORMER Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, has said Senator Godswill Akpabio is still in the race for the Senate presidency and has no plan to drop out. Afegbua made this known in a statement on Monday to debunk rumours that Akpabio is considering an exit from the race …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State has called on security agents to take note of the threat by the Labour Party in its efforts to pursue and reclaim its mandate, alleged to have been stolen through over-voting, ballot stuffing and electoral malfeasance …

OYO North Senatorial District candidate of Accord, Hon. Shina Abiola Peller, has revealed why the party formed a coalition with Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Peller made the disclosure while speaking at a stakeholders meeting of the party on Saturday in Ibadan, the state capital. The …

The Federal Government has announced that Friday, 7 and Monday, 10, April 2023 will be public holidays to mark the Easter celebrations this year. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja. The statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore …

The Federal Government has berated some western countries for giving credence to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terrorist organisation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations and policy institutes. NAN reports …

The admiration for banker-turned-politician Peter Obi and his impact in the 2023 general elections has elevated the Labour Party, LP, to the third force in Nigeria. Although the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate was the second runner-up in the February 25 poll, Obi was arguably the most popular despite running …

NIGERIA has, again called on the United Nations and the International Tax Community to forge an inclusive, equitable, fair and universally beneficial international tax system towards the attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making the call on behalf of the country, Mr. Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman of …