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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, on Sunday, berated the Presidential standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, saying his recent incitement of Northerners to snub Igbo and Yoruba candidates has exposed his true intention to Nigerians. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, …

The National Population Commission (NPC) and Delta State government have lamented that the country’s inability to conduct a census since March 2006 has created an information vacuum for planning purposes which has denied the nation the benefits of comprehensive data for a comprehensive decision-making process. They enjoined Nigerians, especially Deltans, …

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on women across Nigeria to key into the vision of sensitisation and awareness of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) in the fight against breast cancer in the country. Governor Akeredolu, who urged women not to see breast cancer as a …

THE National Assembly has approved or at least received budget estimates worth N93.453tn from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in eight years. Out of the N93.453tn budgeted from 2016 to 2023, a total of N67.4tn has been committed to recurrent expenditure, including the payment of salaries and emoluments …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has replied his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amoosun, declaring that he (Amosun) will fail in his “anti-party politics aimed to scuttle his re-election bid in 2023”. Abiodun, who flayed Amosun for playing “dirty politics” and openly declaring to work for the emergence of a governorship candidate …

THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday explained how his committee recovered $2.8bn stolen fund from corrupt public officials during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, in which he served as vice-president. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session organised by the Arewa Joint Committee held …

Christopher Imumolen, the youthful Accord party presidential candidate, has dismissed the economic plan of Labour Party (LP) flagbearer, Peter Obi. The former Anambra governor and others attended the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) conference in Lagos this week. At the event, attention of the audience shifted to Professor …

The Peoples Democratic Party, Kaduna State chapter, has rescheduled the planned consultative visit of the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to Kafanchan. Newsextra24 recalls that in a programme schedule visit by the PDP Presidential hopeful, he was billed to move …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said those from the North don’t need candidates from the South during the 2023 elections. Atiku stated this while responding to a question posed to him by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, during …

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has said it will be appealing the Federal High court ruling disqualifying the party from fielding a governorship candidate for the 2023 general election. The court had on Friday, annulled the candidature of Sen. Aishatu Ahmed, and restrained her from parading …