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Appeal court in Lagos State has sentenced senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, to 7 years imprisonment. The appellate court sentenced Nwaoboshi on Friday. The Court also ordered that his two companies be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of …

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Orubebe left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last month, he had said the party does not have what it takes to win elections in 2023. He said he is …

Leadership Newspaper’s MARK ITSIBOR writes on the need for Nigeria to improve its revenue by harmonising the current tax systems. Nigeria has three tax revenue objectives: to develop our economy that does not lean too heavily on resource wealth; institutionalise a healthy tax culture among Nigerians; and create a participatory …

A former Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi that the time is not ripe yet for him to be the president of Nigeria. Melaye, who made the appeal in a video published on his verified …

The African Union (AU) on Thursday announced the suspension of seven members — including two Nigerians — of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) over alleged misconduct. Tunji Asaolu and John Oba are the two Nigerians on the list of suspended members. Others suspended include Abozer Elligai Elmana (Sudan); Abdurrahman Mokhtar …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has waded into the imbroglio between the federal government and stakeholders in the country’s public tertiary institutions. This is as it disclosed that it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to force the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector …

The Committee of Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities on Thursday implored the President Muhammadu Buhari, to speed up the process of resolving the ongoing disputes between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities among others. Recall that academic and non-academic activities have been …

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned Nigerians overseas against the use of social media to insult and incite from a safe and anonymous distance, urging the Diaspora to always promote Nigeria’s unity. The warning was given by Buhari while speaking at a meeting with representatives of Nigerians living in Portugal on Wednesday …

The leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North-West have demanded the position of vice president ahead of the July 15 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the substitution of candidates by political parties where necessary. Against this background, the leaders of the party …

The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the primary election that produced Muhammad Abacha as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State as authentic. The development has now laid to rest the controversy over who the Commission recognises as the party’s candidate between Abacha and …