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All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday in Kaduna, Kaduna State that an attack on one Nigerian is an attack to all of us in the country. He spoke when he visited the state to commiserate with the government and people of Kaduna over last week’s …

The Senator representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Senator Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday met with the Newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC Abdullahi Adamu at the Party’s National Secretariat, Abuja to offer him support for the tasks ahead.

Slovakia will pay for Russian natural gas in rubles if that’s what it takes to keep the commodity flowing, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik has said on national television. “If there is a condition to pay in rubles, then we will pay in rubles,” Sulik said. He stressed that Russian …

A BlueBay Asset Management strategist has estimated that there’s now an 80% chance Russia will be forced into a “nightmare” default on its foreign-currency-denominated bonds. Timothy Ash told Insider on Tuesday that a default is more likely after the US Treasury blocked the Russian government from making payments using American banks. BlueBay’s …

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Broadcast journalist, Tundun Abiola, has berated her half-sister, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, for likening Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi to their late father and acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election, M.K.O Abiola. Ms Abiola-Costello, director-general of the Yahaya Bello presidential campaign organisation appeared on Arise TV on Sunday where she disclosed …

The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in the south-east of the country has been “90%” destroyed after being besieged by Russian forces, its mayor Vadym Boichenko said Monday. “The sad news is that 90% of the infrastructure in the city is destroyed and 40% is unrecoverable,” Boichenko told a press …

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election slated for 28th May 2022, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom led zoning committee have thrown the ticket open. Recall that the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed led committee which reviewed the PDP performance during the 2019 general election had …

The Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded its sitting on the party’s zoning arrangement. Chairman of the Committee, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, who briefed journalists at the end of the committee’s meeting in Abuja, said members have reached a unanimous agreement on the matter. …

Umar Muda, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, has presented legislation to make cross-dressing illegal in the country. On Tuesday, the bill was read aloud on the House floor. It proposes to outlaw cross-dressing, with the exception of individuals who do it for amusement purposes. Recently, certain crossdressers …