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Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. A win for Wike, and others as the Court of Appeal stopped INEC from recognizing the PDP convention The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday affirmed a lower court decision that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing the results of the national convention of the Peoples …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. BWALA: Former Atiku aide urges training for presidential spokespersons Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, stressed the need to invest in strategic communications to build a better image of the state.Read more 2. SERAP takes the Nigerian government to the ECOWAS Court over …

For the third time in a week, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased the gantry price for selling Premium Motor Spirit to N1,175 per litre. The refinery announced the new prices to marketers on Monday, raising the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit by N180 to N1,175 per liter from N995 per liter announced on Friday, representing an increase of about …

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing unresolved internal conflicts within the opposition party as the main reason for his decision. The development was confirmed in a statement issued from Government House in Gusau following a strategic meeting involving top government officials and political stakeholders …

The equity market opened the week well as investors gained N147 billion by the end of trading on Monday. This follows the soaring prices of shares such as Conoil, Legend Internet, and Omatek, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) index increased to 197,196.97 points from 196,968.15 points on the previous trading day. After five …

Former Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. Peter Obi has condemned the detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and former Attorney General Abubakar Malami. He described their ordeal as “alarming” and an example of the government using criminal prosecution as a weapon against opposition figures. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Obi called …

Investors in Nigerian equities earned N2.67 trillion at the close of trading last week This follows an increase in equity capitalization to N126.4 trillion from N123.7 trillion recorded last week. Likewise, the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 2.16% closing the week at 196,968 from 192,826.78 recorded in the previous week. The market performance was supported by the strong performance of …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s administration for “failure to repeal the clearly unlawful mass telephone tapping regulations known as the ‘Authorized Communications Interception Regulations, 2019.’” The lawsuit follows allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai that the telephone conversations of National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu were tapped. El-Rufai …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. 2027: Obi sacks 30 APC governors, boasts he will win if elections are free and fair The Labor Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election admits that he is not intimidated by the number of governors who are now under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Read in …

The Labor Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election admits that he is not intimidated by the number of governors who are now under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi has insisted that he will contest the 2027 presidential election, despite efforts by some political actors to prevent him from running. He spoke on Friday in Nimo, …