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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta has approved the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Dennis Guwor, and 45 others for the Assembly primary elections in the state. The party announced this after a two-day screening of candidates at the APC Secretariat in Asaba. The screening committee released the results in a statement signed by its Chairman, …

The Federal Government has warned the country’s telecoms operators, including Airtel Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, Globacom and 9mobile, that they risk regulatory sanctions if they fail to urgently improve the quality of their services across the country. Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani raised the alarm in a statement on Sunday, stressing that ongoing reforms in the sector were …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Nwite in his ruling deemed the lawsuit incompetent because it started with a summons even though it contained allegations of fraud. “Adopting this mode of lawsuit is itself a hostile act,” …

A Russian cargo ship that suffered a series of mysterious explosions before sinking off the southeastern coast of Spain 17 months ago may be carrying nuclear underwater reactors destined for North Korea, according to reports. The Ursa Major, a 142-metre-long Russian-flagged ship owned by state company Oboronlogistics, was allegedly sailing from St Petersburg to Vladivostok in Russia’s far east when …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a form of high-strength marijuana, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms at Tincan Island Harbor in Lagos. The consignment has a street value of N10.4 billion. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the success of …

Police on Wednesday arraigned seven suspects at the Kano District Court in Nomansland for allegedly attacking traders at the Central Agricultural Market in the state. The suspects attacked the entourage of a prominent politician, AA Zaura, in the April 28 attack. Police officers arrested five suspects in the incident. Spokesman of the state police command, Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, who disclosed this …

The Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has entered the crisis currently by launching the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) in Ilorin and its members operating under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAAE). The LNRBDA, a parastatal organization of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, is responsible for dam …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Director General of the Nigerian Energy Commission, Mustapha Abdullahi, on charges of money laundering, Blow report. A source at the EFCC confirmed the news to journalists on Wednesday. He said Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja and is currently in the custody of the commission for questioning over alleged N500 billion fraud. …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market earned N440 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This follows a surge in the prices of shares such as Livestock Feeds, Daar Communications and CWG, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) index increased to 252,508.19 points from 252,411.67 points the previous day. After five hours of …

The National Chairman of the People’s Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has explained why former Labor Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso ultimately did not join the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during a political program aired on DITV Kaduna on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed said discussions between the PRP and …