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Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has called for international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and ensure the return of crude oil stolen from London. Speaking at the 6th Annual General Assembly of the West African Anti-Corruption Network, Tuggar stressed the need for global action to address corruption and illicit financial flows, which he said are closely interlinked. “African countries …

The National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar last week opened itself to calls from some individuals and groups in the country to cancel the 2023 presidential election. In the same week, armed men suspected of being bandits kidnapped 20 medical students in Benue State. This story and three others we tracked dominated public …

Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Monday, expressed concern over the results of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Results released last week showed a 7.69% decline in performance compared to last year. In a series on his X account, Obi cited a report revealing that only 72.12% of candidates obtained credits …

Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu said on Monday that he had received many calls from unknown persons opposing ongoing reforms in the sector. Adelabu, a former governorship candidate in Oyo State, however, vowed that he would not be intimidated or bullied by those opposed to progress in the sector. The minister, who appeared on Fresh FM’s “Political Circuit” program, said all …

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the decision in the Bayelsa and Kogi state gubernatorial elections. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate duo, Timipre Sylva and his Social Democratic Party (SDP) counterpart, Murtala Ajaka, are challenging the results of the November 2023 elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Douye Diri and Usman …

  Vice President Kamala Harris is riding a wave of voter enthusiasm heading into the Democratic National Convention, which has transformed the race against former President Donald Trump with three months to go. The four-day convention in Chicago begins Monday, about a month after President Biden’s reelection campaign concluded, as a growing number of Democrats question the 80-year-old’s ability to …

Petroleum marketers in the country, under the auspices of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association (PETROAN), attributed the latest petrol shortage to the non-supply of the product by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The statement follows the return of queues at fuel stations across the country, with some marketers selling a litre of petrol for ₦1,000 over …

Popular social media platform TikTok has denied any ties to the Chinese government. The platform owned by Beijing-based tech company ByteDance has provided clarification as it continues to fight a law that could impact its business in the United States. US President Joe Biden recently signed a bill requiring TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform to a US-based …

The Federal Government has threatened to sanction universities that fail to submit lists of admitted students promptly after matriculation. This directive was communicated in a memo issued by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday. According to JAMB Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the move is part of efforts to combat the racket of fake degrees in the …

A group known as Bogoro Youth Vanguard in Bogoro local government area of ​​Bauchi State has condemned former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara for launching a media attack on Governor Bala Mohammed. The group in a statement on Sunday described Dogara as a desperate politician seeking attention and recognition from President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The statement was …