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The naira slumped against the dollar at both the official and parallel markets on Tuesday. The local currency depreciated by 9.73 percent to close at N830.97 to a dollar on Tuesday, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed. This represents an N80.83 loss in the local currency compared to the N750.14 it closed on Monday.  The intraday …

Britain’s Dan Evans won the first ATP 500 title of his career by beating Tallon Griekspoor in the Citi Open final in Washington DC. Evans, now the world number 21, triumphed 7-5 6-3 against the Dutchman after a 90-minute rain stoppage. “To do the work I’ve done and to stick with it and come through is [amazing],” said Evans. American …

The New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP) on Tuesday applauded former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for the merger of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election. Atiku had during a meeting with the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Nigeria (IPAC) at his residence in Abuja last week urged the opposition parties to present a common front …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday abducted two persons in the Shabewa community, Dukku local government area of Gombe State. The spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar, confirmed the development to journalists on Sunday in Gombe. He said the state Commissioner of Police, Oqua Etim, has deployed operatives to rescue the victims unhurt. The spokesman said: “We …

An official of Zenith Bank, Mrs Celestina Appeal, who is the Head of Card Services of the bank, on Monday, appeared before the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital in relation to allegation of vote buying through preloaded ATM cards levelled against Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu. Counsel to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, had earlier …

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday signed nine bills passed by the state House of Assembly into law. The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Governor, Malam Isa Gusau, who confirmed the news in a statement in Maiduguri, said the bills were signed into law at a ceremony held in the Government House. He said the …

The Lagos State government has shut down the popular Silk Club in the Ikoyi area of the state over noise pollution. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the development in a terse statement posted on his verified X platform (formerly Twitter) on Saturday night. READ ALSO: Lagos govt gives vacation order to developers of structures …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has resolved to challenge the verdict of the presidential election petition tribunal which upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election at the Supreme Court. A five-member panel of the presidential election court headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani had on Wednesday night dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku and …

The participation of Nigeria’s Senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers in the upcoming China Autumn Tour tournament, has further exposed the divisions, plaguing the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), headed by Engr. Musa Ahmadu Kida. The autumn tour of China provides the D’Tigers an opportunity to be back in action for the first time since their embarrassing ouster from …