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]National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Wednesday that the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State was very important to the party and the Federal Government. Ganduje, who stated this at the inauguration of the Anambra Consultative Council, argued that the state deserved to be in the mainstream of the country’s politics. He said: “I …

Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal Supreme Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16, dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira banknotes. According to the judge, “the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is empowered by Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) to …

Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, confirmed the development in a statement in Katsina. Those affected are Dr. Bashir Gambo-Saulawa, who was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Water Resources, and Hajiya Hadiza Yar’Adua, from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to the Ministry …

United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the president tested positive for COVID-19 during a campaign trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday. This is the third time Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus. He first tested positive for the infectious disease on July 21, 2022, and …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Wednesday urged the Federal Government and unions to consider the ability of states and local governments to pay the new minimum wage in their negotiations. The governors made the call in a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Enugu and read by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, …

The Abia State Government has confirmed the resignation of the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Chima Oriaku, and his counterpart on Agriculture, Prof. Monica Ironkwe. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Ukoha Ukoha, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia. He said the commissioners had submitted their resignation letters to Governor Alex Otti thanking them for their …

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and detention of a police inspector, Aminu Muhammed, for alleged car theft. Confirming the arrest to journalists, police command spokesperson William Ayah said the accused robbed three houses in an area near his filling station, ‘C’ Division in Lokoja, the state capital. Ayah added that the state Commissioner of Police, Bertrand …

The naira continued its decline against the US dollar on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency lost N5 to trade at N1,581/$1, up from N1,576/$1 recorded on the official exchange on Tuesday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,620/$1 and N1,500/$1 respectively, indicating a narrow spread of …

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday pledged support to their Rivers State counterpart, Siminalayi Fubara, over the crisis in the state. The governors gave the assurance in a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Enugu and read by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed. The governors have …

Abdullahi Hurso Bashir, a former councilor of Marte Local Government Area in Borno State, shared his heartbreaking story of survival and resilience in the face of the Boko Haram insurgency. Bashir’s life changed forever when his community was attacked in 2014, forcing him to flee and become internally displaced. Ahmed Mustapha, spokesperson for The Truth Alliance, a coalition of civil …