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The Presidency on Monday criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his party for making wild allegations against President Bola Tinubu, over the sack of some governors by the Court of Appeal. The appellate court had in recent rulings sacked the duo of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf and his Plateau State counterpart, Caleb Mutfwang. …

Immediate past governor of Kano State and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has thrown more light into the withdrawal of Maryam Shetty as a ministerial nominee by President Bola Tinubu. The withdrawal of the 30-year-old Dr. Shetty’s nomination while awaiting her screening by the Senate last week and her replacement with Mariya Mahmoud, also from …

Manchester United’s two-goal hero Scott McTominay has revealed Erik ten Hag urged him to score when he came off the bench against Brentford. McTominay was hauled off the bench in the 87th minute when United were 1-0 down and heading for their a third consecutive defeat for the first time since 1962. The midfielder scored twice in added time to …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin as part of his push for greater investment in the Nigerian economy. The meeting, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, took place on the sideline of the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State has rejected the judgment of the state’s governorship election petition tribunal. The three-member panel led by Justice H. T. D. Gwadah on Friday upheld Governor Alex Otti’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The panel dismissed the petitions filed by the APC governorship candidate, Chief Ikechi Emenike, and his …

Major airlines on Saturday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv following Palestinian militant group, Hamas, attack on Israel. The group in the early hours of Saturday launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip and inflicted heavy casualties on the country. Over 300 people have been killed from both sides after Israel launched reprisal attacks on the enemy territories. …

History was made at the weekend in Makurdi when the new Benue State Football Association (BSFA), led by Barr. Paul Edeh staged first ever stakeholders’ summit. The summit which held 49 days after the current BSFA came on board, witnessed the enlarged gathering of who is who in state’s football fraternity. Those who attended the symposium included coaches, referees, ex-internationals, …

For the second time, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed its crucial meeting to decide interest rates, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was earlier scheduled to take place on Monday and Tuesday but has now been postponed to an unspecified date. According to the MPC schedule published on the bank’s website, the last time the bank had …

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) has dismissed a report of a planned protest by its members. The PTD National Chairman, Mr. Augustine Egbon, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja that the union members were not planning to embark on any kind of protest. He alerted Nigerians on the antics of some desperate and mischievous individuals to cause crisis …

Nigerians and indeed the world is hyped up in expectations as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will today deliver its ruling on the petitions filed to contest the election of President Bola Tinubu. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Tinubu as winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential poll, with Atiku and Obi coming second and third respectively. The …