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Paul Ibe, media advisor to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has clarified the report that his school principal will override the ambition of the 2027 President if his party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), can present a younger candidate, enthusiastic, and can be accepted as a presidential candidate. Atiku, who made an appointment in an interview with BBC Hausa service …

Investors at the Nigerian equity market obtained the N170 billion at the close of trade on Thursday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as PZ PLC, Eterna PLC and Champions Brewers, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) jumped to 142,979.46 points from 142,710.48 points recorded on the previous day. After five hours of …

The partner for the National Economic Progress (Panep), a coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria with the mandate to root the economic prosperity and well -being of the Nigerians has staged a mega event in Abuja, asking for the end of sabotage and other illegal attacks against individual investments in the Nigerian peperleum sector. Giving himself to a gigantic …

The lawyer for human rights, Femi Falana (San), and former member of the Chamber of Representatives, dr. Usman Bugaje have accused the political parties of Nigeria of lack of ideology and of being responsible for the struggling growth of the country 65 years after independence. Both statesmen spoke on Wednesday during the special transmission of the television of the channels …

Judge Emeka Nwite from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday postponed the alleged trial of defamation from Sahara Journalist Publisher, Omoyle Sowore, until November 20 to hear in all delayed applications. Police Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun, charged reporters Sowore and Sahara for a series of reports published in the newspaper about alleged promotional scandals in the police and activist …

At least 10 passengers were killed in a ship accident in the Kogi state on Tuesday. However, 24 passengers have been saved by emergency respondents, while 42 others are still missing. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident in a post on its X -grip on Thursday. The body revealed that the incident occurred on Tuesday night when …

The owned items seized by the suspicion by the EFCC The operators of the Zonal Directorate of Kaduna of the Commission for Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, arrested an Abdilazeez Gbadebo, the director of the Emadeb Energy Service Limited station for alleged criminal violation of trust and diversion of funds for an amount of N500 million (five hundred million Naira). …

The Governor of the State Anambra, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the implementation of 100 percent of the consolidated health salary structure for state health workers. Head of State Service, Ny. Theodora Igwegbe, revealed this in a statement on Thursday at AWKA. He said the governor agreed to conhess for nurses, anesthesia experts, psychiatric nurses, public health workers, and technicians. Others …

Police operations in Lagos have arrested two armed robbers suspects who terrorized residents around Shoprite Ikeja and Maryland’s axis in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the suspects aged 24 and 32, who were part of the gangs of three people operating on motorbikes, were …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, reported the installation of the street lamps in Abuja, stating that the project is aimed at reducing crime in the city. The minister observed that the absence of lamppost made Abuja vulnerable to insecurity, with almost 80% of the city in darkness. “So it was a sense of concern …