Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Elections, has distanced himself from a purported audio recording of a telephone conversation between him and Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. Obi said the audio recording is a product of the...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted no less than 63 bags of cannabis sativa, weighing 600 kilogrammes and stored in a house at Okpe village in Akoko-Edo LGA of Edo State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement...
Leicester City have parted company with manager Brendan Rodgers as they look to maintain their English Premier League (EPL) status. The Foxes dropped into the bottom three after Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, which extended their winless run to six games. Rodgers, who recently celebrated four years...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he will bow out of office on May 29 as a fulfilled man, having positively impacted the 23 local government areas of the state. The governor charged the incoming administration on stewardship. Wike made the statement during a Thanksgiving Service organized by the...
The Oodua Progressive Care Initiative (OPCI) have vowed not to allow any intruder, parasite, individual or group of people to dethrone democracy in the country. The President of OPCI, Chief Maruff Olarewaju, disclosed this on Sunday at a press conference held at the OPCI office, Geri-Alimi, Ilorin. Olarewaju said it...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops and Special Forces of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 11 bandits in a battle which took place in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the killing of the 11...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday repatriated 217 destitutes, street baggers and vagabonds, evacuated from the street of the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, Director, Department, Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kukadu Gundari Ward of Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State has suspended Alhaji Babayo Misau over alleged anti-party activities. Misau is the chairman of the party in Bauchi State, The ward chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Lawan announced the suspension of Misau at a news...
The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has denied campaigning for any politician or spoken on their behalf in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections in the country. Oyedepo said this on Sunday while speaking to the congregation at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, Ota,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigeria has, again called on the United Nations and the International Tax Community to forge an inclusive, equitable, fair and universally beneficial international tax system towards the attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making the call on behalf of the country, Mr....
Two suspects are in police net in Niger over the alleged murder of a police constable, Mr Nasiru Yusuf. They were arrested in Minima village in Lavun Local Government Area of the state over the alleged murder. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun told the News Agency...
Nigeria will on May 29, 2023 have a new leadership that will steer the affairs of the country in the next four years. The new administration will inherit some humongous challenges especially in the areas of national security which the country has been contending with for over a decade....
Mrs Vera Adesotu, a Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, says contrary to allegations, Lauretta Onochie worked for the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu in the Feb. 25 presidential election. Adesotu, a former Delta House of Assembly aspirant for Aniocha North Senatorial District said this while speaking with the News...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested additional 17 suspects in connection with post elections violence that erupted, following the announcement of Governorship election result in the state. The command spokesman, SP Muhammad Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Gusau, said...
A political support group, Tinubu Vanguard, has urged the Federal Government and the government of Cross River to take over burial arrangements of late Senate President, Joseph Wayas. The Director-General of Tinubu Vanguard, Dr Johnny Benjamin, said this in a statement on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed no fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend its conduct of the February 25, 2023, presidential election. The team, according to City Lawyer, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud...
Alhaji Shu’aibu Iliyasu, the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for Kurfi state constituency in Katsina State, has demanded a recount of ballot papers used for the March 18 election in the area. This is contained in a letter signed by his lawyer, Muhammad Bello-Gachi, which was...
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), has urged tertiary institutions in the country to key into the free trade zones scheme. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said...
A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, says those protesting and kicking against the inauguration of the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on May 29, should not turn the country into a “banana republic”. Obanikoro, also a former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ghana, made the remark while...
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), says there are presently 46 private Free Trade Zones (FTZs) with a culminating investment value standing at 30 billion dollars Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the Managing Director, NEPZA said this on Sunday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...