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Uneasy calm has gripped the otherwise boisterous city of Kano State following the judgment of the Governorship Election Tribunal which upturned the victory of Governor Abba Ka bir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), yesterday. Following rising tension,  the state government imposed a 24 hour curfew on the state. Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, who …

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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has told the Supreme Court how the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) relied heavily on technicalities to knock out his petition against the return of President Bola  Tinubu as winner of the February 25 election.       In his 51 grounds of appeal lodged …

HOW MY PETITION WAS TECHNICALLY KNOCKED OUT, OBI TELLS SUPREME COURT Read More »

The former President Muhammadu Buhari did not have it all rosy when he ruled the country and eight years down the line, his media adviser, Femi Adesina disclosed that the president regretted many things In a chat with newsmen in Osogbo, Adesina refused to disclose the real issues the president had during his service to …

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Outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, will officially hand over Transition Documents to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the May 29 inauguration. The investiture program will take place at the State House Conference in Abuja on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Disclosing this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Secretary to …

Tinubu to receive transition documents from Buhari on May 25 Read More »

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N655.932 billion as of April 2023 Federation Account Revenue to the federal, state, and local governments. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting for May 2023, according to a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Stephen Kilebi. The amount …

FG, States, LGAs Share N655.9bn April FAAC Revenue Read More »

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has again remitted N2 billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year, more would be remitted as its operations for the years are completed, the board said in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement signed by the spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on behalf of the board …

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The Lagos State Police Command has secured a court order to detain embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti till Monday, the defendant’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) has said. In an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, the lawyer said that the police approached the Magistrate’s Court in Yaba for variation of the bail earlier granted to …

Police Get Court Order To Detain Seun Kuti Till Monday, Lawyer Kicks Read More »

Alhassan Doguwa, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, made a surprising announcement on Wednesday night, May 17, 2023, declaring his withdrawal from the race for the speakership position. Doguwa disclosed his decision during a meeting held with representatives-elect at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. In addition to Doguwa, two other contenders, Abubakar …

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