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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, joined some leaders of the Yoruba socio-Cultural organisation, Afenifere, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where they discussed the insecurity in the southwest. The Yoruba leaders, who were led to the villa by …

The Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday rejected the request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his party to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow them access to the server used for this year’s presidential election. In a ruling on the application, the …

A suspected cable vandal was electrocuted on Sunday while attempting to vandalise an armoured cable at Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained as at last night, attempted to remove the armoured cable when the wire exploded and electrocuted him. The …

Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production in court of CEO of Innosson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma and two others, over fraud allegations. The Nation Newspaper

Lagos state Head of Service, HoS, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said that the implementation of the newly approved minimum wage in the state civil service is a ‘done deal’. The HoS gave the assurance on Monday while answering questions from reporters after addressing a press conference on the upcoming celebration of the …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied the allegation that its helicopters were dropping weapons in Akwuke Forest, Enugu State for herdsmen’s use. The force, speaking through Faith Aigbeoghain, acting Public Relations and Information Officer of NAF Ground Training Command (GTC) in Enugu State, said: “The attention of Headquarters GTC …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has stated that the Army under his watch would flush out soldiers who are no longer willing to fight in the ongoing war against Boko Haram. A statement issued on Sunday by Army spokesman, Col Sagir Musa, quoted Buratai as saying …

Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly and Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, urged the governors of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, and Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, to immediately resolve the crises that have engulfed the respective Houses of Assembly in their states. Obasa asked …

Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that the current chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, is a distraction to the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Odigie-Oyegun also described the crisis rocking the Edo state house of assembly as “unfortunate”, adding that Oshiomhole is heating up the …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said Nigerians should expect better service delivery from the ninth National Assembly. Gbajabiamila gave the commitment in Lagos while speaking at a reception dinner organised for him by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dinner …