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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Atiku Abubakar to watch the way he issues public statements as though he is the president. Atiku, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential poll, has consistently made comments over matters that concern …

Here is a full list of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of the 69 committees: Abdullahi Adamu, Bima Enagi – Agriculture Bala Ibn Na’Allah, Michael Nnachi – Airforce Suleiman Kwari, Aliyu Wamakko – Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes Barau Jibrin, Stella Oduah – Appropriation Ali Ndume, Abba Moro – Army Dino Melaye, …

Gunmen suspected to be cult members shot and killed a final-year student of the Rivers State University, identified as Prince Barisua. Barisua, an undergraduate of the Faculty of Agriculture, was said to have been shot in the head by the cultists around 2pm on Monday on the university campus after …

Dr Olumuyiwa Alaba, a trade expert has urged the Federal Government to introduce electronic call-up system to sanitise truck movement for speedy decongestion of Apapa port. Alaba made the call while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja at a roundtable organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry …

Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers has declared that there is no land in the state for the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlement initiated by the federal government. The royal fathers, who stated their position in a communiqué at the end of their meeting in Asaba, the state capital, emphasised …

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and national troops have dealt a deadly blow on the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), killing 10 of its terrorists in Baga, Borno. A statement by Col. Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information of MNJTF in N’Djamena, Chad Republic on Monday …

Three siblings, Taiwo, Kehinde and Idowu Yakubu, escaped death by a whisker when a two-storey building collapsed at No. 30 Osasa Avenue, Bariga, Lagos, on Sunday. It was gathered that the 10-year-old twins, Taiwo and Kehinde, and their seven-year-old brother, Idowu, were playing the Ludo game with their friend on …

Residents of Owerri Municipal Council in Imo State have appealed to Governor Emeka Ihedioha to come to their aid, stating that flood has ravaged their buildings and other properties. Newsman. gathered that a three-day rain which started on Friday and ended on Sunday had destroyed household properties and commercial goods. …

Ondo State lawmakers have vowed not to approve the N30bn loan brought to it for approval by the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, if the state House of Assembly complex is not renovated. Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly had asked the governor to repair the dilapidated complex for …

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has turned down an invitation to attend a security roundtable organised by a former military head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), scheduled for Minna, Niger State. The roundtable slated for July 29 and 30 is expected to have in attendance heads of …