FAKE NEWS ALERT: We’re not investigating US case against Tinubu, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the claim that it is investigating a criminal forfeiture case against Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Friday, a document with INEC’s letterhead, which claimed that the commission was investigating a 1993 case in the United States involving Tinubu forfeiting […]
Borno re-opens cattle market — 6 years after closure over ‘activities of insurgents’
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has reopened the Gamboru international cattle market in Ngala LGA of the state. The Borno government, in 2016, suspended trading activities at the market as part of activities to curb the activities of insurgents who reportedly funded their operations through cattle rustling. Speaking at the reopening of […]
Peter Obi asks LP supporters to desist from derogatory comments against opposition
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called on candidates and supporters of the party to desist from making derogatory comments about members of the opposition. Obi said this on Friday in a post on his official Twitter handle. The development comes after Herman Hembe, governorship candidate of LP […]
US commits $150m to support climate adaptation initiatives in Africa
US President Joe Biden has announced the sum of $150 million dollars to accelerate climate adaptation initiatives in Africa. He said this on Friday while delivering a national statement at the ongoing COP27 in Egypt. Biden said African cities and communities that are hardest hit by the climate crisis do not have […]
Newspaper Headlines: You’re on your own, Adamu Adamu tells Nigerian students trapped in China
The reports in the national dailies focused on the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Source: Top Stories
FG files seven-count amended charge against Nnamdi Kanu
The federal government has filed an amended seven-count terrorism charge against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu has been in detention since he was brought back from Kenya on June 19, 2021. The IPOB leader was subsequently re-arraigned on an amended 15-count charge. On April 8, […]
OPL 245: Nigeria loses again as Italian court rejects $1.1bn compensation claim
For the fifth time, Nigeria has lost its case in the long-running OPL 245 saga. On Friday, the appeals court in Milan, Italy, rejected the country’s request for $1.1bn compensation from Shell and Eni, the two energy giants that bought the oil block off Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011. The […]
‘Baseless, strange tale’ — Jonathan denies claim of working with aggrieved PDP governors
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors currently involved in the crisis in the party are not working for his cause. Jonathan said this on Friday in a statement by Ikechukwu Eze, his special adviser. Dubbed as G5, the five governors — Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi […]
’52 violence cases in one month’ — Monguno warns politicians against thuggery
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says rogues who plan to disrupt the forthcoming elections will be dealt with. Monguno gave the warning on Friday at an emergency security meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). TheCable had reported how suspected hoodlums torched the INEC office in Ogun state on […]
Court sacks Emenike, affirms Uche Ogah as Abia APC guber candidate
A federal high court in Abuja has affirmed Uche Ogah, former minister of state for mines and steel development, as the duly elected governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state. In a judgment delivered on Friday, Binta Nyako, the presiding judge, nullified the candidacy of Ikechi Emenike who was […]