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The Labour Party (LP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win the presidential election but “stole” the the people’s mandate. The LP was reacting to a comment by  President Muhammadu Buhari that opposition parties lost the poll due to overconfidence and bad tactics. Obiora Ifoh, LP’s acting national publicity secretary, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says peace and stability are central to the vision of Nigeria in Africa. In a statement, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said Buhari spoke after receiving a message from President Ibrahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on Friday. The message was delivered by Mohammed Saleh, a special […]

Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged refusal to release his $9.8 million after a court judgment acquitted him of fraud charges. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says citizens evacuated from the crisis in Sudan have been stranded at the Egyptian border since Thursday evening. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the commission made the announcement in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu, NiDCOM spokesperson. The commission earlier said the first set of evacuated Nigerians […]

Hans Essaadi, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian Breweries Plc, says insecurity, especially the sit-at-home declared in the south-east by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had a negative effect on the company’s 2022 performance. Essaadi said the organisation’s operations were also affected by the recent currency redesign policy […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the international community to impose a travel ban on President Muhammadu Buhari after he leaves office on May 29. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, alleged that Buhari undermined democracy by not giving Nigerians free and credible elections. The […]

Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power, has exited his 6.3 percent stake in Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp), a diversified conglomerate with investments in the power, hospitality and energy sectors. According to BusinessDay, sources in the know of the development said Otedola sold his shares to Tony Elumelu, group chairman of Transcorp. The […]

The federal government has declared Monday as a public holiday to mark the Workers’ Day celebration. The Workers’ Day is an annual celebration marked on May 1. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, minister of interior, made the announcement on Friday in a statement by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary of the ministry. […]