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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he will be committed to restructuring if elected president. Abubakar spoke on Thursday during the PDP presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital. He said if elected, restructuring will be the major policy of his administration, adding that the […]

Abba Aliyu, the governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Adamawa state, is dead. Afuye Olusola, national publicity secretary of the party, announced the development in a statement on Thursday. The NRM candidate was said to have died on Wednesday. “The leadership of the National Rescue Movement and that […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says there has been another jailbreak attempt in the last few months. On July 5, 2022, gunmen attacked a correctional facility in the Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). Over 500 prisoners — including Boko Haram suspects — were said to have escaped. […]

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sabotaging petrol supply in the country to blackmail the federal government. According to a statement by the Tinubu campaign team, the presidential candidate spoke on Thursday at the APC rally in Makurdi, Benue state. […]

A state government official gave the Nigerian military the wrong location for an airstrike in Nasarawa, PRNigeria is reporting. On Tuesday, at least 27 people were confirmed dead following an airstrike that hit some herders waiting to transport their cattle from an area that connects Benue to Nasarawa. The Miyetti Allah Cattle […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has explained why Dibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was re-arrested. Ojerinde was arrested in Abuja on Thursday, at the premises of a federal high court. BACKGROUND The ICPC had arraigned Ojerinde on July […]

A house of representatives ad hoc committee has recommended to Femi Gbajabiamila to issue a warrant of arrest against Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for ignoring its summon. Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house and chairman of the committee, spoke at an interactive meeting with the managing […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria keeps failing as a country because everyone is impatient with democracy. Obasanjo said the country is not making progress despite being ruled by leaders from various intellectual and professional fields. He said the leaders need to start making efforts to correct past errors rather than acting […]

Ayodele Adewale, the organising secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, says the bullion vans seen entering Bola Tinubu’s residence in 2019 missed their intended address. Hours before the 2019 presidential election was scheduled to commence, viral pictures on social media showed two bullion vans driving into Tinubu’s residence. There […]