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Salihu Lukman, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national vice-chairman (north-west), has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour (LP), as an “election merchant”. In a statement on Sunday, Lukman, a former director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), said being a political merchant connotes an individual who is not loyal to any […]

Oladapo Apara, former managing director of Alpha-Beta Consulting, has endorsed the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an article published in ThisDay Newspaper, on Sunday, Apara said Tinubu is the “best man” to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as president. The former Alpha-Beta Consulting MD said he […]

Nuhu Mohammadu Sanusi, Emir of Dutse, says Bola Tinubu, standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is competent and has the capacity to lead the country. In a statement on Sunday, Tunde Rahman, head of Tinubu’s media office, said the APC presidential candidate visited the Emir of Dutse while in Jigawa state […]

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says lawyers must desist from securing court orders that protect the elite, especially those accused of corruption. In an article titled ‘Courts lack power to stop arrest, investigation and prosecution of criminal suspects’, Falana said the president, vice-president, governors and their deputies are the only […]

At least nine people have reportedly been killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, in the United States. According to Bob Boese of the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department, the incident took place on Saturday, during the first day of a two-day celebration of the Lunar New Year. He said […]

Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country say customers will experience a reduction in power supply for an indefinite period.  This is contained in separate statements issued on Saturday by Kano, Abuja, and Ikeja electricity distribution companies (KEDCO, AEDC, and IKEDC). According to the DisCos, the shortage of electricity supply is due […]

Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff (CAS), has asked personnel to be apolitical and remain neutral in the elections scheduled to take place in February and March. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Wapkerem Maigida, NAF director of public relations, Amao spoke on Friday during an operational visit to the NAF […]

The US government says it does not have a preferred candidate in Nigeria’s general election. Will Stevens, the United States consul general, said this in a town hall meeting organised by the Niger-Delta Open Observatory (NOGO), in Asaba, the capital of Delta, on Saturday. Stevens also warned that the US government would […]

Nigeria is a rich country. You have heard this a million times, haven’t you? What exactly do people mean by “Nigeria is rich”? They believe we have enough money to build all the roads in every nook and cranny of the federation, provide piped water to every house, build world-class hospitals in every village, […]