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Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) , says Peter Obi, flagbearer of Labour Party (LP), is not the “right candidate” for presidency. Sowore spoke on Friday in an interview on Channels Television. The candidacy of Obi, a former Anambra governor, is currently witnessing growing support, especially on social […]

The federal government says Nigerians need to respect the immigration laws of other countries to avoid “unwarranted treatment”. On Wednesday, a viral video of Nigerians reportedly stranded at the Dubai international airport surfaced on social media, with a Twitter user, @dunchichi, saying at least 20 Nigerians were stuck at the airport and their […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it deducted N448.78 billion in July to cater for subsidy payments. The company said in its monthly presentation to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting on August 24th, 2022. The figures showed that the country has paid N2.04 trillion to offset subsidy payments […]

A Plateau state high court in Jos has discharged and acquitted Jonah Jang, former governor of the state, of N6.3 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Christy Dabup, the judge, in a judgement delivered on Friday, also discharged Jang’s co-defendant, Yusuf Pam, former cashier in […]

Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), does not show he is interested in the party’s victory in next year’s elections.  The PDP chieftain said this in a statement issued on Friday.  Amid the calls for his resignation, Ayu recently […]

Is ‘’Agbado’’ on trial? A non-native to Nigerian political constructs may think ‘’Agbado’’ is some serial killer on the loose. ‘’Agbado’’ has become one of the most noised words this election season. If ‘’Agbado’’ is not sprinkled into any political conversation like a smorgasbord of veggies; it is chopped up and spiced into snooty […]

Oil prices climbed 2 percent on Friday on expectations that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, called (OPEC+), will cut production. At 9.40 GMT+1, Brent crude climbed 2.71 percent to $95.07 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude jumped over 2 percent to $89.34 a barrel. The OPEC+ meeting […]

Adebayo Shittu, former minister of communication, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is healthy and strong as “any person around”. While speaking on Daily Politics, a Trust Television programme, on Thursday, Shittu said being president does not require physical labour. There have been concerns about the health […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has faulted claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that Nigerians consume “60 million litres of petrol daily”.  Hammed Ali, comptroller-general, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said this on Thursday during a session with the house of representatives committee on finance on the 2023-2025 medium-term expenditure frame […]