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President Muhammadu Buhari says the millions of Nigerians, who have died for the country to remain united, is a pointer to practical experience on “hard-earned patriotism”. Buhari spoke on Tuesday when he received former state chairpersons of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), at the state house, Abuja. According to a […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the claim that it has recognised Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio as senatorial candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In June, INEC had excluded Lawan, senate president, and Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, from the list of candidates contesting Yobe north and […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says if he has the opportunity, he will successfully tackle banditry. Wike said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the dualised Ogbunuabali-Eastern bypass road in Rivers. The road was inaugurated by Aliyu Wamakko, former governor of Sokoto, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected fresh plans to deduct $418 million from the federation account to settle consultants over controversial Paris Club debt. According to a Premium Times report, Buhari directed Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, to suspend plans to begin the deductions during the federal executive council (FEC) meeting of August 3, […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says the person who accommodated the gunmen behind the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, has been arrested. On June 5, gunmen attacked the church, and 40 people were confirmed dead after the incident. Earlier on Tuesday, Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, announced that […]

Oil prices plunged on Tuesday amid a considerable progression in restoring Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.  Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell $1.3 percent to $95.31 a barrel.   US West Texas Intermediate, on the other hand, fell $1.2 percent to $89.51.  The agreement is expected to clear […]

United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have reportedly searched the home of Donald Trump, former US president, in Florida. Trump in a statement, describes the “raid” as a weaponisation of the US justice system, and an attack by democrats who do not want him to run for president in 2024. […]

The Defence Headquarters says it arrested the gunmen behind the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, said this on Tuesday at a media conference in Abuja. On June 5, gunmen attacked the church, with 40 people confirmed dead after the incident. On […]

Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), NNPC Limited, says Nigeria loses $1.9 billion monthly to crude oil theft.  Kyari spoke when a delegation on an anti-oil theft team led by Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, visited Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, on Monday at the government house, Asaba. […]