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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says actions are being taken to address the grievances of party members. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Atiku said all party members, including governors “are much loved and respected” by him. “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will remain united. Focus […]

Four Chinese and several workers have been reportedly abducted by gunmen at a mining site in Ajata Aboki village in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. The incident was said to have occurred around 4pm on Wednesday. Emmanuel Umar, commissioner for internal security and humanitarian affairs, confirmed the abduction in a statement on […]

On Wednesday, R. Kelly, the US singer and songwriter, was finally sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex charges. Source: Top Stories

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, inaugurated its campaign council for the Osun state governorship election.  The election is scheduled to take place on July 16. Ademola Adeleke, a former senator, is the party’s governorship candidate. The PDP had named Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, as […]

Waziri Adio, former executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, speaks with IDRIS SHEHU on Agora Policy, the think tank and non-profit he just launched “to find practical solutions to urgent national challenges”. The think tank, he says, will conduct policy research, facilitate frank and purposeful dialogues, and build capacity for governance, […]

Three lawyers have filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja, seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as presidential candidates. The plaintiffs want the court to issue an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Tinubu, Abubakar and Obi as presidential candidates of […]

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, also known as sallah, features the slaughtering of ram as a practice among the Muslim faithful, during the period known as the “festival of sacrifice”. Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son in order […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says religious tensions in Nigeria are created when faith leaders do not “act responsibly” on promoting unity. Osinbajo spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Kuje interfaith community, led by Sam Ogbodo, senior pastor of Kings Palace Church International. The vice-president met the religious leaders at […]

R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex charges. Source: Top Stories

The federal government says insurgents are destroying power lines in the north-east, which is affecting the supply of electricity in the zone.  Over more than 10 years, communities in the north-east have been attacked by insurgents, and several power installations have been destroyed. As of September 2021, the federal government put the […]