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The Kaduna governorship election petition tribunal has struck out a preliminary objection filed by Uba Sani, the state governor, against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Isah Ashiru. Sani had prayed the tribunal to dismiss Ashiru and PDP’s petition because it was filed outside the 21 days permitted by law.  […]

Oil price, on Thursday, jumped to $97 a barrel.  The price of Brent crude, global oil benchmark, jumped 3.6 percent to $97 a barrel — up from the $94.30 the commodity traded last Monday.  The current price of the product also signifies the highest since November 2022. The price surge was […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted 48-hour rainfall over parts of the federal capital territory (FCT) and 24 states from Thursday to Friday. The agency made the prediction in its weather forecast released on Wednesday. NiMet said there will be moderate to heavy rainfall in parts of Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, has asked the US court for the Northern District of Illinois, to overrule President Bola Tinubu‘s objections on the release of his academic records. Tinubu had filed an appeal against the order of the court directing the Chicago State […]

Burkina Faso’s military junta says it has thwarted a coup attempt following information from security and intelligence services. In a statement read out on national television on Wednesday, the authorities said the alleged perpetrators “had the sinister intention of attacking the institutions of the Republic and plunging the country into chaos”. “At […]

After his sudden exit as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami went on to approve N6 billion as payments to several contractors and consultants, TheCable can report. Nami, who was succeeded by Zacchaeus Adedeji, greenlit the payments two days after he was sacked on September 14, according to documents […]

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has terminated the appointments of the heads of parastatals, agencies and companies under the FCT administration. Anthony Ogunleye, director of press in the office of the minister, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to Ogunleye, the directive of the minister […]

Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tender a public apology to Oyo monarchs. During the commissioning of a road project in Oyo on September 15, Obasanjo had ordered the monarchs who were present at the occasion to stand to greet Seyi Makinde, governor of the state. […]

The Ebonyi governorship election petitions tribunal has affirmed Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of the state. Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 199, 131 votes to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 80, 191 votes. Bernard Odoh, the candidate of the All […]