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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will call 100 witnesses to testify at the presidential election petition court. Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP, had filed a suit challenging the election through which Bola Tinubu emerged as the president-elect. Addressing the court on Saturday, Chris Uche, counsel for Atiku Abubakar […]

Bola Tinubu, president-elect, says the death of Subomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), would create a vacuum that would be difficult to fill in the banking industry. Balogun passed away on Friday morning in London after an illness. He was 89 years old. The president-elect, in a statement on […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara to provide evidence that Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairperson of the agency, demanded $2 million from him. Matawalle had alleged in an interview he granted to the BBC Hausa that Bawa had asked for $2 million from him. Speaking with […]

A magistrate court in Sokoto has struck out a suit against suspects involved in the alleged murder of Deborah Emmanuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. On May 12, Deborah was attacked by a mob and set ablaze over comments purportedly considered to be an insult to Prophet Muhammad. […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu says the controversy about the discharge certificate of Peter Mbah, the state’s governor-elect, is borne out of a willful misrepresentation of facts. Mbah has been in a row with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) over the authenticity of his discharge certificate. The governor-elect had […]

Idris Wase, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, on Friday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in Abuja. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Wase said he is still in the race for the speakership of the 10th assembly. Wase said he has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he shares in the grief of the business community, particularly the banking and investment sector, over the death of Subomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB). Balogun passed away on Friday morning in a London hospital after an illness. He was 89 years old. In a […]

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has alleged that Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) begged him for two million dollars. On Wednesday, the Zamfara governor asked the EFCC chairman to ensure that the agency’s probe did not target only outgoing governors but also officials in the presidency. […]