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Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) needs to regain its “eminent position” in politics. The PDP presidential candidate spoke on Thursday at an event organised for the party’s governors-elect and outgoing governors in Abuja. Abubakar expressed worries that the PDP which was a dominant political party is “receding”. […]

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., says he would no longer be the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter, as someone else would take over the position in six weeks. The billionaire, in February 2023, had said he may step aside as CEO of Twitter and hand over the company to […]

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the suspension of Roger Brown, chief executive officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy, pending the determination of motion on notice, filed by three aggrieved shareholders. Basil Omiyi, board chairman; Emma Fitzgerald, Charles Okeahalam, Fabian Ajogwu, Rabiu Bello, Bashirat Odenewu, independent non-executive directors; Edith Onwuchekwa, company secretary; […]

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Barnabas Gemade, a former Benue senator, remains a “bonafide member” of the party. The APC in Benue had suspended Gemade, Terhemba Shija, a former house of representatives member, and five others over anti-party activities. They were accused of working for the opposition […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Garba Umar, an assistant inspector-general of police, as a senior security adviser on international police cooperation and counter-terrorism. The appointment is domiciled in the office of the minister of police affairs. Umar is the vice-president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) for Africa and also the […]

Hassan Umar, a former theatre commander in Maiduguri, says he was shocked by Reuters’ forced abortions allegation against the Nigerian Army. Umar spoke on Wednesday when he testified before the investigative panel probing human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations in the north-east. In December 2022, Reuters published a three-part report on human […]

Mike Ozekhome, senior counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has told the supreme court that he is scared that his client might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking on Thursday during the hearing of Kanu’s case, Ozekhome told the apex court […]

Nigeria’s oil production fell below the one million mark in April 2023. The production figure fell to 998,602 barrels per day (bpd), a 21.26 percent decline compared to March, when output was 1,268,202 bpd. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed this in its latest crude oil and condensate production data […]

Some members-elect in the house of representatives have kicked against the nomination of Tajudeen Abbas for the position of speaker in the 10th assembly. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had nominated Abbas and Benjamin Kalu as its preferred candidates for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker respectively. The reps-elect on the […]