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The federal government has suspended Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa state. Willie Bassey, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, said in a statement on Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the immediate suspension of Yunusa-Ari pending the completion of an investigation […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he is worried about how the outcome of the presidential election has deeply divided Nigeria. Abubakar,  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, came second to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu secured 8,794,726 votes to defeat Abubakar, who got 6,984,520 […]

Bola Tinubu, president-elect, says he is ready to walk with all Nigerians. Speaking in a statement on Thursday to felicitate with Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration, Tinubu said citizens should constantly seek to become a better version of themselves in patriotism, dedication to duty, and honesty. “For Muslims in […]

The prices of foodstuffs used in preparing jollof rice increased by 9.7 percent between September 20222 and March 2023. This is contained in SB Morgen’s (SBM) latest report, titled, ‘The SBM Jollof Index: Remaining Within a Vicious Cycle’. The index covers major food items used in making a pot of jollof rice […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the country’s labour laws to meet the standard of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Chris Ngige, minister for labour and employment, said the council, presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, granted its approval to the amendment on Wednesday. The minister, while speaking with […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has criticised the presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state.  Benue has been in the news for months over violent attacks on residents by suspected bandits. On Wednesday, the presidency said Ortom should be blamed for the killings, alleging that he rejected interventions […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations that its officials visited the Adamawa government house during the supplementary governorship election in the state. While the results from the election were yet to be announced, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the commission, declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, has congratulated Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to win the presidential election while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the second-highest figure with 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was next with 6,101,533 votes. In a statement […]

Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, says a “hot breakfast” has been served to his opposition in the just concluded governorship election in the state. “Breakfast”, a slang in Nigerian pop culture, loosely means “heartbreak”. On Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Fintiri re-elected for a second term as Adamawa governor.  […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has accused Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), of failing to correct Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, over his controversial comments. On March 22, Datti said Nigeria has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress […]