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State chairpersons of the Labour Party (LP) have taken control of the national secretariat in the federal capital territory (FCT). Lamidi Apapa, deputy national chairman of the Labour Party (south), had on Wednesday, declared himself the leader of the party. The declaration came after Julius Abure, the embattled national chairman, alleged that […]

Sunday Dare, minister for sports and youth development, says at least N21 billion is needed for the renovation of the national stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The minister spoke during an inspection tour on the ongoing rehabilitation work on the stadium on Friday. He said the ministry has only been able to secure […]

Bandits have reportedly abducted 60 persons in Zamfara and Katsina states. The abductees who are said to be mostly children are from Kucheri, Wanzamai, and Danwuro communities in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state, and Yankara town in Faskari LGA of Katsina state. Faskari LGA in Katsina and Tsafe LGA in Zamfara are […]

Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has apologised for his choice of words, “uncultured and unlettered”, against the people who attacked Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate. The celebrated playwright was criticised for saying that recent remarks made by Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, […]

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has addressed the criticisms he received from supporters of the Labour Party (LP). On Wednesday, Soyinka faulted the remarks by Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the LP, saying they contained “fascistic language”. Baba-Ahmed had said the country has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing […]

The World Bank says the naira, Nigeria’s legal tender, lost 10.2 percent of its value against the United States dollar in 2022. In the latest edition of its Africa’s Pulse report, the organisation said rising food and fuel prices as well as the depreciation of the exchange rate were the main drivers of […]

Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says the letter written to US President Joe Biden by Chimamanda Adichie is not worthy of attention. Addressing allegations of manipulation in the 2023 presidential election, Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, wrote a long read to Biden on Thursday.  In the […]

The house of representatives has asked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding requested by the federal government for a humanitarian intervention programme. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at Thursday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance […]

Bayo Onanuga, media director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says US President Joe Biden should discard the letter written to him by Chimamanda Adichie. Addressing allegations of manipulation in the 2023 presidential election, Adichie, the celebrated Nigerian novelist, wrote a long read to Biden on Thursday.  In the […]