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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the audio call featuring him and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel, is fake. Obi in a post on Wednesday on his official Twitter handle said “at no time did he ever say, think, or even imply that the 2023 election is, […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of N15.3 billion for the supply and installation of information and communication technology (ICT) devices for the 2023 population census. Recently, the federal government announced that the population and housing census will commence on May 3. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday at the end […]

A magistrate court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos has remanded Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze of Ajao estate, for 30 days for threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) confirmed his arrest on April 1 after a video where he made […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked a UK court to “temper justice with mercy” on Ike Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife. In June 2022, Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, and his wife were arrested and charged in court for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The senator […]

The federal government says it has secured the sum of $800 million from the World Bank, as part of its post-subsidy palliative plans. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, disclosed this to state house journalists, after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, to confirm or deny the authenticity of the viral leaked audio allegedly involving the duo. In the audio clip, a voice similar to that of Obi can […]

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court has issued an order restraining Julius Abure from parading himself as the national chairman of the Labour Party. Ruling on an ex parte application on Wednesday, Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, also restrained  Abure;  Farouk Ibrahim, national secretary, Clement Ojukwu, national organising secretary and Oluchi Opara, treasurer, […]

The Kaduna government has approved the reinstatement of 1,288 primary school teachers who were sacked 10 months ago. In June 2022, the Kaduna government sacked over 2,000 school teachers in the state for failing a competency test. NAN reports that Hauwa Mohammed, spokesperson of the Kaduna state Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB), […]

Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says he does not agree with the allegation of treason against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and his deputy, Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a recent interview, Baba-Ahmed said Bola Tinubu did not meet the constitutional requirements to become Nigeria’s president. […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has called on Western countries to stop “harbouring” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). NAN reports that Mohammed spoke in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations on the just concluded 2023 polls. The minister said IPOB remains a […]