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Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he “rescued” Atiku Abubakar from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Abubakar, former vice-president and now standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had a running battle with his former principal for years. Both men reconciled in the build-up to the 2019 […]

Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum, has gone before a federal high court in Abuja seeking to vacate an order granting final forfeiture of her assets to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extending the time within which to seek leave to apply to […]

The federal government says whatever action taken against anyone who undermines the nation’s democracy is justified. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, spoke on Monday at the 20th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration scorecard series. On Wednesday, the United States announced that it had imposed visa ban on Nigerians […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID is still a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). In statement on Monday, the WHO said its international health regulations emergency committee came to the conclusion after its 14th meeting regarding the COVID pandemic. A global health emergency is WHO’s highest level of alert […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it would resume train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor on Tuesday, January 31,2023. This is coming a few days after NRC was suspended operations on the route following the derailment of a train. Niyi Alli, director of operations, NRC, announced the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at a very high risk of increased Lassa fever transmission. TheCable had reported that as of January 22, Nigeria recorded 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths from 16 states and the FCT. The agency said in a statement on Monday that […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Muhammadu Buhari as president. Delivering judgment in the suit filed by Ambrose Owuru, the 2019 presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, dismissed the suit on Monday for being an abuse of the court process. […]

The Department of State Services ( DSS) has arrested some members of organised syndicates involved in the sale of the newly redesigned naira notes. Peter Afunanya, the DSS public relations officer, said in a statement on Monday that syndicates connived with some commercial bank officials and were arrested during the secret police’s operation […]

Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has faulted the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Adebayo was speaking to Channels Television in an interview on Sunday. BACKGROUND On October 26, 2022, Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, announced the plan to redesign the biggest denominations […]

Controversy is currently brewing over the tenure of Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP). Baba was appointed as IGP in April 2021. However, on March 1, 2023, he will clock 60 years old and according to his profile, he was commissioned into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on March 15, 1988, as […]