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Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says his state is 90 percent safe for elections. Zulum said this on Friday while fielding questions from reporters at the presidential villa in Abuja. The governor said the security situation in Borno has greatly improved, adding that his administration is working to rehabilitate and resettle residents […]

The court of appeal in Sokoto has affirmed Dauda Lawal as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Zamfara state. The appellate court, in its ruling on Friday, set aside the judgment of the federal high court in Gusau, which had earlier disqualified Lawal-Dare. On May 26, Lawal was […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has hailed Oyo residents who chanted his name at the campaign flag-off of Seyi Makinde, governor of the state.  On Thursday, four governors of the PDP — Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ipeazu (Abia), and Nyesom Wike (Rivers) — were in […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has no case against Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Wednesday, a federal capital territory (FCT) high court dismissed allegations of false asset declaration against Yakubu and also barred the DSS, the police, and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) from […]

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has explained that public debt would only hit the projected N77 trillion if the ways and means advances from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are included. On Wednesday, the agency said the incoming administration would inherit about N77 trillion as debt by the time President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]

Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, says the people of the state will punish Ifeanyi Okowa, the incumbent governor, for betraying the south. Okowa played a key role in assembling southern governors for a meeting that took place in Asaba, the capital of Delta, on July 5, […]

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, has alleged that politicians are behind insecurity in the state. Uzodimma said this on Thursday during a programme on Channels Television. He said only members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and people close to his government have been victims of attack in the state. Uzodimma’s […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has moved the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to the 8,809 registration areas/wards across the country. The commission had, in December, fixed December 12 to January 22 for the collection of PVCs in all the 774 LGAs. INEC had at the time said it would […]

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has banned cash withdrawal from all federal, state and local government accounts. Modibo Tukur, NFIU director-general, spoke to journalists at a conference in Abuja on Thursday. Tukur said the ban would take effect on March 1, 2023. He said the agency will launch investigations against […]