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In the final game of the World Cup qualifiers, the Black Stars of Ghana only needed to stay disciplined to secure their slot — and that was what they did when they faced a listless Super Eagles of Nigeria on March 29, 2022. They didn’t exactly have to rely on all the firepower […]

Two suspects arrested over the invasion of the home of Mary Odili, retired supreme court justice, have been declared missing from the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja. Matthew Omosun, the prosecution lawyer, announced the development on Wednesday during the proceedings at the federal high court in Abuja BACKGROUND In October 2021, […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Kashim Shettima is the best choice as his running mate. Tinubu said this on Wednesday at a meeting with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja.  In July, Tinubu’s announcement of Shettima as his running mate […]

The Kaduna government says troops of the Nigerian Army have killed one Kachalla Gadau, identified as a bandit leader. According to a statement on Wednesday, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said Gadau was killed on Sunday during a gun battle between troops and bandits. “Kachalla Gudau, a […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has apologised to Adams Oshiomhole, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for supporting the re-election of Godwin Obaseki as Edo governor. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Rumuepirikom flyover in Obio-Akpor LGA of the state, Wike said he is now friends with Oshiomhole. […]

Audu James, a brigadier-general in the Nigerian Army, has been killed in a car crash in Lagos. James, the monitor-general of the senior executive course (SEC) 40 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Kuru, Plateau state, died from injuries sustained after he was knocked down on Tuesday. Kayode […]

The senate, on Wednesday, witnessed a rowdy session over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A heated argument broke out during a debate on a motion sponsored by Uba Sani, chairman, senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions. Sani had, in the prayers to his […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), over his alleged ill health. On November 8, 2021, Maina was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was found guilty of money laundering. In a motion marked […]