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The Oyo chapter of the National Mandate Group says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is fully behind Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election. The NMG is a support group of Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The group said it does not align with […]

Sadiya Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, says Jigawa is the most affected state by the flood disaster that ravaged parts of Nigeria. Farouq spoke on Thursday at the ministerial media briefing organised by the presidential communications team held in Abuja. Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan-Niger Delta […]

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised its interest rates from 2.25 percent to 3 percent – its highest rate hike since 1989. This is the eighth time in a row that the central bank of the United Kingdom has hiked interest rates. On Thursday, the bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted […]

Imran Khan, the former Pakistan prime minister, has been shot and wounded in his left leg in a suspected assassination attack. Khan was attacked on Thursday while leading a protest march in Islamabad, the country’s capital city, to demand for snap elections. The ex-PM was rushed away from the scene while his […]

Edwin Clark, convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should come up with measures to mitigate naira depreciation while redesigning the currency notes. The CBN recently announced the plan to redesign the naira to control money supply and aid security agencies in tackling illicit financial […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has cautioned Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against being “irresponsible and disrespectful”. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said in light of a recent comment by Shettima, the administration of Bola Tinubu will be “anti-entrepreneurship” if he wins the 2023 election. […]

Godwin Obaseki, Edo governor, says the federal government’s plan to redesign the country’s currency notes is a political move.  Obaseki said this on Wednesday while inaugurating the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women campaign council at the presidential campaign secretariat in Benin.  On October 26, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, announced […]

The Ethiopian government has agreed to end the two-year conflict with rebel forces in the country’s northern Tigray region. The agreement on the “permanent cessation of hostilities” was reached on Wednesday, at a meeting in South Africa, after the latest round of peace talks convened by the African Union (AU). Olusegun Obasanjo, […]