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Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, says Nigerian youths will use the 2023 elections to change how politicians govern the country. Utomi spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television. Ahead of the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has been tipped in some quarters as the […]

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has unveiled his manifesto. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said his promises to Nigerians are anchored around his “deep commitment to making the country work for all of us and in the overall interest of all Nigerians”. […]

Reuben Fasoranti, former leader of the socio-political group, Afenifere, says the group never endorsed Peter Obi, national leader of the Labour Party. Fasoranti said this on Tuesday during an interview. Over the weekend, Fasoranti gave his blessings to Bola Tinubu, flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential bid. This came […]

Alkali Usman, inspector-general of police (IGP), says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has no pending criminal matter with the police. He stated this in response to a suit seeking to compel him to commence a perjury trial against Tinubu. In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1058/2022 and filed on July […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government is committed to ending violence against journalists. The AGF said this on Tuesday while speaking at the 2022 international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists. Malami stated that journalists play an essential role in Nigeria’s democratic transition and election […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his administration would revive Nigeria’s dead industries if elected in 2023. Tinubu said this during his town hall meeting with the business community and organised private sector on Tuesday in Lagos. At the meeting, the APC presidential candidate laid out […]

Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, says the Nigerian army needs more funding to sustain its operations across the country. Yahaya who appeared before the house of representatives committee on army to defend the army’s 2023 budget on Tuesday said the proposal “was prepared based on the need to sustain the tempo and […]

Edwin Clark, leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says President Muhammadu Buhari breached the constitution by not formally transmitting power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before leaving for London for his routine medical check-up. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced Buhari’s departure on Monday. He said […]

A building situated on Adeola Odeku in Victoria Island, Lagos has been gutted by fire. The fire was said to have been caused by a generator explosion which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. According to witnesses, a car with three passengers, parked near the building where the explosion happened, caught […]