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John Enenche, a retired major general of the Nigerian Army, has reacted to the backlash over his inclusion as a member of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign. Enenche, who was director of information of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) during the #EndSARS protests in 2020, had spoken on the controversy generated over the […]

The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party, to assure members that he will resign after the 2023 general election.  The advice to Ayu is part of the resolutions of the PDP BoT reached on Friday at a meeting in Abuja. […]

Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied receiving N1 billion from a presidential hopeful. Ayu’s statement comes after an allegation by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, that the PDP chairman collected the money in the build-up to the party’s presidential primary. Earlier on Friday, Wike had also […]

The federal government says an agreement has been reached between the Kogi state government and Dangote Group to reopen the Obajana cement plant. Mohammed Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, confirmed this to state house correspondents at the end of the national security council meeting on Friday in Abuja.  The Kogi government and […]

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS), says no state has the power to procure automatic weapons for its security outfits. He said this on Friday in an interview with journalists after the national security council (NSC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. While inaugurating […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says an updated presidential campaign council list will be released in “due course”.  The party came under fire following the release of its 1,234-member campaign council list on Wednesday. There was uproar over the alleged inclusion of John Eneche, a retired army general […]

A federal high court in Yola has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary that produced Aishatu Binani as the party’s governorship candidate for Adamawa state. In a judgement delivered on Friday, the court also declared that there will be no candidate for the APC in the state for the 2023 elections. […]

Buba Galadima, chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has described the national honours conferred on some Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “reward for the boys”. Galadima made the claim in a chat with Arise News TV on Friday. On Tuesday, Buhari conferred national titles on at least 447 […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its demands have not been satisfactorily addressed despite the agreement to call off the strike. The national executive council (NEC) of ASUU resolved to suspend the industrial action during its overnight meeting from Thursday to Friday. TheCable had reported that ASUU would release a […]