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The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) says it has no affiliation with the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria. Clergymen belonging to the group met with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday in Abuja. Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, his running mate, are both Muslims — […]

John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper who operates in Bayelsa state, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Lyon was said to have been arrested on Saturday in the federal capital territory (FCT) by officers of the Bayelsa police command. A video showing the alleged kidnapper being handcuffed surfaced on social […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has asked the federal government (FG) to deploy more technology to tackle insecurity and oil theft.  Ahmed Audi, commandant general (CG), said this during a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.  He said the available technology was not enough to combat the […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says his administration will prioritise the welfare of the poor Nigerians if elected. Speaking at the Success Conference 2022 on Saturday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, Obi said the Nigerian people would be involved in policy formulation and administration. He said Nigerian […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop criticising the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the exclusion of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo from the presidential campaign council. On Saturday, Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, hailed Osinbajo and Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it generated N553.99 billion in revenue from oil and gas operations in August 2022.  The national oil firm made this known in its monthly presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Friday, September 23. According to the FAAC document obtained by […]

Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is not an investor in the Nigeria Air project. Sirika made the clarification in a statement issued by James Odaudu, his special assistant on public affairs, on Saturday. The minister had listed NSIA as part of the local investors with […]

Before the 1999 presidential primaries, crisis engulfed the All Peoples Party (now part of the All Progressives Congress, APC) over the ambition of the late Dr Olusola Saraki. He was bent on running even though the slot had been zoned to the south. The late Chief Arthur Nzeribe, who played a major role in […]

Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has explained why he has been silent on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP has been in turmoil since former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was elected as the standard bearer of the major opposition party. The rift deepened after Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers […]