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A federal high court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara state, has nullified the election of Dauda Lawal as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lawal had polled 431 votes to win the governorship ticket in the party’s primary held on May 25, 2022. Three other aspirants — Abubakar Nakwada, Wadatau […]

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on Friday refused to hear an application by the federal government seeking an order directing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, and […]

Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the opposition party to suspend its constitution to effect the removal of Iyorcha Ayu as its national chairman. The former PDP deputy chairman spoke in a chat with Arise News TV on Friday. During the lead-up to its presidential […]

Financial institutions in Lebanon are planning to shut down for three days amid increasing demands by angry depositors for their savings. On Friday morning, five Lebanese banks were held up by armed depositors, according to a report by Reuters. Two bankers told Reuters that Lebanese banks would soon announce a three-day closure […]

Bashir Bulabuduwaye, a senior member of Boko Haram, has reportedly surrendered to troops of the Nigerian army. Bulabuduwaye was said to have surrendered alongside his family members on Monday in Banki, Bama LGA of Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, […]

The federal government has reportedly picked Ethiopian Airlines as a technical partner and core investor for the planned national carrier, Nigeria Air. The selection, according to ThisDay, will be announced soon. A source at the ministry of aviation told ThisDay that representatives of the ministry had travelled to Addis Ababa to finalise the agreements. […]

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted its presidential campaign organisation. Umar Bature, PDP national organising secretary, announced the development in a document released late Thursday night. Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, was named as the chairman of the campaign council; while Aminu Tambuwal, governor of […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed the suspension of Azman Air over the inability to provide the required documents for the renewal of its air transport licence (ATL). Musa Nuhu, director-general of NCAA, said this on Thursday. On Thursday, reports emerged that the regulator suspended Azman Air’s operating certificate (AOC), […]

A poll, commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls Limited, has placed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as winner of the 2023 presidential race with 21 percent of votes. According to a statement by Anap Foundation on Thursday, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, candidates of the All Progressives Congress […]