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Ibrahim Shekarau, senator representing Kano central, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), betrayed an agreement they both had. Shekarau defected to the NNPP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in May — months after a leadership tussle with Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano. Speaking at Kano […]

The federal government has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists for advertisements targeted at Nigerians. Olalekan Fadolapo, director-general of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Fadolapo said the new policy will take effect from October 1, 2022. He said the […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP), says the 2023 elections should be about competence and capacity rather than connections or religion. The former Anambra governor said this on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos. He said the country is in a mess due to the […]

The United Kingdom (UK), says foreign nationals can now apply for its scale-up visa effective August 22. According to a statement released on Monday, the government said the new visa type will avail UK’s top high-growth businesses greater flexibility and power to entice talents from anywhere in the world. What is a scale-up […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he plans to hand over federal universities to states if he is elected president.   Abubakar spoke on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) general conference in Lagos. According to the former vice-president, one of his proposed […]

Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the party, will replicate the feats he recorded as Lagos governor at the federal level. Speaking on Monday at the general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, Shettima they would hit the ground running […]

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Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done his best in tackling insecurity. The former minister of aviation said this on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, while adding that Buhari is not to blame for the surge in attacks across the country. Yuguda said the […]

A yet-to-be-identified man who was purportedly identified as a cleric who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was attacked by a mob in a market in Abuja. At the weekend, a now-viral video appeared on social media showing how a man, whose facial appearance appeared […]