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Multichoice Nigeria has announced that season seven of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 23. Source: Top Stories

Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, has visited Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in France. Otedola tweeted a picture of himself and the APC presidential candidate on Tuesday. In the picture, Otedola is seen in close touch with Tinubu. The businessman, who described Tinubu as his “great friend”, […]

The Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, a civil society organisation (CSO), has sued Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), over his alleged refusal to prosecute Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate. In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1058/2022 and filed on July 4, the group claimed that Tinubu lied […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says it is the wrong time to remove the costly petrol subsidy.  Subsidy or under-recovery is the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol. The federal government had postponed the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice, citing “high inflation and economic hardship”. […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has detained one Temitope Banjoko, a supreme court contractor, over allegations of money laundering. TheCable understands that Banjoko, who is currently being detained at the ICPC facility, is the managing director of Asbat Construction Limited. The construction company was said to have […]

Uba Sani, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, has announced Hadiza Balarabe, the current deputy governor, as his running mate. Sani, who is the senator representing Kaduna central, announced the development in a statement on Monday published on his social media pages. Although Balarabe had reportedly earlier expressed […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says he still has reservations about the claim that the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) was responsible for the Catholic church attack. The governor, who spoke on Channels Television on Monday, said he doesn’t agree with the federal government and security agencies that ISWAP was solely […]

Six persons have been killed, following a shooting during a parade at Highland Park in Illinois, Chicago, USA. The incident, which occurred on Monday, also led to more than 15 persons sustaining injuries. A parade to mark 246 years of independence in the US, was on at the Highland Park when gunshots […]

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has sealed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Vitol to invest in carbon avoidance and offsetting projects. In a recent statement, NSIA said the agreement would commit $50 million into the new venture. Through the agreement, NSIA said both companies would invest exclusively in […]