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The Kaduna government has banned protests related to religious activity in the state. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security, said the ban became imperative “in view of moves by some unpatriotic elements to organise series of for-and-against protests related to a security development in one of the northern states”. The ban […]

Abdulmumin Jibrin, director-general of the Bola Tinubu Support Group, says he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) “to take the needed measure to ensure that I survive an onslaught by a vengeful man who abuses the privileges of his distinguished office to frustrate my career and the career of many others”. He also […]

Orji Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says nine presidential hopefuls from the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to back the bid of Senate President Ahmad Lawan. According to NAN, Kalu did not give the names of the aspirants. On Monday, Kalu withdrew from the 2023 presidential race and endorsed Lawan. […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has withdrawn from the 2023 Kebbi governorship race. The minister had on April 28 declared his intention to contest the governorship election on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, and thereafter submitted his N50 million nomination form on May 11. Umar Gwandu, Malami’s spokesman, via […]

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state following the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. A mob killed Deborah over alleged blasphemy on Thursday. Her killing had sparked outrage and condemnation across the country, with Nigerians asking the government […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he is not afraid to take a stand on critical issues. Atiku was reacting to social media backlash after he deleted a tweet concerning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Deborah was killed by a mob over alleged blasphemy. […]

Inter RAO, a Russian state-owned utility, says it has suspended electricity supply to Finland, citing payment difficulties.  In a statement issued on Friday, RAO Nordic, the company’s Finnish subsidiary, said the halt in electricity supply to the Scandinavian country was happening for the first time in over two decades.  “This situation is […]

Peter Obi, presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he would replace sharing formula of monthly allocation with a production formula if elected. Obi, an industrialist, said this in Calabar when he visited delegates of the PDP ahead of the forthcoming party’s presidential primary slated for May 28 and May 29, […]