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Bola Tinubu, presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he’s the only aspirant with the required expertise to manage Nigeria. He said this on Friday while addressing APC delegates at the Niger government house in Minna, the state capital, ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary. Tinubu also […]

Femi Falana, a human rights advocate and senior lawyer, says ministers who resigned over their political ambitions can only be reappointed after confirmation by the senate. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Wednesday, directed his cabinet members seeking elective positions to hand in their resignation on or before May 16. Following the directive, […]

Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former house of representatives member and director-general of the Bola Tinubu support group, on Friday, held a meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano. Kwankwaso is also a presidential hopeful on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). During the last weekend, Jibrin had announced that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto. The student was reportedly attacked over comments said to be considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. A video of the student being stoned and beaten surfaced on social media […]

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has announced his withdrawal from the 2023 presidential race. The minister said he took the “momentous decision” in the interest of the nation and to enable him to concentrate on his job. Ngige was one of the presidential hopefuls of the ruling All Progressives Congress […]

Orji Kalu, senate chief whip, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, stands to benefit if the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fail to field 2023 presidential candidates from the south-east and north-east. Less than two months ago, Kwankwaso dumped PDP to join the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there have been 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country in 2022. The agency said this in a statement on Thursday. It said since the re-emergence of monkeypox in Nigeria in September 2017, the country has continued to record sporadic cases of the […]

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says many Africans can no longer afford bread due to food price increases caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. According to him, wheat and corn exports from Russia and Ukraine make up a vital part of the continent’s food supply. Adesina said this on […]