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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) says it will amount to “deceit” if political parties refuse to zone their presidential tickets to the southern region. The group was reacting to the position of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on zoning. On Thursday, Ango Abdullahi, the chairman of NEF, had said […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says he supports the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) but is against the violent activities linked to the group. In recent times, IPOB and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN), have been blamed for the violent attacks in the south-east and parts of south-south. But […]

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the reports on if he will contest the presidency in the 2023 general election are “speculative”. Reports had surfaced over the weekend that the senate president would soon declare his intention to contest the presidency. Speaking on Monday while answering questions from state house correspondents after a meeting with President […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the bandits who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train are using their abductees as human shields. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari said this on Monday while receiving some residents of the federal capital territory (FCT) at the state house on Sallah homage. On March 28, a train […]

The Lagos fire and rescue service says a total of 10 persons suspected to be dead have been recovered from the scene of a building collapse that occurred in Ebute Metta area of the state. The three-story building, located at 32, Ibadan street, Ebute Metta, collapsed on Sunday night. In a statement issued on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says it is the duty of security agencies to know terrorists’ hideouts. Buhari said this on Monday while responding to questions from journalists after he joined other Muslims to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the Mambilla barracks parade ground in Abuja. Speaking on insecurity, the president said his administration would continue […]

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria needs visionary leadership to provide a safe, secure, and stable environment for citizens. Hayatu-Deen spoke on Monday when he met some PDP stakeholders in Yola, the capital of Adamawa. According to the former managing director of the now-defunct […]

The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified Valentine Ozigbo from contesting the 2023 senatorial seat on its platform.  Ozigbo, who was the candidate of the PDP in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, was seeking to contest the state’s south senatorial district election in 2023. The screening panel also […]

Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, will declare his intention to run for president on Thursday. Anietie Ekong, media aide to Akpabio, confirmed the minister’s intention to declare on Monday. “Yes, it is true. He will declare on Thursday,” Ekong said. The Niger Delta affairs minister will be up against […]