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The federal government says it has approved N853.25 million to engage consultants for the concession of the Ajaokuta Steel Company and national iron ore complex, Itakpe, Kogi state. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said this while briefing journalists after the FEC meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. The […]

A bill seeking to prohibit the payment of ransom has passed third reading at the senate. The bill was passed by the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday after Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the committee on judiciary, presented a report. The bill is an amendment of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013. The senator said the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has extradited one Adedunmola Gbadegesin to the United States over a wire fraud scam worth $148,000. Gbadegesin, who was extradited on Monday, is wanted in the US over an alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. According to the EFCC, the office of the attorney-general […]

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, visited Rotimi Akeredolu, his Ondo state counterpart, on Tuesday to seek advice on his presidential bid. Fayemi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is yet to formally declare his interest. In January, the Ekiti governor raised an alarm over the plot of some persons in the […]

The supreme court has affirmed the nullification of the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Andy Uba, in the November 2021 Anambra governorship election. In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, the apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, held that Uba did not emerge […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says his allegiance is to Nigeria, not any individual. He said this on Tuesday while addressing his supporters during a visit to Ogun state. Osinbajo, who is seeking the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he is fully prepared to take a shot at the presidency. […]

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, has asked delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “collect money if it is offered”, but they should make informed decisions while voting to elect the party’s presidential candidate.  Obi is one of the presidential hopefuls gunning for the ticket of the PDP. The […]

New pictures of the persons abducted by gunmen during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have surfaced online. The victims were abducted when bandits attacked a Kaduna-bound train on March 28. Eight passengers were killed during the train attack, while a yet-to-be-confirmed number of persons were kidnapped. In one of the pictures, the […]

The Yobe police command says it has ordered the closure of its mammy market in Damaturu, the state capital. In recent days, some markets where local drinks are sold in some states in the north-east have recorded explosions. Last week, Taraba recorded two such incidents in the state, while the Islamic State […]