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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall in August. The agency said this downpour can lead to flooding in the affected areas. Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Lagos territorial coordinator, in a statement on Monday, said the communities include Aboh […]

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo have criticised Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of the state, for approaching the court over an alleged impeachment plot against him. In a suit filed at a federal high court in Abuja, the inspector-general of police, state security service, governor of Edo, speaker of Edo state […]

Here are the seven top business stories you need to track this week —  August 14 to August 18. NBS REPORT The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is expected to release a report on the consumer price index (CPI) for July 2023. In June, the CPI, which measures the rate of […]

The Leadership Council of The Initiatives says there is nothing special about the nomination of Festus Keyamo as minister that would have warranted Senate President Godswill Akpabio to go to the villa because of him. The council is made of serving and former national assembly members. Last week, Akpabio was seen at […]

Leaders of the military coup in Niger Republic say deposed President Mohamed Bazoum will be prosecuted for “high treason and undermining the internal and external security” of the country. Bazoum, 63, has been kept at the president’s official residence since the July 26 coup. In a statement read out on national television […]

Tunde Bakare, the overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go after organisations and individuals who plundered “trillions of naira” for petrol subsidy. On July 31, Tinubu, in a national broadcast, said trillions of naira meant for petrol subsidy have over the years been “funnelled into the […]

62 percent of Nigerians in a new survey believe Nigeria will move forward under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The survey was conducted by CMC Connect LLP, Lagos-based public perception consulting and strategic communication firm, in partnership with Analysts Data Services and Resources (ADSR). The firms said a total of 1,714 […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says only a government with no priority for its citizens’ security would go to war. In July, Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, in the Niger Republic announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in a coup. On Thursday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), during […]