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There was drama on Wednesday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Ekiti. Some delegates were seen showing their ballot papers to Ayodele Fayose, former governor of the state, while on a queue to cast their votes. At some point, the governor raised his hand to hail a delegate […]

The ministry of sports and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will hold a crucial meeting on Thursday over the country’s exit from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), TheCable can report. Nigeria was sent packing from the tournament in Cameroon on Sunday after a shock 1-0 defeat to the Carthage Eagles of […]

Bisi Kolawole has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state. Kolawole, former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti, edged out Segun Oni, an ex-governor, and Kolapo Olusola, a former deputy governor of the state. The primary election took place in […]

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The federal executive council (FEC) says it has received a bill of N3 trillion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as payment for petrol subsidy in 2022. This is coming after the federal government proposed an 18-month extension for the implementation of the petroleum industry law to cater for subsidy shortfall.  Zainab Ahmed, […]

Oil prices rose on Wednesday to $90 a barrel for the first time since October 2014. Over the past months, oil prices have continued to surge as countries relaxed lockdowns and dropped travel restrictions. The current price is higher than the $62 per barrel oil benchmark in the 2022 budget signed by […]

A federal high court in Abuja has declared that the direct deduction of funds from the federation account to fund the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is illegal. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Ahmed Mohammed, the presiding judge, held that the provisions of section 4(1)(a) (b) of the Police Trust Fund Act 2019, […]

Ken Nnamani, former senate president, says it is up to Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu, to choose his successor.  In a statement issued on Wednesday, Nnamani, who is a former governor of the state, said it has been the norm in Enugu since 1999 for […]