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The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, dismissed moves by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to galvanise opposition figures towards unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.They accused El-Rufai of being driven by “an inordinate ambition that is destined to fail” in his defection to the Social Democratic Party.Also on Monday, the APC noted th...

The Lagos State government has announced the release of Africa’s first Tech/AI-themed feature film, “Makemation”.A statement by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday, said the film will be in cinemas across Nigeria starting Easter Weekend, April 18, 2025.Makemation is Africa’s first feature film that spotlights the fast-rising impact of its youth, especially girls, showca...

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, as the camp of the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, rejects the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee announced by the National Working Committee.The PDP National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dan Orbih, along with another leader from Wike’s camp who preferred to remain anonymous, rejected the actions taken by the Umar Damagum-led NWC....

The family of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha has formally reacted to a claim by his predecessor, General Ibrahim Babangida that their late patriarch was responsible for the annulment of the June 12 Presidential Election which was won won by the late Chief Moshood Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).Scion of the family, Mohammed Abacha in a statement on Sunday in Abuja regretted that Babangida’s memoir...

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to meet in the coming days to finalise all outstanding visa issues, a statement by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s media aide Magnus Eze has hinted.According to the statement, the decision was reached during a meeting between UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Alshamsi and Mrs. Odumegwu-Ojukwu.Niger...

The increasing spate of infrastructure vandalism in the Federal Capital Territory has become a major economic and social concern, costing the city an estimated N4.7bn annually in replacement costs, a professor at Nile University, Abdulhameed Mambo, has stated.Mambo, who is Head of Civil Engineering and Dean of Environmental Science at the university, highlighted the issue at the 5th Annual Public Lecture organised by the Bw...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reopened the Onitsha drug market on March 6 following a sanitization operation that began on February 10.Martin Iluyomade, Dir...

 The Federal Government has announced plans to empower 10 million women by 2027 as part of its broader strategy to transform Nigeria into a $1tn economy by 2030. ...

 The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months for violation of the Red Chambers rules. ...

In its bid to ensure the safety of its citizens and curbing criminal activities in the state, the Edo State Government has commenced the demolition of houses linked to kidnappers.Leading security personnel on the demolition exercise that took place in Illeh, Esan West Local Government Area and Uromi, Esan North East Local government area of the state, Special Adviser to the governor on Security, Mr. Akhere Paul said the dem...