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A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, BABACHIR LAWAL, has faulted the announcement of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, BOLA AHMED TINUBU. LAWAL, in a note he personally signed on Tuesday, described the decision as a “disastrous error, and  said the choice of KASSIM SHETTIMA was a sign that the APC presidential candidate has “been cornered b...

The Federal High Court  sitting in Abuja has fixed Thursday to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA of Osun State as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice INYANG EKWO fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel for the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments in the matter. ...

 Once again, a two storey building collapse has been recorded in Lagos state.   In the early hours of today, a two-storey building collapsed in the Palm Grove area of the state. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in a statement said the building collapsed to ground zero. The statement added that no li...

Hostilities at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will resume today with 2 quarterfinal fixtures. Zambia who finished top of Group B will face Group A runners up Senegal in the first match of the day scheduled for 6pm Nigerian time. At 9pm Nigerian time, host nation and Group A table toppers Morocco will take on Botswana who finished third in Group C.&...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to conduct a free, fair, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. INEC Chairman, Professor MAHMOOD YAKUBU, disclosed this while addressing a stakeholders’ meeting in Osogbo, the state capital. Professor YAKUBU added that INEC was determined to ensure that the choice of who is elected as th...

The Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service to increase its efforts in intelligence gathering. The Minister during a visit to the Kirikiri prisons in Apapa, Lagos state, said that any intelligence gathered must be acted upon. RAUF AREGBESOLA described intelligence as the solution to solving the problem of constant attacks on Custodial ...

A former chieftain of the All-Progressive Congress, APC, DANIEL BWALA, has said he resigned from All-Progressives Congress because his principle contradicts the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC in the 2023 elections.  BWALA, made his position known while featuring on a television programme in Abuja, where explained that his stand contradicts the choice of BOLA TINUBU choosing a Muslim as his running mate in next year's presi...

Governors of the ruling All progressives Congress, APC have commended the APC presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu for choosing  former Borno state governor, Senator KASHIM SHETTIMA as his running mate in the 2023 general elections. APC governors gave this commendation  when they visited  President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State, during the sallah holiday. ...

RESIDENTS of certain parts of Lagos and Ogun states have lamented losing property worth millions of naira to the incessant rainfall that led to flooding and the attendant destruction of properties. Some of the residents, who spoke with our correspondent, said the losses recorded due to the flood ran into millions of naira. They called on the government to find an urgent solution t...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough. The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the strike will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future developm...