The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, filed an application seeking an order ...
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Chelsea appeal FIFA transfer ban
FIFA on Tuesday confirmed it has received Chelsea’s appeal against their transfer ban, though no decision has been taken on freezing the sanction during the ...
Read More »US Senate to block Trump national emergency after Republican defections
The US Congress is set to hand President Donald Trump yet another embarrassing defeat as the opponents of his national emergency declaration are said to ...
Read More »NNPC recovers N771m assets from marketers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has recovered assets worth over N771 million from some marketers who under-paid for petroleum products supplied to ...
Read More »BREAKING: CBN bans importation of textile materials
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday added textile to the list of 42 items ineligible for officially sourced forex. At a meeting with ...
Read More »Gov. Amosun reinstates Ogun NLC Chairman
The Ogun State government has reinstated the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akeem Ambali, barely 28 months after he was fired. The ...
Read More »Elections: Pres. Buhari meets Service Chiefs in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs have begun another meeting in Abuja. The closed-door meeting is taking place at the Presidential Villa. Security plans for ...
Read More »AITEO clarifies Nigeria’s pipeline fire incident
Press statement On 2 March 2019, a suspected explosion occurred in the Niger Delta, within the vicinity of Nembe Creek Well 7, behind Mile 1 ...
Read More »3Line commits to financial inclusion agenda for unbanked
3Line Card Management an innovative fintech company is set to launch ‘SUSUBYU’: a digital saving product modelled on the traditional informal thrift savings in the ...
Read More »Herdsmen kill 16 farmers in Benue
Sixteen people were reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen in an attack on Agage community of Gwer West Local Government Area in Benue State ...
Read More »Economy: Buhari’s tough decisions in Nigeria’s best interests — FG
The Secretary to the Government of Federation, Mr Boss Mustafa, on Monday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s tough decisions during his second term would be in the best interests of the country ...
Read More »Court nullifies Kano PDP governorship primary, orders fresh election
Barely five days to the governorship election, a Federal High Court in Kano on Monday nullified the governorship primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which produced Abba Kabir-Yusuf as the PDP’s flag-bearer in the state ...
Read More »PDP to petition UN, others over military role, killings in February polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it would petition the United Nations (UN) and other global democratic institutions on the role of the military and the killings of Nigerians during the Presidential and National Assembly ...
Read More »Senate: We’ll overturn Akpabio’s loss in Akwa Ibom – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said that the votes of the Akwa Ibom people allegedly stolen during the Presidential and National Assembly elections of Feb. 23, would be reclaimed ...
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