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Nigeria’s economic reforms: Governor insists President Tinubu is taking the right steps

August 13, 2025

Oyebanji dissolves Executive Council, spares key commissioners and two Special Advisers in Ekiti

August 11, 2025

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Senate president loses out as court declares Machina APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North

September 28, 2022

The judge also ordered the APC to forward the name of Machina to INEC as the authentic winner of the...

Insecurity: FG responds to Akeredolu, says Katsina not given approval to buy weapons

by William Ukpe

September 28, 2022

No state, not Katsina, not any other state in the federation has been authorized to procure automatic weapons for their...

APC postpones the commencement of presidential campaigns indefinitely, to expand campaign council

September 27, 2022

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has indefinitely postponed the commencement of its campaigns for...

APC explains why Osinbajo, Mustapha, were omitted from presidential campaign council

September 24, 2022

The leadership of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council have explained why Osinbajo and Mustapha, were excluded from the 422-man list.

FG tasks state governments to embrace AfCFTA's economic opportunities

FAAC shares N673.137 billion to FG, states and LGs in August

by Cees Harmon

September 23, 2022

The FAAC shared a total sum of N673.137 billion in August 2022 from the Federation Account Revenue to the federal...

Kaduna, Rivers States declare partial lockdown

Suspend me and face the consequence, Governor Wike dares PDP

September 23, 2022

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dared the party leadership of the PDP to suspend him if they so desire...

VAT Dispute: Rivers drags FIRS to supreme court, seeks disbandment of appeal court panel

Wike accuses Ayu of tampering with PDP’s presidential primary election

by Justina Mboho

September 23, 2022

Governor Wike has accused the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu of manipulating the party's presidential primary election that produced Atiku...

PDP crisis: Governor Wike vows not to leave party, to brief media tomorrow

September 22, 2022

Governor Wike has insisted that he and other PDP leaders from his camp in Rivers State, will not leave the...

The Nigerian government has accused Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party of plagiarising the economic agenda of the present administration in the Atiku Economic Blueprint.

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FG says Atiku’s economic blueprint is a poor copy of Buhari’s policy

by William Ukpe

September 22, 2022

The Nigerian government has accused Atiku Abubakar of plagiarising the economic agenda of the present administration in the Atiku Economic...

PDP crisis: Wike’s camp withdraws from Atiku campaign council, insists on Ayu’s sack