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A Jos-based pastor, Albarka Sukuya, has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command for orchestrating his own kidnap and demanding ransom from members of his congregation. The command’s spokesman,…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to completely eliminate Boko Haram from the country. The MBF noted that the President, rather than fulfilling his promise to Nigerians…
The presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, outlined his plans for addressing security concerns in Nigeria. He stated that, if elected in 2023, he would adopt a selective approach…
Uganda has declared the Ebola virus outbreak, which began four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people, to be over, on Wednesday. "We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," Health Minister…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, says Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP); Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) are indirectly working the emergency of Bola Tinubu as president. He said the…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has penalized Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) UK, a unit of the lender, with a fine of £7.7 million for inadequacies in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls. The FCA announced the…
The President, Mohammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, made a stunning revelation, in Yobe State. Buhari revealed that he had grown up as an orphan and had no knowledge of his biological father. The President made this stunning…
The United Kingdom (UK) authorities have barred a company allegedly owned by Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi for failing to submit its annual accounts. Following a first and second notice of a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to penalise any commercial banks that fail to comply with its directives. The CBN warned commercial banks against putting old naira notes into Automated Teller Machines…
The Rivers state police command says its operatives have busted a child trafficking ring in Igwuruta and Omagwa in Obio/Akpor and Ikwere local government areas of the state. On Saturday at 4.45 p.m., the command stormed…
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has justified calls for fuel price increases, citing that other countries that pay more for fuel than Nigeria. He said this while speaking at an event titled "PMB…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office. Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in Damaturu, the Yobe State…
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has denied endorsing a presidential candidate for the upcoming 2023 election. A recent report claimed that Ortom had expressed support for Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the 2023 elections will be held as planned. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed gave the assurance in Abuja at the 17th edition of the “President…
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has promised to retire his counterparts from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if elected in…
The New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) inaugurated its 2023 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) known as Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (RMK2023 PCC) on Monday. While inaugurating the council in Abuja, NNPP Presidential candidate…
The Department of State Services (DSS) says some unnamed politicians are plotting to smear Yusuf Bichi, its director-general, and some of its key officials. In a statement on Tuesday, DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike has promised to expose the corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The governor said the NDDC has become a cash cow for politicians. He said it is a shame…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given reasons why the forthcoming election may be cancelled or postponed. According to INEC, there is a growing wave of election-related insecurity across the…
The federal government says it will stop the importation of petroleum products by the first quarter of 2024. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva said this at the resumption of the ”PMB…
