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The Federal Government yesterday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar were planning overthrow the President Mohammadu Buhari administration through a military coup. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who addressed State House ...

Elders under the aegis of Gbo Kaabari Ogoni have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the resumption of oil and gas production in the area to avert bloodbath. The group’s chairman and secretary, Senator Bennett Birabi and Dr. Desmond Nbete, ...

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will on May 22 hear the application seeking its chairman/President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to recuse herself from proceedings in the complaints filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $1 billion loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the 360 megawatts capacity Gurara II hydro-power project. It also sanctioned N5.7 billion as revised contract of Nkari Dam in Akwa Ibom State. Minister ...

A suit filed by Bishop Osadolor Ochei seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over alleged corruption has suffered setback as the Federal High Court, Abuja, struck it out. ...

Amidst growing concerns by Nigerians that the country may soon become indebted to China like other African countries, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has insisted that Nigeria is capable of repaying the Chinese loans. The Debt Management Office DMO had ...

The Federal Government has declared that it has not made commitment to support any candidate for the Council Presidency of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). It made the assertion in a statement issued by Deputy Director, Ministry of Aviation, ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has petitioned the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for its refusal to distribute energy from the Ibom Power Plant to the state. Udom’s action may not ...

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) 48 hours within which to refund the N50 it charged candidates for checking their results. In a statement issued by its National Senate President, Abdulmajeed Oladimeji, ...

The Federal Government has concluded plans to execute contracts and agreements on flooding and erosion control entered into a national and international levels by the past administration. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, stated this at ...