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The Katsina State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal was bemused following the petitioner Yakubu Lado’s declaration that Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s documents suggested that he (Masari) and his father were born the same year. Lado questioned the governor’s qualification to contest ...

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has refused to disclose details of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assets since it constitutes invasion of his privacy. It responded to Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), seeking ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suspended the executive and legislative committees of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state in line with an earlier recommendation of the House of Assembly. The suspension was pursuant to a resolution of ...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has attributed the latest round of operational setbacks in the Nigerian Army fight against the Boko Haram sect to sabotage, low morale and lack of commitment on the part of officers. According ...

The Progressive Governors Forum has clarified that it never discussed the composition of the next Federal Executive Council during its closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The All Progressives Congress (APC) state chief executives are expected ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said it had begun investigation of alleged fraudulent constituency projects and others worth N18,139,631,920 in 12 states. A document obtained revealed that at least five projects had been identified ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila met yesterday in All Progressives Congress (APC) government’s quest to foster common interest between the executive and legislature. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and Gbajabiamila’s ...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has joined other Nigerians to condemn the suspension of Daar Communications’ broadcast licence. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had suspended the licence of Daar Communications, owners and ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to invoke relevant sanctions against states that fail to comply with the new minimum wage of N30,000 for workers. The vice president, Issa Aremu, said in Owerri, Imo State, that the states have ...

Experts in political economy have described Nigeria’s touted fiscal federalism as amputated. At the second annual Professor Pita Ejiofor Frontier Lecture in Management Sciences recently in Awka, Anambra State, they also espoused ways to ensure effective economic diversification in the ...