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A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo ruled out automatic tickets for any of the aspirants running under the party for this year’s governorship election in the state, maintaining that the lucky person must emerge through a ...

A coalition of women non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of Women in PACFaH@Scale has urged the Federal Government to end harmful traditional practices such as early marriage, gender-based violence, illiteracy and negligence of women with special needs and other ...

The Federal Government has asked the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to “send the full list of former governors and ministers that have received and/or receiving double pay and life pensions in order to enhance and ensure compliance with ...

The Concerned Nigerians has warned of the dangers inherent in enacting the Social Media Bill currently before the National Assembly, saying its passage will endanger the lives of Nigerians, silence dissenting opinions and remove citizens’ freedom of expression. Leader of the ...

Another bars premier lotto, others from marketing Ghanaian games in Nigeria A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay N182.8b to judgement creditors from First Bank account of Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited ...

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has declared that Federal Government’s ongoing review of the programme will institutionalise and refocus the programme for the overall best interest of its beneficiaries. A statement issued by its Special Assistant on Media, Murphy Ganagana, disclosed ...

Worried by the impact and global spread of coronavirus, the Osun State Government has begun screening of foreigners at mining sites as proactive and preventive measures to forestall spread of the disease to the state. It cautioned miners at various ...

Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka, has said necessary precautions are being taken to curtail the spread of COVID-19 otherwise called coronavirus around the university community. Speaking with journalists, he said the university’s authorities were making ...

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) before and shortly after the Bayelsa State gubernatorial election are set to return to the party. Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this at his Sampou-Kalama ...

Seeks review of 13% derivation for oil-bearing states Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri at the weekend defended his request for an N2.9b loan granted by the state House of Assembly last week, saying it is in order. Speaking with journalists ...