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Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed with the former senators to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing him as “a leader with a genuine interest to transform the country.” The Vice President made the appeal on Wednesday when he received a delegation comprising his former colleagues from the...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday described as untrue reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, had a telephone conversation with President Bola Tinubu and the Director General of the Department of State Services on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The apex court warned that if the current...

Pan-Igbo youth group, the Ohanaeze Youth Movement has condemned in very strong terms, recent moves by Governor Hope Uzodinma to tarnish the image of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila through the circulation of old and rested videos of dispensed disputes. Apparently in a bid to...

No fewer than two fighters of the Eastern Security Network, the military wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra, were on Monday killed by security operatives in Asaba, Delta State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the ESN...

* Say 56 marketing companies secure importation license  The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has reacted to the sudden increase of fuel pump prices from N540/liter to N617/liter, saying its merely the market forces at play Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari explained on Tuesday, after meeting...

Nigeria’s President and Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola  Tinubu has said the security challenges in the West Coast had been thoroughly reviewed and a properly-funded strategy would be instituted to tackle terrorism. The President disclosed a new approach...

President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to speedily and thoroughly investigate the incident to punish those found culpable. The President expressed sadness over the death of 2-year-old Ivan Omhonrina killed by a stray bullet during an operation by officers of the...

The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Aviation to ensure that passengers at the Airport check their Blood Pressure and Sugar level before boarding. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kalejaiye Paul (APC-Lagos) at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. The lawmaker’s motion is...

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group, has condemned “charlatans” causing mayhem in the south-east. In the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI) ranking released in March 2023, IPOB was ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in...

A federal high court in Abuja has fixed July 21 for the arraignment of Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, fixed the date after the court session on Monday. Oduah, senator representing Anambra north, is to stand trial alongside eight others on a 25-count charge...