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There are indications that the governor of Benue state, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia paid the State Working Committee and the twenty three local government chairmen of the All Progressive Congress to escape the party’s axe yesterday. The state Chairman of the party, Comrade Austin Agada had yesterday called for a...

President Bola Tinubuheld has met with the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, during which he received briefing on $10 billion investment prospects in the steel sector. The President emphasized that a revitalized steel development industry is both a catalyst...

The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 12, 2024, to deliver judgments in the Kano State and Plateau State governorship election disputes. In Kano, the dispute between Governor Abba Yusuf of the NNPP and Dr. Nasiru Gawuna of APC. In Plateau State, Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, of the PDP is challenging...

Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces have eliminated 86 terrorists and other criminals as well as apprehended 101 others in different operations across the country in the last one week. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, the Director, Defence Media Operations, said this in Abuja on Thursday while giving an update on military...

…A foremost Nigerian Minister of repute Prominent Civil Society and Pro-democracy Groups have condemned the recent attempt to drag the name of the Hon Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, Minister of Interior in the on going accusation against the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu. According to...

…threaten mass action across Nigeria, USA, UK As debates continue to heat up over the involvement of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in the scandalous contract at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation; the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for...

Seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have dragged the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Kogi State government to court over shortlist for appointments into the state’s judiciary. The Plaintiffs seeks for an Interlocutory Injunction, restraining the defendants, their agents, privies and servants from fixing dates for interview of the...

A group STAND UP NIGERIA has said it is aware of a smear campaign against the minister of interior,  Mr Tunji-Ojo by some individuals who are unhappy with the reforms he has introduced since assuming office. Coordinator of the group, Comrade Sunday Attah who addressed journalists on Tuesday said those...

… As IYC calls for increased funding of Presidential Amnesty Programme President of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, has advocated for an upward review of the allocation accruable to the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP from the Federal Government’s purse. Lokpobiri who made this patriotic call on Monday...