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The Presidency has faulted the World Bank’s latest economic report, which estimated that about 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty, describing the figure as exaggerated and disconnected from the country’s prevailing realities.…

National Vice Chairman (South South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has disclosed that state governors, senators and many other members of the party are leaving because of its leadership failure. Orbih spoke…

Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested two robbery suspects who were part of a four-man gang that snatched a vehicle at Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. The armed robbers, it was learnt later abandoned the vehicle along the…

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), a frontline human rights and pro-democracy organization based in the South-East, has announced its support for the planned Abuja rally led by renowned human rights…

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Investigations revealed that Diri’s defection, which had been on the cards for months, is finally to be laid…

The Nigerian Police Force has said that the plan to enforce the tinted glass permit has now been suspended. This came after a court ordered the force to maintain the status quo on the matter. SP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson of the…

Ahead of the 2027 elections, Kelvin Chukwu, the senator representing Enugu East district, has officially dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). LP is the party of Peter Obi, a prominent presidential…

A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Williams Abimbola, on Wednesday told Justice Maryann Anenih of a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory that no banking regulation was violated in the withdrawals made…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a new external borrowing plan totalling $2.3 billion. The fresh loan is aimed at supporting the implementation of the 2025 budget, refinancing maturing Eurobonds, and…

Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have held a symbolic farewell ceremony for the outgoing chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, marking the end of his decade-long leadership of the electoral body. In a viral…