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FCT, Abuja – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has dismissed what he described as a desperate attempt by blackmailers to link him to the controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. As reported on Tuesday, February 25, by Vanguard, Obi denied being part of the … Read more
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has revealed that the assassination of Major General Murtala Muhammed on February 13, 1976, was rooted in his refusal to accept a power-sharing arrangement after the coup that brought him to power in 1975. Babangida, in his recently launched autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service’, disclosed that the … Read more
On Tuesday, February 25, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio referred Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of the Red Chambers. The decision of the Senate President follows an altercation between him (Akpabio) and Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan in the past week. However, reacting to the decision by the Senate President to refer the … Read more
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has vowed to take legal action against former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, for his role in numerous violations of fundamental human rights. Speaking on a national television, Falana announced his intention to challenge the malicious prosecution he and his colleagues faced during the military regime. He … Read more
The Ogun House of Assembly has passed a resolution, calling on the state government to immortalise the late former Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga. The assembly specifically urged the state government to rename the High Court Road in Sagamu after the late lawmaker. The passage of the resolution followed a … Read more
Shell Nigeria on Tuesday won the Best Upstream Company 2024 award at the Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) currently underway in Abuja. The award, received by Senior Vice President, Nigeria Marno de Jong celebrates the contributions of Shell companies in Nigeria, especially The Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and … Read more
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has urged northern politicians to uphold the zoning principle in the country. There have being reports that some politicians, including, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, are strategizing to take power in the … Read more
The naira has recorded steady appreciation over the past 27 days, reflecting increased stability in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. Precisely, on the parallel market, some FX dealers in Lagos traded the naira at N1,495/$ on Friday and in Enugu it went as low as N1490/$. On the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) according to … Read more
There is currently tension in the South-South division of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fierce power struggle is currently ongoing between the region’s governors in the party and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, along with South-South PDP National Vice Chairman, Dan Orbih. At the centre of the crisis is the controversial PDP … Read more
FCT, Abuja – Disturbed by the controversial death of a Nigerian footballer in Uganda, Abubakar Lawal, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said the Nigerian embassy in the East African nation has demanded a full autopsy. Legit.ng reports that Lawal is a former Nigerian Under-20 international footballer. Reacting to Lawal’s death, … Read more