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Abuja real estate agent gets 24 years in jail for fraud

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has convicted and sentenced property owner Mercy Yusuf to 24 years in prison for $298,000 and £48 million for property fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed in a statement on Thursday...

Ganduje and Kwankwaso call for peace before Kano Guber’s elections

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the state's New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso reacted to the rising political tension brewing ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Kano State and they asked for peace. In separate...

Hold INEC responsible, not Buhari, if there is political gridlock – CNPP

Dons and labor leader rebuke INEC for postponement of elections The Nigerian Conference of Political Parties (CNPP) has said that the Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, should be held responsible, and not President...

IG hands out N16bn checks to families of fallen heroes in Kogi

Police Inspector General (I-,G), Mr. Alkali Baba, handed out checks for N16 billion to the families of policemen who died on active duty in Kogi. The IG made the introductions through Kogi Police Commissioner Akeem Yusuf who was represented by...

Foundation seeks deployment of Chinese technology in rice production in Nigeria

In an effort to improve rice production in the country, the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) has revealed plans to implement rice production technology from China. Speaking at a high-level stakeholder workshop organized by the Foundation in collaboration with...

Coup: I regret my action, says Fani-Kayode

New media director of the All Progressives Congress (APC PCC) presidential campaign council, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode says he regrets raising the alarm over fears of an imminent coup in the country. Speaking to reporters in Abuja yesterday after he was...

Cash shortage has nothing to do with an individual’s ambition, says Olopoeyan

Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan, is the southwestern leader of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP). In this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE, he said that there was nothing wrong with him, as a Yoruba man, supporting his party's presidential candidate, Senator...

Police officer killed during a kidnapping victim rescue mission

The Nigerian police force has lost an officer during a rescue mission for Edo Area Customary Court President Precious Aigbonoga. Aigbonoga was abducted in Edo state on Monday, January 9, in the vicinity of the Ugoneki area while on her...

BAT ambassadors seek one million votes for Tinubu in Lagos

Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) ambassadors have vowed to mobilize at least one million voters in Lagos for All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in next month's presidential election. The movement's state coordinator, Abdurrahman Lekki, who revealed this...

Bisi Akande: Contemptuous of formal power

PA Bisi Akande would turn 84 on January 16, 2023. Like his role model Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Bisi Akande was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He strove to achieve greatness through dogged determination, self-discipline, hard...
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Labor Party in Cross River moves to settle internal disputes

The Cross River State Chapter of the Labor Party (LP) has set up a reconciliation and discipline committee to...
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