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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned alleged calls for Interim Government ahead of the May 29 inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Declaring Interim Government illegal and unconstitutional, Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Musa Danmadami, said the military, as a reputable institution, does not support illegality and...

A High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, on Wednesday stopped the Labour Party (LP) from suspending its national officers until the determination of the motion on notice. LP lawyer, G. C. Igbokwe (SAN), reportedly confirmed that he has gotten a High Court order that the status quo is...

The Auditor General released a report indicating that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) in 2016, was unable to account for crude oil deliveries worth over $376,655,589 (N102.6 billion) to the Warri and Kaduna refineries. Recently, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, led by Senator Matthew Urhoghide, reviewed the...

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on students in institutions of higher learning across the country, to steer clear of all forms of internet fraud in order to accelerate the development of the nation. He gave the charge on Wednesday, April...

  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has resolved to petition President Muhammadu Buhari over the Igbo profiling in Lagos State since the commencement of the 2023 general elections. The group also said they would send a protest letter to the National Assembly and other relevant agencies to express their feelings over...

insists viral video is doctored Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the recently concluded presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that there was pressure on him to leave Nigeria. Obi, in a statement on Wednesday night, accused the ruling All Progressives...

  The apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, tackled Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, on Wednesday over his stance that the 2023 general election was credible. Afenifere, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Sola Ebiseni, stated that the minister was not sincere in his claims. The group maintained that...

The Federal Government said it has secured an $800 million fund from the World Bank to attend to a segment of post-petroleum subsidy palliatives requirement. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while responding to questions from State House Correspondents after the week’s Federal Executive...

  The Divisional Head, Capital Market, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Mr Jude Chiemeka has said that more investor education and stakeholder collaboration is needed for the Exchange Traded Derivatives Markets in Africa to experience increased growth. Chiemeka made the remark at the Capacity Building Workshop of the CFA Society, South...

    A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has restrained Julius Abure from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The Presiding Judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, also ordered that the originating processes of the court be served on the restrained officials – Abure, the National...