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The Senator representing the Niger East Senatorial District, Sani Musa, has described as unfortunate the Sunday’s attacks by terrorists on some parts of Gurara and Paikoro local government areas of the state that led to the death of a District Police Officer and four others. The bandits, who were operating in the state, carried out

The camp of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has disowned a viral video clip suggesting that he was planning to marry a new wife. The video went viral on Saturday alleging that the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was planning to take a second wife. The

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that media reports of violence at the All Progressive Congress election rally held in Yobe State were untrue. There were reports that the event organised to celebrate the Supreme court’s ‘controversial’ ruling in honour of the senate president on Sunday was disrupted when some supporters of Lawan began

The Lagos State Government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whitney Adeniran. The directive was contained in a statement on the Instagram page of the Lagos State Government on Sunday night. “A release signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade

Frank Onwumere has denied writing a petition over an alleged misappropriation of N2 billion given by the presidential candidate of Labour party, Peter Obi, to churches under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria. Onwumere said in a statement on Sunday that he never authored such petition and did not authorise anyone to do

The Christian Association of Nigeria has concluded training of 1,200 accredited observers at the zonal and state levels for the 2023 general election, its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said on Sunday. Among the 1,200 were 280 trainers of trainers who would cascade the training down to the state and local government levels. The CAN president

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria on ways to bring succour to Nigeria over the naira redesign policy. In a statement on Sunday, the former Lagos State governor said it was important for the apex bank to restore hope in the country by implementing workable steps

At least 12 civilians died and six were injured in an attack by suspected jihadists in northwestern Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali, locals told AFP on Sunday. “Several dozen men on motorbikes attacked the village of Sanakadougou” in Kossi province overnight Thursday and Friday, a resident told AFP, requesting anonymity. Residents said at

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has lost his father, Abraham Diri. The circumstances surrounding his death were unknown as of the time of filing this report. A statement signed by Jothan Diri on behalf of the Diri Family of Kalama-Owei Wari in Sampou Community in the Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area,  said Pa Diri

The All Progressives Congress in Osun State on Sunday said the leadership of the state police command had given it a reason to suspect and conclude that its operatives were doing the bidding of Governor Ademola Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. This was contained in a statement obtained in Osogbo, signed by

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to listen to the voice of reason and follow the rule of law in its pursuit of the naira redesign policy. This is as the Forum assured Nigerians that it felt their pains and is “determined to employ all legitimate channels to ease

Jenni O and Mmeli have been evicted from the Big Brother Titans show, which comprised of Nigerian and South African housemates. This was announced at the live eviction show on Sunday. Jenni O and Mmeli are the fifth and sixth evictees for the show’s debut season. While Jenni O is Nigerian, Mmeli is South African.

Manchester City shrugged off the uncertainty caused by a series of Premier League charges to close to within three points of Arsenal at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. A cloud is hanging over the English champions after the Premier League hit the club with more than

The Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Gandjue, on Sunday, directed the acting Chairman of the Kano State Consumer Protection Council, Dr Baffa Babba Dan’agundi, to shut down Wellcare Supermarket. The closure followed the refusal of the said supermarket’s management to accept the old naira notes from customers against the directive of the state government to

The Enugu State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the March 11, 2023 election, Dr Peter Mbah, on Sunday said he will deploy technology to tackle the ravaging insecurity in the state if elected. Mbah, who spoke while featuring in a radio programme with one of the private radio stations in the state,

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that the money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; his nephew, Ali Bello and his wife Rashida Bello (at large) will resume on Monday, February 13, 2023, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, The PUNCH reports.

The presiding pastor of the Abuja chapter of the House on the Rock, Pastor Uche Aigbe, on Sunday caused a stir when he mounted the pulpit carrying an AK 47 rifle. The incident took place during the second service, which frequently has a high turnout of the congregation who comes from different parts of the

The North-West zone of the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, said the defection of notable politicians from the opposition parties and reconciliation of aggrieved stakeholders of the party signal an imminent victory for its standard bearer, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 presidential poll. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Imo State on Sunday said that the address used by one Frank Onwumere n a petition claiming that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, gave out N2 billion to churches, does not exist. The chairman of CAN in Imo State, Divine Eches, said this in his

The father of the 12-year-old Chrisland International School student, Whitney Adeniran, who allegedly died during the school inter-house sports events in Lagos has said his daughter died of electrocution. Dr. Michael Adeniran made the claim in an interview with the BBC Pidgin on Sunday. Meanwhile, the school management in a statement on Sunday said the

Some armed security men have reportedly recovered three official vehicles said to be in the custody of the head of market women in Osun State, Chief Awawu Asindemade. The vehicles recovered from Asindemade were said to include; a coaster bus, and two others attached to her office as the Iyaloja-General of Osun State. The state

The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, has invented a surveillance drone to curb insecurity within the school premises. The rector of the institution, Michael Arimanwa, who spoke to journalists on the achievements of the polytechnic on his four years anniversary, said the surveillance drone was programmed to detect people’s conversations. The PUNCH reported that

…says it’s untrue, malicious The Christian Association of Nigeria on Sunday distanced itself from a purported N2 billion allegedly given by the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, to churches under its umbrella. While urging the public to disregard the purported petition as its content was not only untrue but also malicious, CAN

  The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday said overcrowded polling units will be decongested to smaller polling units in the same location on election day. According to INEC, the decongestion will ease voting processes. The commission said the list of registered voters in the 176,846 polling units nationwide will be displayed, urging eligible voters

Ekiti State Government has applied to be joined as a co-plaintiff in a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court on the naira redesign policy and the deadline issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swap of old notes for new ones. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Dayo