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The national chairman of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, (ACPN) party, Alhaji Gani Galadima, who led party leaders to disown Obiageli (Oby) Ezekwesili and adopt the President Muhammadu Buhari’s candidacy, has accused the party’s erstwhile presidential hopeful of misappropriating campaign funds. Galadima told journalists in Abuja, that the statement of account released by Ezekwesili […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a conditional suspension of its nationwide strike three-month old strike, with effect from midnight Thursday. The move comes after a series of meetings between top government officials and ASUU members. ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the suspension in Abuja after a two-hour closed door meeting […]

The acting Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu, has ordered the posting and redeployment of the following Senior Police Officers to Zones, Formations and Commands. According to the posting, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde now heads Force Intelligence Bureau. Edgal Imohinmi, the commissioner of police in Lagos until today, […]

Just 10 days to the presidential election, the U S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, has appealed to Nigerians to take part in the general elections and ensure their votes count. Symington stated on his Twitter handle on Tuesday that Nigerians should work together. “It is absolutely important for the citizens of Nigeria to […]

The European Union Election Observation Mission has insisted that Kaduna State governor; Nasir El-Rufai’s threat that foreigners who try to intervene in the forthcoming 2019 general election will leave in “body bags” will not stop it from observing the poll. As the EU denies allegation of foreign interference in the elections, El-Rufai, has also denied […]

Brazil’s aircraft maker Embraer said Wednesday it has finalized a contract to sell 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria’s air force, to boost the military’s capacity in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast. Embraer’s military aircraft division said in a statement it and a partner firm making electronic systems, Sierra Nevada […]

Mr. Robert Azibaola, cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has explained that $40 million received from National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, was judiciously used, saying 10,000 militants were beneficiaries. He told the Federal High Court, Abuja, when he was cross examined on Tuesday by Mr. Sylvanus Tahir, the prosecutor. He told the court that […]

Mr. Paul Usoro, the President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), would be re-arraigned on Feb. 14 before Justice Chuks Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos.The trial of Usoro is to commence afresh on alleged money laundering to the tune of N1.4 billion, ChannelsTV reported. Usoro’s planned re-arraignment followed the failure of the case to […]