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  • NDC defends donations, levies, denies payments for tickets

    Party says Dickson neither demanded nor received money from aspirants By Henry Umoru ABUJA — THE Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has dismissed reports alleging irregularities in its candidate selection and financing ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that there were no illegal payments or favouritism in the process. The party said its decision to […]
  • INEC fixes Sept 19 for by-elections in 4 states

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 19 for the conduct of five by-elections in four states: Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Tunde Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Oketola said that the […]
  • Italian priest quits priesthood, marries Kenyan woman in traditional ceremony

    An Italian Catholic priest, Sandro Ferretto, 55, has left the priesthood and married a Kenyan woman, Sharon Jepng’ok, in a traditional ceremony in Baringo County, Kenya. Ferretto married Jepng’ok, a Tugen woman from Baringo South, on September 6 at Seretion village, Kasiela, the same area where he served as a Catholic parish priest for 12 […]
  • ‘I didn’t file any petition against Adeleke’ — Osun PDP candidate

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the August 15 Osun State election, Adebayo Adedamola, has disowned a petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory, saying neither he nor his counsel filed or authorised the case. Adedamola’s denial comes after petitions were displayed at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo on Monday. […]
  • NRS Reform: Inside the drive to build a smarter, simpler tax system

    By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s tax administration is entering a phase in which the quality of information available to the tax authority could become as important as the revenue collected. Across the economy, transactions are increasingly generated and recorded digitally. The challenge for the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, is how to use such information to identify […]
  • El-Rufai demands N10bn, apology from Defence Minister Musa

    ABUJA — FORMER Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded N10 billion compensation and a public apology from the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory statements made against him during a television programme. El-Rufai’s demand was contained in a letter before action dated Monday, September 7, 2026, issued by his lawyers, […]
  • Baba-Ahmed suffering from post-political identity crisis after running with Obi  – Okonkwo

    By Bayo Wahab Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed may be suffering from what he described as a “post-political identity crisis” following his experience as Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election. Okonkwo made the remarks during an interview […]
  • NAFDAC: Unbranded palm oil, fufu outside our direct oversight

    ABUJA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has said it does not have direct and absolute regulatory oversight over unbranded palm oil, fufu and other traditionally packaged staple foods sold in open markets. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on the […]
  • Dangote Refinery IPO: 10 steps to buy shares for N5,250

    By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The proposed Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Initial Public Offering (IPO) will allow investors to acquire shares in one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects, with the offer price set at N525 per share and the minimum subscription at 10 shares, costing N5,250. The offer is expected to open on September […]
  • 2027 polls: Voter register nears 100m — INEC

    LAGOS — Nigeria’s national voter register is approaching the 100 million mark ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recording 10,772,421 new registrants during the latest Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos, saying the commission was also set to […]