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Former President Goodluck Jonathan was on late Monday dragged into the 2023 presidential contest as a Northern group made up of nomadic pastoralists and Almajiri communities, contributed money and bought the N100 million presidential form of the ruling All Progressives Congress for him.   They also promised the group had 14 million ready votes to […]

The alleged sex scandal between Stephanie Otobo and the General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman is far from being over as Stephanie attacked the pastor again.   This time, the Canadian-based singer releases some photos on Twitter, which she alleged were gotten during her alleged intimacy with Suleman.   Some years back, […]

…as court declines request to restrain respondents   The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele on Monday failed in his bid to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from disqualifying him from participating in the 2023 presidential election until the determination of […]

Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks.   ASUU said in a statement by its President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the extension was aimed at giving the government more time to settle all issues that are still in contention between the two parties.   “The roll-over […]

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied reports that its chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, plans to join the 2023 presidential race.   INEC said in a statement that Yakubu remains the umpire for the polls, with a commitment to free and fair elections.   The statement came against reports that a group had planned […]

  Airline Operators of Nigeria on Sunday said it had called off a planned suspension of flight operations by its members.   The suspension of flights was previously scheduled to commence on Monday, May 9, 2022.   AON said the suspension of the plan came after interventions by the government. The group said the government […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare illegal, and incompatible with the oath of office, and public interest the recent pardon granted to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame who are serving jail terms for […]

A coalition made up of various groups on Saturday purchased copies of the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the President of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akiwumi Adesina to vie for the 2023 presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.   The coalition consists of 28 […]

  The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has declared that he is yet to decide whether to run for the2023 presidency. He said he would make that decision in a few days.   Emefiele made the clarification on Saturday following a deluge of criticisms that trailed the purchase of the N100 […]

  Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin, former member of the House of Representative and campaign  Director General for the National Leader of All Peoples Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has dumped the party.   Jibrin made this disclosure on Saturday on his twitter handle, hear him:  “I have done my best for APC. It is time to move […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will obey any decision reached by the party at the national level ahead of the presidential primary election as long as the decision is fair and just.   The governor said this when he received PDP presidential […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told Southeast leaders to allow the court system to determine the fate of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Independent People of Biafra, which is fighting for independence for the region.   Buhari said this in response to a request from the leaders, who asked him to release Kanu and […]