The presidential candidates of both of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, have rejected Wednesday’s tribunal judgement declaring Bola Tinubu as duly elected president of Nigeria. The Labour Party similarly criticised the judgement on Wednesday, stating that the verdict did not reflect the “desires of the people”. They have […]
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The leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP) has grown worse following confusion over who the authentic national chairman of the party is. Following a court ruling on Thursday, both Lamidi Apapa and Julius Abure, who are factional leaders of the party are claiming to be the chairperson of the LP. Apapa, who spoke in […]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while undertaking the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme. In a statement on Thursday, HURIWA alleged that years back, Musawa abandoned her NYSC in Ebonyi state but later showed interest […]
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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Thursday night lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams in Budapest. Williams, 30, who had previously won in Beijing in 2015, timed 12.43 seconds to edge out Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.44sec) with Kendra Harrison of the United States taking bronze (12.46). Meanwhile, Amusan and […]
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The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to a fake recruitment advert currently circulating on various social media platforms inviting applications from unsuspecting members of the public with the intent to defraud them. The NAF therefore wishes to state that it is not currently conducting any recruitment exercise. It would be […]
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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s world record holder, Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account on Wednesday. The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures. The Charge will […]
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The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Independent oil marketers confirmed the increase in the cost of the commodity, as they stated that any shift in price by […]
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Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (“Guaranty Trust” or “the Bank”) has been named Best Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023. This marks a record 12th time that Guaranty Trust Bank has been recognised as the leading financial institution in Nigeria. Announcing the award, Euromoney stated: “Nigeria’s Best Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, has […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi and his two companies unjustly and maliciously for committing no offences known to law The apex court also accused EFCC of subjecting the Senator and his companies to needless criminal trial in relation civil transaction in a split decision […]
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Human Rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and […]
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