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Senator Abubakar Kyari, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has become the party’s acting National Chairman following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu. This aligns with
The Kogi State government has reaffirmed its commitment to confront criminals terrorizing the state, assuring citizens of a peaceful governorship poll scheduled for November 11. The pledge was made by
President Bola Tinubu has established a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms and appointed Taiwo Oyedele, Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC, as the chairman.
President Bola Tinubu has pledged his government’s readiness to address and eliminate Nigeria’s security challenges. Speaking through Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the 2023 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and 160th Anniversary
“Undoctored and Authentic”: Forensic Verification Affirms Controversial Ganduje Dollar Bribery Video
A forensic analysis has declared the 2017 video showing the former Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, allegedly receiving bundles of dollar notes as a bribe from a contractor
Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State has strongly condemned the robbery attack on the cashier of the Emir of Minna, Ibrahim Sani, which took place at the Emir’s palace. The
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has generously donated N65 million to 6,166 pilgrims from the state who performed the Hajj pilgrimage in 2023. The governor described the donation
In a ceremony held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima decorated the newly appointed Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi. This event follows the recent
In a recent interview, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate past ministers and their families for potential
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has promptly ordered the disbursement of June’s salary and pension to the state’s workers and pensioners, respectively. This decision, as announced by the Press
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has revealed that his predecessor left only about N4 million in the state’s treasury, a sum inadequate to manage the state’s affairs. Consequently, the governor
In a sweeping reorganisation, President Bola Tinubu has announced the dismissal of the Chief of Defence Staff, the entire lineup of Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has rejected allegations by his successor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, who claimed that the postgraduate foreign scholarship program was discontinued during Ganduje’s tenure. In
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has urged the Governorship Election Tribunal in Kaduna to dismiss a petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Isa Ashiru,
The Kano State House of Assembly has approved a request from state Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, to appoint twenty special advisers. The request letter, read by House Speaker Ismail
Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio, who was the chosen candidate of the All Progressives
President Bola Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast commemorating Democracy Day, declared that individuals seeking elected positions must be capable of accepting defeat, implying that the joy of victory only truly
Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gagdi, prominent aspirants for the speakership, have decided to bow out of the race, endorsing the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s favored candidate, Tajudeen Abbas, for the
Kaduna State’s Governor, Uba Sani, has declared his intention to continue utilizing vehicles used by his predecessor, stating that purchasing new ones would be an unnecessary expenditure. During a meeting
