The Supreme court has today dismissed the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP’s suit challenging the alleged double Nomination of Vice President- Elect, Kassim Shettima as the apex court agrees with the lower courts judgement that the PDP lacks the locus Standi to institute the case. In the court’s submission, Justice Adamu […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has today conferred National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. The president-elect and vice president-elect were conferred with the National Honours of Grand Commander of the order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). […]
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been recorded to have grown by 2.31% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2023, showing a 1.21% points lower than 3.52% recorded in the previous quarter and 0.8% lower compared to 3.11% recorded in the corresponding period of 2022. This was […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has today chaired the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The session, which was held at the Council Chamber, was attended in person by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and all 44 ministers and ministers of state. […]
The inauguration of the World’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels per day Petroleum Refinery, Dangote refinery was inaugurated earlier today by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Lekki Free Trade zone, Lagos state. At the inauguration, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, President Mahamat Déby of Chad, President […]
The kano state branch of the Federal High Court has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States. While delivering the judgement, Justice M N Yunusa ruled that their emergence was not in compliance […]
The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone are set to welcome the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday five encounter at a neutral venue. This is due to the failure of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to accredit a stadium in the country […]
Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, was arrested on May 15, 2023, after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in Lagos, Nigeria. Kuti turned himself in to the police after an arrest warrant was issued for him. The police have denied torturing Kuti while he is in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all major telecommunications companies to implement a harmonized set of shortcodes for all telecommunications services beginning from May 17, 2023. The means all mobile network operators will now use the same code for the same service across board. This move is said to […]
2022 Africa Cup runner’s up Quadri Aruna and Fatimo Bello have been listed among the top elite players that will lead Nigeria contingent to this year’s edition taking place at the Moi International Stadium in Nairobi from May 4 to 6. Aruna who has been active on the WTT Series […]
