The Chairman of the Convention Planning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, says the party is heading to Ibadan for the elective convention slated for Ibadan.Fintiri made this known in an interview with newsmen shortly after a meeting on Thursday night.The meeting, held
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Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has shed more light on the public spat between his cabinet colleague at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, Lieutenant Commander A.M Yerima, saying Wike disregarded the advice of some service chiefs and proceeded to confront the officer
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the proposed implementation of the 15 per cent of valorem import duty on imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Diesel is no longer in view.The NMDPRA disclosed in a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday, signed by the
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Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has dismissed claims by his estranged wife, Regina Daniels, that he married her when she was 17 years old, describing the allegations as “false, misleading, and malicious.”In a statement released across his social media handles on Thursday, Nwoko said the reports were part of
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concern over the recent directive issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to outrightly ban the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small bottles by December 31, 2025.The association stated that it
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has scrapped the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in Nigerian schools.The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who made this known at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organised by the British Council in Abuja, said
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Former Senate president Bukola Saraki has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party’s planned national convention in Ibadan. He said the Convention will only worsen the party crisis.In a statement on X following his meeting with the party’s board of trustees’ reconciliation team at his residence on Wednesday, Mr. Saraki urged
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on 11 November 2025 filed a six‑count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against 27‑year‑old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume for allegedly advocating a military takeover and publishing inflammatory material on social media.The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025 and filed by A. M. Danalami on behalf
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, due to unpaid bonuses, raising concerns just days before their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off semi-final match against Gabon.The players and technical staff are demanding resolution of outstanding payments reportedly owed since 2019, including bonuses for reaching
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The National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has received 180 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya.According to a statement released on Wednesday, the returnees arrived “at the Cargo Terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on November 11, 2025, at around 7:00 pm aboard an
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