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The Peter Obi Media Reach has dismissed the allegation linking former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi to a planned protest. The media office described the allegation by Presidential Media Aide, Bayo Onanuga as wild, wicked and baseless. In a statement by POMR spokesman Yunusa Tanko on Saturday, the media office said the presidency was planning to […]

Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reinstated Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo state. However, the Deputy Governor, who returned to the APC in Benin, the state capital, on Saturday, with […]

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described former US President Donald Trump as a consummate liar. In an interview with TheNEWS as part of activities to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka said the US Republican presidential candidate is a menace and a danger to the world. According to Soyinka, Nigeria has had one consummate liar, but […]

In a statement released today, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has firmly denied rumours circulating on social media regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s alleged endorsement of a candidate in the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election. The AGF addressed claims that President Tinubu had endorsed Afam […]

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Justice Lifu issued an order of interim injunction against INEC while delivering a ruling in […]

Buenos Aires apologized to France after Argentina’s vice president called the European country “colonialist” and its people “hypocrites” in an argument over alleged racist chants by Argentine footballers, as per an AFP report. President Javier Milei’s office said Friday it had sent a senior official to the French embassy to explain that Victoria Villarruel’s angry […]

The Federal Government has imposed a $220 million fine on Meta Platforms Inc. (META.O) following findings that data-sharing practices on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms breached local consumer protection, data protection, and privacy laws. Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Adama Abdullahi disclosed the penalty through a statement […]

A former Director of Administration and Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Shuaibu Salisu, on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, authorised the payment of N200 Million and N2 billion to a company, Silver Macnamara without any evidence of the […]

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has announced the release of a branch directory of voters in preparation for the upcoming NBA elections. This development was disclosed in a notice issued on July 19, 2024, by ECNBA Chairman Oluseun Abimbola SAN and Secretary Huwaila Muhammad Ibrahim. According to the notice, the ECNBA […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday issued a suspension notice to Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over alleged non-compliance with market rules. The company in a statement said the AEDC has also failed to provide the Market Operator (MO) with an adequate bank guarantee in line with Section 15.3.3 of the MO. It […]

*As Ward 3 Exco Denounces ‘Phantom Elements’ Behind Dokubo Suspension Claims The Labour Party in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State has vehemently dismissed claims of the suspension of their State Chairman, Dr. Hilda Dokubo. This rejection comes in response to a purported suspension notice circulated by Ajalamonia Ibama, Lole Amacheer, Emmanuel Ibama, Osaki […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, in a plenary, scolded Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central for addressing the Senate when she was not called to speak, saying the Senate is not a “nightclub.” In a viral video online of a rowdy session over a bill, Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan interjected but was hushed by Mr Akpabio. Amidst the […]