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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Saturday’s primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The exercise, which triggered controversy, had produced three different candidates. While a member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, was announced winner by the chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee, Governor Hope Uzodimma, at Protea Hotel, Benin, Senator Monday Okpebholo was declared winner ...

President Bola Tinubu has fired Moddibo Tukur as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), naming Ms Hafsat Abubakar Bakari. According to Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, who announced the appointment, it is subject to confirmation by the Senate. “Ms. Bakari is a lawyer and financial intelligence expert with years of experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, ...

Nine-time African champions Nigeria will, Wednesday night, fly out to Douala, Cameroon’s industrial and economic hub, to continue their chase for a ticket to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament after a 16-year absence. The Super Falcons last graced the Olympic stage in 2008, bowing out at the group stage in China. Their journey to London 2012 was halted by Cameroon ...

Siju Iluyomade, wife of the Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David Parish, Lagos State, is under heavy and severe criticism here and there. The former Group Managing Director of Access Holding PLC, Herbert Wigwe, who died less that two weeks ago worshipped at that parish before his death. Expectedly many are miffed by lavish 60th ...

The management of Dangote Cement Plc has stated that two of its trucks that were wrongly intercepted in Adamawa State have been released. The company stated the two trucks loaded with 900 bags of cement each from the Obajana Cement Plant were on their way to Jamtari, Maiha Local Government, Adamawa State, based on a customer’s request. However, they were ...

Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, and the management of Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, yesterday,were on condolence visit. They visited parents of the Group CEO of Access Bank, Herbet Wigwe, who died recently in an helicopter crash, alongside his wife, Doreen; son, Chizzy, ...

Sequel to the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, the focus has shifted to the next edition. All eyes on the preliminary draw of CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 scheduled for today, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will be conducted at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT). It will be hosted by ...

The eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry the rising cost of living. More so, a 41-year-old man identified as David ...

A staff member of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife Zoological Park, Olabode Olawuyi, has been k!lled by a nine-year-old lion in the zoo. A statement released by the public relations officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said Olawuyi, until his death was a Veterinary Technologist, who had been in charge of the Zoological garden for over a decade. “Mr ...

9 Jehovah Witnesses kidnapped enroute Assembly program,N30m ransom demanded Nine travellers on Kabba-Lokoja Road in Kogi State have been kidnapped. Those kidnapped include two women, four men and two female students. The victims, who were all members of the Jehovah Witness, were said to have taken off from the Kingdom Hall in Kabba. They were kidnapped on their way from ...