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A total of 118 exhibits have been presented before the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, in his case against President Bola Tinubu. Atiku and the PDP approached the tribunal to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration …

The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, on Tuesday, increased to N1,200 per litre in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, following the declaration of the removal of subsidy on the product by President Bola Tinubu. Scores of residents, who decried the high cost of petrol in …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has directed all filling stations across the state to start selling fuel within the approved price or risk being shut down indefinitely. Consequently, the Governor has mandated the State Task Force on Petroleum Product and security agencies in the state to move round filling …

When new leaders are sworn in, especially in this part of the world, the spotlight, as expected, is always on the men. But looking back at history and in contemporary times, women have played important roles in their husband’s administration. In Nigeria, the wives of the president and the vice …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately. There had been pandemonium within the vicinity of the EFCC office when men of the DSS reportedly barricaded access into the office area. It …

Adebowale said, “In addition, during the raid sophisticated firearms were recovered inside the hotel rooms and in the trunk compartment of parked vehicles within the hotel. “Worthy of note is that, though the PMS Chieftain was able to escape with some of his boys during the gun duel with the …

Nollywood actress, Bukola Arugba has announced her separation from fellow actor and husband, Damola Olatunji. In the announcement, Bukola also revealed they were NEVER married. Though many of their fans believe they secretly tied the knot, Bukola has however cleared the air, in the ‘separation announcement’ as her solicitors described …

Congratulations are in order, it would seem, as more than two dozen states inaugurated the winners of their March 18 governorship elections and April 15 reruns. Today, they took their oaths of office with expectations of them as high as ever. But the epoch-making events did not include eight states …

Ghana’s proposal to restructure the $1.58 billion in debt owed to its independent power producers has been rejected by the country’s power companies. According to Reuters, the leader of the independent power companies warned that nonpayment could result in the company’s activities being halted. The restructuring proposal had been “corporately …

The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Media Centre says the president’s statement that petrol subsidy had stopped was not a new development but a restatement of the federal government’s intention to end subsidy by June. On Monday, in his inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu said the petrol subsidy regime was over. “On …