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The Presidency has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the end of his tenure on May 29, saying the government is already in transition phase. “The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news …

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has set up plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in Lagos, with a 16-count charge of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. A statement signed on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs in …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fake, the news making the rounds that it suspended accounts of Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY.Mr Isa AbdulMumin, the Acting Director, of Corporate Communications, CBN, debunked the reports in Abuja on Friday.The viral news credited to AbdulMumin stated that the …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state.Following the governorship polls in the state, an Election Petition Tribunal had sacked Adeleke from office, saying that …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly informed close associates that he does not want to give over power to President-elect Bola Tinubu.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) proclaimed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, the victor of the presidential election on March 1. According to official INEC results, Tinubu, 70, …

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is eager to hand over power and go back home to focus on his farms and tend to his cattle in Daura, Katsina state. Buhari spoke on Tuesday at a farewell meeting with  Mary Beth Leonard, the outgoing United States ambassador, at the State House in …

Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 14 May 1966) is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician, who is the governor-elect of Benue State. Early life and education Hyacinth Alia was born on 14 May 1966, in Mbangur, Mbadede, Vandeikya local government area of Benue State. He got his First School Leaving Certificate …

A Nigerian auto mechanic identified as Timothy has been rewarded with N50k for returning N10.8m mistakenly sent to his bank account . One of Timothy’s customers, Chinonso Ndukwe, disclosed this on Facebook, saying that Timothy narrated the story to him when he met him on Tuesday. Sharing a photo he …

Fresh facts have emerged over reasons why the grandmother, identified as lforiti Oloro, set her son’s entire family members ablaze over allegation of starvation, in Apomu community, Akure, the Ondo State capital Police source told Vanguard that the suspect who regretted her action claimed that she actually wanted to kill …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced 26 candidates as Governor-elects following the March 18 polls.On Wednesday, Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, was declared winner of the governorship election in Abia state.Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also emerged the winner of the …