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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a three-day extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State, pushing the deadline from Thursday, July 17, to Sunday, July 20, 2025. The decision followed an internal review during the commission’s weekly meeting in Abuja, as a response to the overwhelming turnout recorded […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has praised the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader of integrity who served Nigeria without looting the public treasury. Speaking during a special expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday to honour Buhari, Akpabio said even the former president’s harshest critics would agree that he […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government remains committed to preserving the legacy of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, upholding his values, and protecting the dignity of his family. Speaking on Thursday at Buhari’s residence in Daura, Katsina State, where a special prayer session was held in honour of […]
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has decried Nigeria’s poor power generation output, stating that the country has no justification for producing just 4,500 to 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity despite its vast potential. Speaking during a tour of the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Dangote pointed out that his […]
A major shake-up of ownership at Nigeria’s oldest banking group, First Bank Holding Company Plc (First Holdco), influential shareholder Oba Otudeko has exited the institution following a monumental N323.33 billion block deal on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The landmark transaction involved the sale of 10.43 billion ordinary shares representing a 25 per cent majority […]
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has declared that the travel passport of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is not under its jurisdiction, but rather held by the Federal High Court in Abuja. During the resumed hearing on Thursday of the purported money laundering case brought […]
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has officially taken a fourth wife, Hiqma, in a quiet ceremony held over the weekend in Abuja. The private event was attended by close friends and family members, with confirmation of the union coming through a heartfelt Instagram post by Bello’s third wife, Hafiza Yahaya Bello. “Our family just […]
Relentless downpours have resulted in 54 fatalities over the past 24 hours in Pakistan, elevating the death toll to approximately 180 since the monsoon’s commencement in late June, the government’s disaster agency announced on Thursday. The ceaseless rain has deluged parts of Punjab province since Wednesday morning, provoking urban inundation and the collapse of […]
