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Valentine Obienyem, media aide to Peter Obi, says the news making the rounds that his principal suffered heart attack is false. The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was reportedly admitted in a hospital in Anambra state and said to be under close monitoring, with plans to fly …

It was a time of joyous celebration for Southern Sudanese on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, 2019, as Nigerian born famous cleric and senior pastor at Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide, Apostle (Prof.) Johnson Suleman, hosts the latest edition of the ministry’s ‘Open Heavens’ in Juba, the capital …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate over the nation’s security. Mr Adamu on Tuesday appeared before the upper chamber following his invitation on April 25, 2019. The lawmakers had invited him to brief at Plenary on the security situation in the country particularly …

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of incompetence in handling the nation’s security challenges.   PDP’s spokesperson Mr. Kassim Afegbua, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived into the country from his ‘private’ visit to …

Local governments financial autonomy is set for a major boost — courtesy of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The agency yesterday banned banks, governors,  financial institutions, public officers and other stakeholders from tampering with the statutory allocations of Local Government Areas from the Federation Account. It also  said all …

To revive Nigeria’s moribund cotton, textiles and garments sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday commenced the distribution of cotton seeds and other inputs to farmers in Katsina State. To encourage local textile production, the apex bank also threatened to blacklist individuals, banks and companies involved in illegal …

The Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee as part of efforts to boost job creation in Nigeria, particularly among the youth, has developed a Creative Industry Financing Initiative. The CBN said on Monday that under the CIFI loan initiative, beneficiaries could get up to N500m loans …

The contribution of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to the country’s GDP grew from about 0.6 per cent in 2001 to more than 10 per cent in 2019, Communications Minister, Dr Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu stated this in Awka, Anambra State on Monday while declaring open a workshop …

The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the immediate release of its Governorship Candidate in Osun, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, arrested by the police in Abuja. The Party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made the call at a press conference on Monday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan condemned the arrest, describing it …

The police have detained Ademola Adeleke, lawmaker representing Osun west senatorial district. The senator was candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Osun state. In a statement on Monday, the campaign organisation said Adeleke had honoured an invitation by the police before he was …