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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked political parties’ presidential candidates to publish the sources of their campaign funding. SERAP, in a statement by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare,…

President Muhammadu Buhari, APC governors from the North, and other Northern leaders, according to All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have demonstrated to him that Nigeria can survive her unity…

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday in Abuja meet with security chiefs to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman made the assertion in a statement he…

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, on Friday, rejected the notion two days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled plans to redesign the naira, saying that it would have catastrophic effects…

UNESCO has resolved to establish its International Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Institute in Nigeria as parts of the framework in using MIL to curb disinformation, fake news and build trust. The decision formed parts of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a purported ad hoc staff recruitment portal for the 2023 general election, describing it as fake. INEC said this in a release on its official social handles on…

Nigerian star Mikel Obi has retired from professional football after a sparkling career spanning over twenty years. The former Super Eagles captain made this declaration on Tuesday, September 27, via a post on Instagram. There is a…

Power outage enveloped Lagos and some states across the Federation as the national grid has collapsed again. The national grid is collapsing for the seventh time in 2022. Read Also: Labour Party Urges Tinubu, Other APC Candidates To…

The Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State on Tuesday, September 6, said that Governor Seyi Makinde did not attend the rally organised by supporters of Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate. There have been claims in the People’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week described football as ”our passion and a major tool for unity.” According to him, football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, saying that his…

Femi Falana SAN, a human rights attorney, has blasted the Lagos State Government for enforcing the setback parking tax in the state. On Sunday, Falana referred to the practice as unlawful and urged the state government to immediately…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, has warned his followers, in particular party stalwarts, to refrain from making inflammatory remarks that could interfere with the ongoing internal…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has dispelled worries about the endorsement of candidates in the general elections of 2023. Speaking at a press conference in advance of the NBA's 2022 Annual Conference in Lagos State, on…