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Anambra: President Buhari congratulates Soludo on victory

By Salim Yunusa President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) —...

INEC declares Soludo winner of Anambra governorship election

By Ismail Auwal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the November 6 governorship...

JUST IN: Charles Soludo wins Anambra guber elections

By Salim Yunusa Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared...

Group condemns detention of alleged witches in Adamawa

By Ismail Auwal The northern coordinator for Advocacy for Alleged Witches, Aliyu Bashir Limanci, has been condemned as unacceptable, the decision by a judge in...

Libyans collect voter cards ahead of elections

By Ismail Auwal Millions of Libyans began Monday to collect their voters card in various electoral commission offices across the country. More than 2.8 million of...

Gunmen kill two in failed attempt to kidnap lawmaker

By Ismail Auwal Gunmen killed two persons in an attempt to kidnap a lawmaker during a traditional marriage ceremony at Uquo community in Esit Eket...

El-Rufai appoints new chiefs in southern Kaduna

By Ismail Auwal The Kaduna State Government has announced the appointment of chiefs for Chikun, Fadan Ayu, and Kudaru Chiefdoms. The appointment is the first set...

JUST IN: Gunmen kill retired Air Vice Marshall in Kaduna

By Salim Yunusa     Gunmen have gunned down retired AVM Mohammed Maisaka, the proprietor and medical director to MSK Hospital, at his residence in Makarfi road...

N849 billion generated as IGR in 2021 as Lagos leads other states

By Salim Yunusa   The 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory generated N849.123bn as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2021 compared to N612.87bn in 2020.   A...

Fact check: Did Nigerian Air Force arrest sergeant in connection with attack on NDA?

  By Ismail Auwal Claim: The Nigerian Air Force has arrested Torsabo Solomon, a Sergeant, in connection with the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)...

Cooking gas: Marketers to stop importation, price jumps by 240%

By Ismail Auwal Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has threatened to stop importing Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas because of inflation. This...

JUST IN: Zaria local government workers abducted along Giwa – Zaria highway

By Salim Yunusa An unspecified number of people have been kidnapped along Giwa - Zaria highway on Monday evening, reports say. Sahelian Times reporter contacted a...

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