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Kano APC 2023 governorship candidate resigns from party, visits Kwankwaso

Nigeria, March 31 -- A former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, has resigned from the party. Mr Gawuna also visited for... Read More


New Okwaraji U-16 tournament set to discover Nigeria's next football talents

Nigeria, March 31 -- A new grassroots football initiative aimed at discovering Nigeria's next generation of stars has been unveiled in Abuja, with organisers and key figures in the game expressing opt... Read More


Jibrin Ndace's reign of renewal at VON, By Awaal Gata

Nigeria, March 31 -- There are institutions that merely endure, surviving the erosion of time through habit and bureaucratic inertia; and there are those that are reborn, reimagined by the grind and g... Read More


For Africa, industrialisation 2.0 beckons? Or is it a mirage?, By 'Tope Fasua

Nigeria, March 31 -- Fortuitously, the very day I was contacted to write a second foreword for Professor Edward O. Ogunleye's book, on the 17th of March, I received a report from the Wall Street Journ... Read More


BREAKING: Senate passes 2026 budget without scrutinising Tinubu's request for upward review

Nigeria, March 31 -- The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 budget after adding the N9.3 trillion latest request by President Bola Tinubu, bringing the total figure to N68.323 trillion. Apart from app... Read More


Why I dumped APC for Labour Party - Reps deputy spokesperson

Nigeria, March 31 -- The member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, Philip Agbese, has said his decision to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the La... Read More


Tinubu seeks Senate's approval for fresh $6bn loans from UAE, UK

Nigeria, March 31 -- President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to approve two fresh foreign loans totalling $6 billion to be obtained from the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Mr ... Read More


Power minister Adelabu, Oyo govt clash over 'failed' power project

Nigeria, March 31 -- The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Oyo State Government have given conflicting accounts of the state's flagship power project, with both sides disputing whether the i... Read More


'I tried reconciling Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham; I can't beg anymore' - Iyabo Ojo

Nigeria, March 31 -- Actress and filmmaker Iyabo Ojo has addressed the incident involving her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham, at the premiere of her film "The Return of Arinzo." PREMIUM... Read More


ICPC takes El-Rufai back into custody as court postpones bail hearing

Nigeria, March 31 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday postponed the hearing of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai's bail application until Wednesday, prompting ICPC agents to take h... Read More