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By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his intention not to contest the 2023 presidential elections but determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). News Agency of ...

News Analysis by Naomi Sharang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) One of the bills before the 9th Senate is the Hate Speech Bill, which was reintroduced by the sponsor, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, on Nov.12, 2019. Abdullahi, who is also the ...

Hints of speedy rescue of abducted aid workers in N’East From Kanayo Umeh and Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied the presence of Boko Haram and Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in any part ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission said on Thursday it had secured a final forfeiture order against 25 Abuja properties belonging to the Shehu Yar ’Adua Foundation and 24 other registered entities. In March , the ICPC ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 9, 698 accidents were recorded in 2019 leading to 4, 737 deaths. FRSC Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi stated this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “Available data ...

1. There’s no where in the world where someone standing trial for treason is given bail. Nowhere. 2. If a judge decides that our safety is less important than the freedom of one man, the DSS, our secret police, who ...

Mr. Femi Falana SAN, lead Defence Counsel to the embattled Omoyele Sowore has charged President Muhammed to guard against losing a sense of memory of his political history that brought about his emergence as the current democratically elected president of ...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says if nothing is done to address the challenges in the power sector, the 4,000 megawatts the country currently enjoys may “become a challenge”. Lawan said this on Monday in Abuja at a roundtable entitled: “Addressing ...

Lagos – Chief Olabode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Sunday that Prince Uche Secondus, national chairman of the party, would kill the party faster if he didn’t put a halt to ...