The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, revealed that the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, wooed him to join the ruling party with a senatorial ticket. He said the former Lagos State governor offered him the ticket after the Peoples Democratic Party
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WEDNESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2022 Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President, On behalf of the Government
According to the 19 northern governors and all of the traditional leaders in the area, the 1999 Constitution should be amended to provide state police with legal protection. A communiqué which contained the resolution was released following the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, which took place on Monday […]
Alhaji Tukur Mamu, who was negotiating between bandits and the families of abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train, has been reportedly arrested in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Tukur Mamu according to reports was arrested alongside his family members on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj. He was detained at the Cairo International […]
British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has appointed Kemi Badenoch as a member of her team in a cabinet reshuffle after she (Truss) assumed office on Tuesday. A tweet posted to the verified Twitter page of the UK Prime Minister, @10DowningStreet, on Tuesday, stated that Badenoch was appointed as the Secretary of State for International Trade […]
The federal government has proposed an aggregate expenditure of N19.76 trillion for the 2023 financial year, with a projected deficit of N11.30 trillion. The government has also projected the total revenue of N8.46 trillion, out of which N1.9 trillion is expected to come from oil-related sources while the balance will be from the non-oil sector. The Minister […]









