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UPDATED: Maryam Sanda, others removed from “Go Home List” as President trims controversial pardon list amid public backlash

The federal government has released a revised version of the presidential pardon list, with names of individuals convicted of serious offences removed following widespread...

Emir Sanusi explains how Boko Haram stopped former President Jonathan from removing fuel subsidy

At the “Better Leader for a Better Nigeria” conference held by the Oxford Global Think Tank in Abuja, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi...

Akume: North Central holds key to Nigeria’s non-oil export growth

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has identified Nigeria’s North Central region as a major catalyst for the nation’s...

Hold governors to account as subsidy savings flow down, APC founding member backs chairman

A veteran member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, is urging citizens and “progressive patriots” to heed the call of...

Less than 4 % of adult Nigerians participate in capital market, but 60m spend $5.5m daily on gambling, says SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sounded the alarm: fewer than three million Nigerians—roughly four per cent of the adult population—are active investors...

Nationwide strike looms as resident doctors issue 19-point ultimatum

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday unveiled a 19-point list of demands it says are “minimum expectations” to avert a full-scale, indefinite...

Falana and the night of uprooted lives in Oworonshoki

By Adebayo Adedeji In a trend that is gaining ground in Lagos, many families in the Itesiwaju Ajumoni Community Development Area of Oworonshoki, the early...

More trouble for PDP as Jigawa resists choice of Kabiru Turaki

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Jigawa State has strongly criticised the decision by northern party leaders to endorse former Minister of Special...

Kanu refuses to open defence in trial, insists no case against him; Judge urges him to seek legal advice from criminal law experts

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses...

Cultural group calls for investigation following murder allegations against Akpabio

The leadership of the socio-cultural organisation Ati Annang Foundation has formally asked Nigeria’s security agencies to investigate serious allegations of murder levelled against Senate...

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