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Atiku cautions against slide to one-party dictatorship; APC says no such plan, berates him

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against the likelihood of Nigeria slipping to becoming a one-party state under the All Progressives...

How NSA’s intervention made us suspend strike – NLC/TUC

The Organised Labour has explained why it suspended the nationwide indefinite strike that commenced on Nov. 14. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress...

DSS rearraigns Ismail, alleged mastermind of 2014 Kano bombing

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday in Abuja rearraigned Husseni Ismaila (aka Maitangaran), the alleged mastermind of the 2014 multiple bomb attacks...

Recurring decimal: Inflation rate climbs 27.33%

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 27.33 per cent in October 2023. The NBS disclosed this in its...

Update: No comments video is a social media ruse: Timipre Slyva visited last May when Gov. Diri lost father

Former Minister Timipre Sylva and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last Saturday's election did not visit Governor Duoye Diri to congratulate him over...

Finally, Saudi govt explains deportation of 177 Nigerians, say they lied to travel to Jeddah

The 177 Nigerians who had their visas cancelled and were subsequently deported lied in their application forms, the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria has...

Electricity restored as workers call off day-old strike

At about 9.48 p.m., power supply was restored to parts of Abuja and other states, signalling the end of the strike action embarked upon...

National Assembly chambers renovation won’t be finished by Dec. 31, contractor replies Speaker

The Contractor handling the renovation of the House of Representatives chamber says the Dec. 31st deadline given by the Speaker of the House Representatives,...

Mixed messaging as FG softpedals, NSA says arrest made in Ajaero’s attack, urges Labour to call off strike

After talking tough on Tuesday, the Federal Government, through the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has taken a softer stance over the...

Labour strike: Nigeria passing through difficult situations, fix problems to stop hardship, Ex-Presidential Aide charges FG

Former presidential aide and veteran journalist, Laolu Akande, has described the ongoing national strike as a "distraction" and cautioned that the nation has bigger...

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