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Nigeria president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described his political opponents as members of important constituencies in the country. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party's Peter Obi lost to Tinubu at the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat fellow contenders, Atiku who polled 6,984,520 votes, Obi…

The president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised Nigerians that his administration will not rule over them but will be a listening government. Tinubu and vice president Kashim Shettima were sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola in a glamorous ceremony at the Eagles Square in Abuja on Monday. The president thereafter gave his…

Unknown persons on Monday invaded a police station located on Olayiwola Close in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State before setting it ablaze. The reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained but an eyewitness said the attack was done by angry youths who left a policeman on duty with a head injury.…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says he is aware of some evil designs against himself and his supporters in the coming months. Obi stated this in a statement on his verified Twitter handle on Monday, stating that efforts will be made to tarnish his image. He also noted that campaigns…

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, James Faleke, has said Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce his cabinet within 60 days after his inauguration as President of Nigeria. Faleke, who was the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council Secretary, stated this on Monday in an interview with Channels Television at the Eagle Square, venue of the inauguration. “Of course,…

Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has declared that he is poorer by 10 to 12 percent in his first term as governor following the declaration of his assets on Sunday. Makinde while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan said he submitted his asset declaration form at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) office situated at the…

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate during the last presidential election, Peter Obi, has urged the Nigerian judiciary to affirm their independence and integrity even as he continues to pursue his case against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi on Monday said that he is on the same page with Nigerians in rejecting the present…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted a consignment of 32 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on its way to a bandit camp in Niger State. This was made known in a statement by the spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. Babafemi said the suspect, Musa Muhammadu, was apprehended with explosives on Monday,…

Kano State Security Council has proposed death penalty for phone snatchers, stressing that the act is akin to armed robbery, hence any individual or group caught in the act should be treated as such.

Police officers, who recently retired from the force, have alleged disappearance of their retirement approval letters, which could help them access their benefits.

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, has pardoned 115 inmates identified by the sub-inaugural Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy in the state.

Hoodlums, yesterday, broke into the Ijegun family home of a staff of The Guardian, Godwin Omoh, and carted away his laptop, phones, money and other belongings.