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2027: Onaiyekan, Council of Wise demand credible polls
ABUJA — Former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the Council of Wise, led by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, have called on the Independent
2027: Atiku’ll not be ‘absentee President’ — ADC campaign tells Tinubu
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has said its presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will provide a physically present and
Retain doctors with better pay, welfare, Natasha tells FG
By John Alechenu, Abuja ABUJA — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has called for improved remuneration, welfare and working conditions for doctors and other health workers to help address
Photos: Sultan receives Obi, Kwankwaso, urges peaceful 2027 politics
SOKOTO — The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged politicians and their supporters to conduct their
Arik Air passenger laments multiple-counter baggage payment process
By Dickson Omobola Passenger, Dr Joe Abah, has criticised the check-in and excess baggage payment process at Arik Air, saying the procedure at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1, Lagos,
ASUU, SSANU, NASU suspend strike in Ondo varsities
AKURE — Academic and non-academic staff unions in state-owned universities in Ondo State have suspended their four-week-old strike, directing members to resume work on Tuesday, September 29. The affected institutions
We’ll reinstate subsidy after curbing corruption — Obi
SOKOTO — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to reinstate petroleum subsidy if elected in the 2027 general elections, saying his administration
Otu presents ₦25m each to 18 SPAR fire victims
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR CALABAR — Eighteen business owners who lost their livelihoods in the recent SPAR fire disaster in Calabar, Cross River State, have each received a ₦25 million
Europe Vacation: AAC drags Tinubu to court over failure to notify NASS
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The African Action Congress (AAC) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to declare that President Bola Tinubu breached Section 145(1) of
Arepo blackout worsens as TCN repairs insulator
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — Electricity supply has been disrupted in Arepo, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, following a fault traced to a shattered insulator at the
