The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Uchenna Nnaji, has rejected the campaign funds of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Mr Nnaji explained that the decision followed the discovery that the crisis rocking the party was caused by the campaign funds sent by Mr Tinubu for the party in

Nairobi — Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni telephoned President-Elect William Ruto for the second time since his declaration as the winner of the August 9 presidential election to relay a congratulatory message following the Supreme Court verdict upholding Ruto's election. Museveni's call on Monday just hours after a unanimous verdict by the seven-judge bench of the

Monday, September 5, 2022 The Bauchi government says it has inoculated 5,000 dogs against rabies across the 20 local government areas. Ibrahim Bello, the director of Veterinary Services at Bauchi’s agriculture ministry, disclosed this on Monday. Rabies is a deadly virus spread from the saliva of infected animals to humans. It is usually spread through

Monday, September 5, 2022 A series of knife attacks in a village in Saskatchewan, Canada, has left at least ten dead and 15 others injured. On Sunday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Saskatchewan said the victims were attacked randomly, spanning different locations across the James Smith Cree Nation and the village of Weldon.

Monday, September 5, 2022 PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 02: Former US President Barack Obama delivers a speech during the 7th summit of “Les Napoleons” at Maison de la Radio on December 2, 2017 in Paris, France. Obama is the exceptional guest of “Les Napoleons” summit, a bi-annual symposium, created in 2015, dedicated to all the

Monday, September 5, 2022 The governorship candidate of APC in Benue, Hyacinth Alia, says his main mission in politics is to liberate Benue people from endemic poverty, accusing past governors and military administrators of the state of “unconscionable” looting of public treasury. In a statement issued on Sunday, Mr Alia said he had resolved to

The Labour Party presidential standard-bearer for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has promised to increase electricity generation and implement diaspora voting, among others if elected, declaring that it is not APC and PDP presidential candidates’ turn to become the next president. The ruling APC candidate and the major opposition party, PDP, are considered frontrunners

Genocide suspects Venant Rutunga and Beatrice Munyenyezi are set to return to court this month for the continuation of the hearing of their cases in substance. Both hearings will take place on September 19. Rutunga is being tried by the High Court Chamber for International and Cross Border Crimes (HCCIC) in Nyanza, while Munyenyezi is

If and when Nigeria's idea for a Debt-For-Climate Swap deal, tabled last week in the United States at different fora and events including at the White House by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is widely accepted, the Federal Government would be reaping a huge debt relief from some creditors ranging in the order of billions

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has offered to submit itself for forensic audit of fuel supply and subsidy management, insisting that daily fuel supply is 68 million litres. The NNPC made this known on Sunday in a statement signed by Malam Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC. Muhammad

ED Damazin — Renewed intercommunal fighting that broke out in northern Blue Nile state on Thursday, continued the following day, despite a curfew set by the state government. At least 21 people were killed. The death toll from the clashes between Hausa and other ethnic groups in El Roseires and the area south of the

Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travellers on Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The number of victims could not be ascertained as some sources said the victims were over 40 while others gave their number as 32. One of the sources at the town who disclosed