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Burn Down The Nigerian Air Force Base In Abuja With Fire

On Wednesday morning, a fire completely destroyed several buildings that were located within the Nigerian Air Force Base, which is located along Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory. As of the time when this report was filled out, the reason for the fire incident that occurred is unknown. On the other hand, our correspondent was able to confirm that the timely intervention of the operatives from the Federal Fire Service attempted to put out...

Breaking: Ben Kalu receives strong recommendation for position of deputy speaker

Abuja, FCT – Hon. Benjamin Kalu has received another significant endorsement less than 24 hours after being proposed for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. On May 10, the Igbo Mandate Movement Group (IMMG) announced that they would set up camp with the representative of Abia State’s Bende federal constituency. The IMMG national coordinator, Igboeli Arinze, reportedly said in a statement that those scheming to thwart Kalu’s candidacy are setting out...

Breaking: Court adjourns Peter Obi’s petition against Bola Tinubu with reason

The presidential election petition court has adjourned hearings on Peter Obi and the Labour Party’s appeal challenging Bola Tinubu as the victor of the February 25 presidential election. The lawsuit was postponed by the tribunal to next week’s Wednesday, May 19, according to the news. It was claimed that petitioners had asked for an adjournment before the judge made a decision.  

Court Rejects Another Petition Challenging Tinubu’s Victory

On Wednesday, the Action Peoples Party (APP) filed a new petition with the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja with the intention of challenging Bola Tinubu’s election as president-elect of Nigeria. Following the Action Alliance’s withdrawal of its challenge to Mr. Tinubu’s victory, a five-member court panel chaired by Haruna Tsammani dismissed a petition by the party on Monday. After being named the winner of the election by INEC, Mr. Tinubu, who ran for president...

CBN prohibits foreign banks’ rep offices from engaging in banking activities

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), foreign banks’ representative offices in Nigeria are not permitted to engage in various financial-related services, including those classified as banking businesses in Nigeria. This was stated in a circular sent to all banks and Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) outlining the financial requirements for licensing representative offices, which include an N5 million non-refundable application fee and an N10 million non-refundable licensing fee. An approved representative office of a...

Buhari is pleading with the Senate to grant his request for an 800 million dollar loan. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari pleaded with the Senate to grant a fresh request for a loan in the amount of 800 million dollars.   In a letter that was read aloud in the plenary session of the Senate by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Muhammadu Buhari stated that the loan would be used to expand the...

Oyetola Congratulates Adeleke on Supreme Court Judgement

Former Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, accepted the Highest Court of the Land’s decision on Tuesday, which upheld Senator Ademola Adeleke’s election as the State’s legitimate governor. In a statement personally signed and made public by the former governor, he said that while the Supreme Court’s decision went against the wishes of his party’s members and supporters, he accepted it in the interest of peace and development in the state. Oyetola urged his party’s...

Breaking: 10th NASS: Idris Wase, A Few Others Storm APC National Secretariat

Idris Wase, the deputy speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, and a few other candidates for the speakership of the 10th Assembly’s House of Representatives broke into the APC’s national secretariat on Wednesday in the afternoon. Wase’s visit to the secretariat coincides with the debate surrounding the 10th National Assembly’s zoning template for leadership positions. The ruling party’s National Working Committee (NWC) released a zoning template on Monday, according to a previous report from...

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, left for Europe on working visit

On Wednesday, Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, left for Europe on a working visit. This is going to happen. He returned to the country two weeks after visiting London, Saudi Arabia, and Paris.   This was stated in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman, his media aide. According to the statement, Tinubu will use the trip to fine-tune transition plans and programs, as well as his policy options, with some of his key aides without undue...