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Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has come under fire in recent days after a video clip of him boasting about the promotion of a Muslim-Muslim government in Nigeria surfaced on the internet. In the viral video, El-Rufai spoke in Hausa to some Muslim clerics about why he chose to lead a Muslim-dominated government in Kaduna State. The former governor also boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the last Presidential...

The former Nigerian leader stated that the female gender should be given the opportunity to lead the country, as males have done since independence. Obasanjo made the remarks during the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in the Ogun Central Senatorial District, which took place in Abeokuta. According to him, the country will only be able to stand strong and develop if power is passed down and shared...

Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, has denied the Federal Government’s allegations of vote-buying. According to reports, the Attorney-General’s Office of the Federation has filed a suit against Adebutu and nine others for alleged money laundering and vote buying during the 2023 elections. Adebutu said in a statement issued by the Media Director of his campaign organisation, Afolabi Orekoya, on Wednesday that he had not been invited by the...

The Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA) has vowed to challenge the proscription order issued against it during the administration of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. According to a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National President, Samuel Achie, the Kataf Youth Development Association was duly registered as a Corporate Trustee with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja on October 4, 1989. He stated that the name was later changed to Atyap Community Development Association and...

President Bola Tinubu called on the European Union on Wednesday to help Nigeria and Africa strengthen security and economic development in order to alleviate poverty on the continent. The President spoke during a phone call with Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council. The European Council is the EU institution in charge of defining the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities. According to President Tinubu, addressing the continent’s excruciating poverty will necessitate the...