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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mathew Pwajok, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). On Tuesday, Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, issued the decision. Pwajok, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January, is charged with contempt of court. In July […]

A former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kingsley Moghalu, on Tuesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should generate at least 50 million votes across the federation when the 2023 presidential election is held in February. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Moghalu who asked Nigeria and its citizens to take inspiration from

All is not well with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the fight between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has torn the party apart. The crisis, POLITICS NIGERIA learnt cannot be disconnected from next year’s presidential election. Before now, Wike has since the last Edo election been

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that cumulative refund by banks to customers as at December ending 2021 stood at N95.2 billion. This was contained in a data released on Thursday by the bank at the opening ceremony of the bank’s 2022 fair held in Jalingo, Taraba State. While urging the public to always lodge complaints

A 2023 presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu, on Thursday warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to succumb to the antics of ‘cabals’ by tinkering with the amended Electoral Act 2022. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Moghalu gave this caution while addressing chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other attendees, during his official declaration to contest the

Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has apologized on behalf of Bianca Ojukwu and Ebelechukwu Obiano to all Anambra residents, friends, and dignitaries who attended his inauguration for the brief break of decorum. The newly sworn-in governor in a statement on Thursday, through his Media Aide, Joe Anatune, said the breach was caused by

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday said he has not resigned from office as reported in some quarters. He said this at the annual media conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) held in Abuja. The Minister said: “Some unprofessional information disseminators

The widow of the late Biafra warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu, has expressed her optimism that Anambra State will be better. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Bianca was reacting to Thursday’s swearing-in of Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the new Governor of the state. Soludo is a member of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance

Biance Ojukwu, the widow of late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu has called the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra State as “Liberation Day.” This was contained in a statement posted on her official Facebook handle. Ojukwu said, “It’s Liberation Day, and today we sing the Redemption Song. Anambra will be better!” She described

Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, on Thursday said that he will not resign from office. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Malami rather said he will see out his tenure, in May 2023. Malami made this vow during his keynote address at a conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary

A £458m superyacht owned by the head of Russian oil giant Rosneft, Igor Sechin, has been detained by Spanish authorities. Spain’s Transport Ministry said the 135-metre-long Crescent vessel was docked in the port of Tarragona, Catalonia, when officials took action. According to the monitoring site Marine Traffic, the boat arrived in Spain from Italy in

Residents of Natsinta village, Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State, have been urged to keep away from the 35 Battalion Range, which is located in Natsinta village, Jibia Local Government Area. This is because on Friday, March 18, 2022, troops from 3 Brigade will be conducting a live ammunition shooting practice in the area. Lieutenant

The Ebonyi chapter of the All Progressives Congress has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party cannot get the certificate of return for the governor from the Independent National Electoral Commission. This was made known on Wednesday by the state Chairman of APC, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha while briefing newsmen on the party’s position on the political

The national executive committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has established a three-member reconciliation committee to resolve the crisis in the Edo chapter of the party. The decision to set up the committee was taken at the 95th NEC meeting, which took place on Wednesday in Abuja. In a statement released by the

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that it is upgrading and deploying the National Production Monitoting System (NPMS) facility toward curbing crude coil theft. This was made known by Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive officer (CEO) of NUPRC at a gathering in Abuja while speaking on efforts by the commission to address the menace

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has that Western dominance is gradually coming to an end with unfolding event in Ukraine. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Russia military operation invaded Ukraine on Thursday February 24. Putin, who stated this while speaking in a bombastic televised address from the Kremlin nearly three weeks into Moscow’s invasion, warned that the West would

47-year-old man, Samson Ejiofor, was stabbed to death on his way to meet a yet-to-be-identified colleague who would convey him to work around the Oluwo area, Arapaja Road, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. When the colleague didn’t see him at the agreed location, he reportedly went to their workplace at the British American

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed two prison officials on Wednesday at the Umulolo section in Okigwe town, Imo State. According to PUNCH, a security officer, who asked not want to be identified, said that the officers were ambushed by their attackers. The source said, “Two Hilux vans of the Imo Custodial Centre were attacked on Wednesday

President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized to Nigerians over the total blackout and the protracted long queue in filing stations which has caused the citizens untold hardship. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu expressed sincere regrets for the inconvenience caused to citizens of the

Barring any dramatic twist, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has concluded plans to hold its Presidential convention for the 2023 poll in May. The convention according to multiple credible sources may hold on May 28 and 29, 2022. Addressing newsmen at the end of the 95th NEC meeting of the party yesterday, the national publicity