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Tesla Shares Tumble 3% After Musk Announced Political Ambition

Tesla shares fell more than 3% on Monday over investors’ concerns about the focus of Elon Musk after he announced he would form a new U.S. political party. Musk’s announcement marks a new escalation in his feud with President Donald Trump. Tesla

July 7, 2025

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Natasha: Court Hasn’t Served Us CTC Of Judgement, Says Senate

The Senate on Sunday said the Federal High Court in Abuja has not served the certified true copy of the judgment which nullified the six-month suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. On Friday, Justice Binta Nyako ordered the Senate to

July 7, 2025

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FG Imposes ₦766m Fine on Multichoice over Privacy Breaches

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, has imposed a fine of ₦766,242,500 on Multichoice Nigeria for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulations at NDPC, Babatunde

July 7, 2025

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Olubadan Oba Olakulehin Dies At 90

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away. Olakulehin died at the age of 90. A family source who confirmed to Channels Television noted that the monarch died in the early hours of Monday. His death comes at the peak

July 7, 2025

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Don’t Fight, Challenge APC With Facts, Aregbesola Tells ADC Supporters

A former Interior Minister and interim national secretary of the party, Rauf Aregbesola, has cautioned members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against insulting or attacking supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the party’s formal launch in Abuja. Aregbesola, who

July 6, 2025

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FBI Alleges Nigerian Scammer Defrauded Trump Inauguration Donor of $250,000 in Crypto

Recent reports indicate that a Nigerian individual named Ehiremen Aigbokhan has been linked to a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded a donor to the 2025 Trump inaugural committee of over $250,000. According to the FBI, the scam involved fraudsters sending out emails in

July 5, 2025

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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU ARRIVES IN RIO DE JANEIRO FOR BRICS MEETING

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Global South and Emerging Economic Bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). The President’s

July 5, 2025

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Coalitions Without Convictions—Will ADC End the Cycle or Recreate It?

Nigeria is once more at the point of political reinvention, or should we say, repetition. As the 2027 general elections begin casting their long shadow, a new political alignment with fanfare and old faces has emerged. Maybe not so new in many

July 5, 2025

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Court Orders Senate To Recall Senator Natasha

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Delivering judgment, Justice Nyako described as excessive the six-month suspension that was imposed on the lawmaker by the Senate. The

July 4, 2025

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JUST IN: Senator Natasha Fined ₦5m For Contempt

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fined Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, ₦5m for contempt. Justice Binta Nyako, on Friday, found the lawmaker guilty of contempt over a satirical apology she posted on her Facebook page on April 27, 2025, to Senate

July 4, 2025

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Coalition: Abure Faction Gives Obi 48hrs To Resign From Labour Party

The Julius Abure group within the Labour Party (LP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to resign his membership of the party over his romance with the David Mark-led opposition coalition. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesman for the

July 3, 2025

Why I Joined David Mark-Led Coalition — Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has explained why he joined the opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a post on his official X handle

July 3, 2025

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JUST IN: Occupants Injured As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

A three-storey building on Thursday collapsed on Lagos Island, injuring some occupants. The building located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road went down suddenly early Thursday. “Four people have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to the

July 3, 2025

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Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Amaechi, Other Coalition Leaders Meet In Abuja

Members of the opposition coalition, under the auspices of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have converge on the Yar’Dua Centre in Abuja for a meeting. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi;

July 2, 2025

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FG Launches $40m Blueprint ICT Project To Digitise 10 Varsities

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a $40 million initiative, the Blueprint ICT Development (Blueprint-ICT-Dev) Project, to transform the country’s tertiary education system through digital infrastructure and innovation. During the launch in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji

July 2, 2025

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Diesel Surged To N1,758 In May 2025 – NBS

The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) paid by consumers rose by 25.24% year-on-year, to N1,758.26 per litre in May 2025 from N1,403.96 per litre in May 2024. Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) titled “Automotive

July 2, 2025

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