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  The All-Progressives Congress, ( APC ) Northwest youths, have appealed to the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu , Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima , the party leadership, and stakeholders to zone the seat of the Senate President to the Northwest. The youths said zoning the Senate president seat to the Northwest becomes imperative, bearing in mind the region’s active participation and contribution towards the victory of the party in the just concluded presidential election.  The APC youths group said it observed that the party is taking too long to deliberate on which region should occupy the senate president seat as the region have capable lawmakers from APC that were re-elected and can occupy the seat. In a statement by the Northwest APC youth leader, Hon. Abdulhamid Umar Moh’d (Oscar), he explained that the Northwest remains a major APC stronghold in the geo-political scheme of the country, followed by the Southwest, North East, Northcentral, South-South, and South East. Accor

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has described reports of his suspension from the party as a nullity just as he argued that only the National Executive Committee (NEC) could suspend him.  Ayu claimed that some members of the executive committee of his Ward’s chapter of the party were teleguided by those he called political gamblers in Makurdi to cause mischief.  Ayu claimed that some members of the executive committee of his Ward’s chapter of the party were teleguided by those he called political gamblers in Makurdi to cause mischief.  Ayu in a statement by his media aide, Simon Imobo-Tswam, said that “Article 57(7) of the PDP Constitution as Amended in 2017 expressly prohibits any organ of the party or executive committee of the party at the Ward or State Level from taking any disciplinary measure against any member of the party’s National Executive Committee” On Sunday, the chapter of the PDP in Ayu’s Igyorov ward announced that Ayu had been suspended

  The whole of Australia are looking forward to the Super Falcons’ 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup match against the Matildas on July 27, an Australian official said on Saturday in Abuja. Leann Johnston, the Charge d’Affaires, Australian High Commission in Nigeria, while speaking at a forum tagged “Women and Sports Dialogue 2023”, said the match was very important to the country. “Australians know the Super Falcons’ reputation, not only as multiple African champions but also as a great force in global women football. ”Our match against them in Brisbane will not be taken lightly. This game will be a great one,” she said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the forum was organized by Fame Foundation, a gender-based non-profit organization. Johnston said further that Australia were fully prepared and ready to co-host the 2023 FIFA Women World Cup with New Zealand in July and August. She said the FIFA women’s football showpiece would provide her country a unique opportunity to showc

  Popular comedian AY has opened up on a long-standing feud with fellow comedian, Basketmouth . AY revealed that he has made efforts to resolve the differences in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo . He narrated how he attempted to attend Basketmouth’s wedding but found out that his name was missing from the guest list.“When we arrived, my wife’s name was on the guest list, but my own was noticeably missing. I was looking at my wife, my wife was looking at me, and she said, let’s be going home since you are not qualified to enter.” In another encounter, AY said he met Basketmouth in a club and approached him, hoping to reconcile but it did not yield any result. “One day, Basketmouth was in the club with a glass of drink, so I walked up to him. I said: Bright Okpocha (He’s my senior colleague but my junior in real), how far my guy. “As you can see, God has blessed us. You have a house in Lekki, I have a house. You have a child. I have a child. This thing that happened i

  Juice WRLD' s  girlfriend, Ally Lotti has confirmed the title of  the rapper’s new posthumous album to be “The Outsiders.” According to reports, Lotti has been working hard to ensure that the release of the late rapper’s first posthumous album goes exactly as he would have wanted . She made the announcement during a recent Instagram live session where she spoke about the project. Lotti has been a go-to source for news regarding the posthumous release of Juice WRLD’s new album.Fans of the late Chicago rapper have flocked to her page for any hints about when it could arrive and this weekend, she revealed its title, which had been rumored for the last few months.“I need exactly what Jarad wanted to come out right now,” said Lotti on Instagram Live, speaking about her late partner. “Remember, we were talking about The Outsiders, all that stuff. That actual album… no one is ready for it. I’m not ready for it. And I promise you, you are not ready for it.” The Outsiders  has been floati

          I nvestors lost N622bn at the close of trading on Monday due to sell-offs of some telecoms and banking stocks. The market which opened with the All-Share Index at 54,892.53 lost 2.08 per cent to close 53, at 750.77. The market capitalization also depreciated by 2.08 per cent to N29.281tn. In terms of volume, a total of 100.882 million shares valued at N 4.342bn were traded on the Nigerian Exchange Limited in 3.279 deals. Measured by market breadth, investors’ sentiment had worsened as five stocks were on the gainers’ table while 21 declined. The five equities on the gainers’ table include, Courtville which gained 6.67 per cent to close at N0.45, NPF Microfinance gained 2.70 per cent to close at N1.90, AIICO stocks gained 1.75 per cent to close trading at N0.58, First Bank Holdings closed trading at N11.00 following a 0.92 per cent gain and Zenith Bank got on the gainers’ table with a 0.20 per cent gain and closed the market at N25.00. On the losers’ table were NCR, whose shar

  An exchange rate of N462.50 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.67. The Naira on Thursday depreciated against the dollar at the investors’ and exporters’ window, exchanging at N461.67. The rate represented a decrease of 0.04 per cent compared to the N461.50 for which it exchanged to the dollar on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462.50 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.67. The Naira sold for as low as N460 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 80.03 million dollars was traded at the official investors’ and exporters’ window.