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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday issued an order vacating the restraining injunction against the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress fixed for March 26th. Justice Bello Kawu in his ruling on Friday stated that a member of a political party can’t sue the party. According to Kawu, the order of November 18, 2021, has been overtaken...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has disclosed that the Nigerian Government borrowed ₦6.64 trillion in 2021 and serviced debt with ₦2.93 trillion. Bibian Anekwe News reports that the Director-General of the office, Patience Oniha, made this disclosure at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. She stated that Nigeria’s total public debt jumped from N32.92tn in 2020 to N39.56tn or $95.78bn...

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on Nigerians to reject presidential aspirants that are above the age of sixty in the 2023 election. He argued that Nigeria needs a President that is fit and able to lead the nation through the many rigours of office adding that anyone above sixty should be preparing to meet God and not lead...

Financial Institutions have been mandated to report accounts of individuals and corporate bodies to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, whenever ‘excess’ daily deposit is noticed. This is as the Senate on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Money Laundering Act 2011, Bibian Anekwe News reports. The bill was passed by the upper chamber after consideration by the Committee...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed that its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections will emerge on May 29, 2022. Bibian Anekwe News reports that the ‘Schedule of Activities and Timetable for the Year 2022/2023 Elections’ was released by PDP on Wednesday. The National Organising Secretary of the party, Umar Bature, who signed the timetable disclosed that the PDP...

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has frowned at the recent hike in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas better known as cooking gas. NUPENG in a statement obtained by Bibian Anekwe News today, charged the federal government to revisit its gas expansion programme and to involve all stakeholders in the process as a means of...

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot afford to lose the 2023 presidential election. Abubakar claimed that the opposition may crumble or go into political oblivion if it loses the forthcoming election to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at the PDP Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Atiku expressed worry...

Electricity distributors on Tuesday evening announced the collapse of the National power grid for the second time in 24-hours. Bibian Anekwe News reports that this was made known by Eko Electricity and other power distributors. “We would like to inform you of another system collapse on the National Grid which occurred at 5:10pm today,” Eko Electricity said in a statement. “We are...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has labelled President Muhammadu Buhari as a failure who is incapable of leading Nigeria. Ortom further declared that since it is obvious Buhari has failed in his duties, he should hand over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Speaking during a chat with newsmen in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Monday, Governor Ortom said since independence,...

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has thrown his weight behind the court decision to sack David Umahi as the Governor of Ebonyi State. According to Falana, the votes of the people were not for Umahi as a person but were for the party he represented during the governorship elections in 2019. He argued further that it was the name...