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The Atiku camp dismissed Babachir Lawal’s allegations of irregularities in the ADC presidential primary, insisting the process was fair and credible.
Phrank Shaibu attacked Lawal’s credibility, referencing the “grass-cutting scandal” and accusing him of hypocrisy over his shifting positions on party primaries.
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An Islamic cleric was killed in a dawn attack by gunmen in Ilesha-Baruba, Kwara State.
Residents and vigilantes killed two attackers as security forces deployed reinforcements and launched investigations.
The incident adds to a recent wave of kidnappings and killings in Baruten...
Nigeria recorded the sharpest petrol price increase of any country worldwide at 39.5 percent between February 23 and March 16, 2026, as the Middle East war drove global oil prices to a four-year high.
Tony Elumelu's Transcorp Group posted record full-year 2025 revenue of $399 million and a 44 percent profit after tax surge, its strongest financial performance to date.
BudgIT's Tracka platform has identified N24 billion in abandoned, unexecuted, and fraudulently delivered public projects across Nigerian states, with Benue, Ondo, Imo, and Lagos among the worst performers.
Nigeria's overall balance of payments surplus fell 38 percent to $4.23 billion in 2025, with crude oil export declines and a sharp retreat in foreign portfolio investment driving the contraction.