…Rules out anointing his successor …Doubts Obaseki will  return to APC but By Dirisu Yakubu Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike is known for his fearlessness and readiness to speak truth to power at all times. In the past years, the lawyer-turned politician has provided robust opposition to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari like no other. …

Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment By Emmanuel Aziken It was in the midst of negotiating with organized labour to avert a nationwide strike that local political rivals from his native Anambra State struck the minister of labour and productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige with a petition to his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. They …

Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai on Wednesday expressed gratitude to governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum for fulfilling his pledges made to the families of deceased. Buratai’s appreciation were contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State Zulum on Tuesday at the burial of the late Commander in Maiduguri announced a donation of a befitting house and 20 million Naira to the widow and orphans left the deceased left behind. According to him, “it is a very sad moment, this is not a loss to the family …

…Borno, Yobe residents pay tributes By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The sudden death of gallant officer, Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako, the Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade of Operation Lafiya Dole has remained a shock to the residents of Borno and Yobe states. Bako died 24 hours after sustaining injury last Sunday in an ambush by Boko …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 15 security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of the Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, three security said. Sources told AFP that eight policemen, three soldiers and four members of a government-backed militia were killed in the attack …

Matthew Agbroko The Ethiope West Local Government Council chairmanship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Irikefe Matthew Agbroko has felicitated with the Delta State Governor Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa for bagging double award by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for “Pioneering Implementation of Residency Training in Nigeria’’ and as “Ambassador of State Health Tertiary Institution’’. …

Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment By Emmanuel Aziken   It was in the midst of negotiating with organized labour to avert a nationwide strike that local political rivals from his native Anambra State struck the minister of labour and productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige with a petition to his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. …

Getting the new Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. David O. C. Onuoha, was not an easy task, but when our man, Chidi Nkwopara, succeeded in pinning him down to this interview, he turned out to be a newsman’s delight. He spoke on a number of matters of national concern. Happy reading. …

Chief Dan Orbih By Emmanuel Aziken Chief Dan Orbih, national vice-chairman, South-South of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was the chairman of the PDP Edo State Campaign Council. Orbih, one of the state’s most connected political operators in this interview reviewed the election campaign noting the help he got from Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in marketing his …

President Xi Jinping The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the National Immigration Administration has issued new guidelines in view of the COVID-19 situation to ensure epidemic prevention and control. The Embassy of China in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on its Facebook page on Friday. According to the Embassy, the adjustments were on the temporary …

Onuesoke By Ephraim Oseji Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former Delta State governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has commended the role played by PDP South-South Governors Forum before and during the Edo state gubernatorial election that gave victory to the Peoples Democratic Party flag bearer, Mr Godwin Obaseki. Speaking to newsmen at Asaba, Delta State, …

Chadian soldiers patrol in the Nigerian border town of Gamboru on Feb. 4, 2015. PHOTO: AFP Chadian soldiers killed 20 Boko Haram jihadists and freed 12 civilians, including nine children, kidnapped in the Lake Chad area where several countries’ borders meet, the government said Friday. The jihadist group, which originated in Nigeria in 2009, has established …

By Soni Daniel Despite the challenges posed by corruption, the church in Nigeria believes strongly that a well-coordinated anti-graft war can stem the tide of graft in the country, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Hassan Kukah said on Thursday. Kukah also said that the Catholic Church would continue to support the efforts of …

By Tordue Salem The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday, congratulated the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) group, Dr Tony Elumelu, for making the list of top 100 most influential people in the 2020 Time magazine award. The lawmakers described the recognition as “well-deserving, given Dr Elumelu’s selfless contribution …

Speaker of House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila By Tordue Salem To address the country’s worsening insecurity, the National Assembly and the Judiciary, must be involved, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiala advised on Thursday. The Speaker in a press statement signed by his Special Advisor bon Media and Publicity, Mr. Lanre Lasiso, said: …

By Bashir Bello The Kano State House of Assembly has pledged to ensure speedy passage of the child protection bill into law in the state in order to address issues around child abuse and violence. The Majority Leader, Kabir Hassan Dashi made this known when the members of the Assembly received in audience a youth-led Non-Governmental …

By Lawani Mikairu There are indications that Nigeria airspace may be closed on Monday if the aviation workers unions carry out their threat to back the Organised Labour nationwide strike expected to commence on Monday. According to the General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Mr Aba Ocheme, the aviation unions …

At least 22 people were killed late on Friday when an Antonov An-26 military aircraft crashed in eastern Ukraine, the civil defence authority in Kiev said. Two seriously injured survivors have been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed in the city of Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region, the authority said. A total …

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated the first Infectious Disease Centre (IDC), in the Federal Capital Territory, and handed it over to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH). Speaking at the inauguration of the 40-bed centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said that the centre would improve Nigeria’s capacity …