By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of National Information Development Agency, NITDA, Mallam Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi says the agency is currently building capacity public servant on digital skills to help government drive its economic diversification agenda. Abdullahi stated this at the weekend at the graduation of Batch A of the 650 DT-TWGs on Government Digital Transformation …

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Sunday said  the people of the state should expect a purposeful and business-oriented government in his second term, if he’s reelected. Speaking during a debate organized by the state radio television corporation, OSRC, Akeredolu said the first term of his administration was used to initiate policies that would …

An SUV driver ploughed into a group of bicyclists near Madison Square Park in Manhattan on Saturday night, leaving two of them hospitalized with minor injuries. The bicyclists were participating in a Black Lives Matter “Justice Ride” and pedalling south on Fifth Avenue at 7:17 p.m. when the driver who remained at large early Sunday …

By David Royal Bolt Nigeria on Sunday reacted to a viral video and a statement by a Nigerian man alleging that its driver connived with SARS officers to harass and extort him of N100k. In the statement, Bolt denied knowledge of the said connivance and pledged to support the passenger in any investigation with all …

…Meets IGP over reforms in police By Johnbosco Agbakwuru VICE President Yemi Osinbajo, Sunday expressed his anger over the arrests and brutal killing of young Nigerians by the Police. The Vice President, who met with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu told the police boss to carry out reforms that would change the ugly …

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has called on stakeholders, especially the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR; Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC; Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Ministry of Petroleum Resources to compel Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and Valliant Energy Services, to pay the benefits of workers of …

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, Istifanus Gyang has lashed out on those criticizing and calling him names for speaking out against the continued killings in his constituency saying such people want to distort facts in the name of keeping the peace. It would be recalled that Senator Gyang …

By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo One man simply identified as ‘Udo Mma’ has been reportedly killed during a fresh clash between rival cult groups Debam and Iceland that have been terrorising Inen village in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State over the weekend. It was gathered that the cultists had also attacked the compound …

*Bishop Kukah ‌Knocks FG for mounting separatist agitations Says anti-graft war, a joke Adds, failure in political leadership tempting military comeback By Luminous Jannamike Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Kukah, says Nigeria is gradually drifting towards total implosion, saying the country’s internal crisis has become a molotov cocktail that urgently needs to be …

…Knocks FG for mounting separatist agitations …Says anti-graft war, a joke …Adds, failure in political leadership tempting military comeback ‌By Luminous Jannamike Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, says Nigeria is gradually drifting towards total implosion, saying the country’s internal crisis has become a molotov cocktail that urgently needs to be stopped from …

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO is partnering Abia State Government for the development of industrial policy and strategy, a framework that will serve as a guide for the industrial development of Abia. Speaking during the public presentation and hearing of the industrial policy draft document in Umuahia, Abia State Governor, Okezie …

 Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege By Henry Umoru, Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned in very strong terms, the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Omo- Agege who called on security personnel to always maintain the rules of engagement, pleaded with youth in Ughelli, his constituency to …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has applauded the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu for banning the routine patrol of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking to State House reporters at his residence in Abuja on Sunday, Professor Osinbajo described the routine attacks on young people …

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday cautioned the national caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, to stop “sending impostors and charlatans” in his party to insult governors elected on its platform and other patriotic leaders just to divert attention from the failures and …

By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday cautioned the national caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, to stop “sending impostors and charlatans” in his party to insult governors elected on its platform and other patriotic leaders just to divert attention from the failures and problems …

Senator Orji Uzor kalu. By Victor Ajihromanus Northern youths under the aegis of the Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth, CNNY, groups have urged the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu,  to contest the 2023 presidential election. The youths said this in a statement. The statement was signed by the National Coordinator, CNNY, Amb. Zarewa …

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The African Democratic Congress has kicked against the barring of its candidate Dapo Adelegan from a debate meant for candidates of political parties participating in Saturday governorship poll. Three candidates took part in the first leg of the debate organised by Face the voter initiative. They include Babatunde Ali of People …

…allege bias, victimization of their son Maina By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Kinsmen of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is facing trial on money laundering charges, have asked Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja to hands-off the case against their son. Relatives of the ex-Pension boss, in …

By Emma Amaize, Asaba Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, said the desperate actions of political detractors and blackmailers, some of them political appointees in Delta State, to smear his reputation have seemingly boomeranged. Olorogun Gbagi’s media aide, Sylvester Omonigho, reacting to a statement by the Executive Assistant to the Governor of Delta …

Akwa Ibom children did not benefit from the school feeding program despite fulfilling the conditions as provided by the Federal Government, according to Governor Udom Emmanuel. “During the lock-down occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, now under your ministry, requested information about the poorest of the poor in the 2,274 villages …