Dr. Goodluck Jonathan By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) caucus of the House of Representatives has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 63rd birthday. In a statement signed by the Leader of the caucus, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, they stated”Jonathan over the years, has distinguished himself as a dedicated democrat and selfless leader with …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has promised to support the expansion of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his area, Sampou in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of the state, to demonstrate his resolve to return to his community. Diri said this on Sunday in the church’s 2020 Annual Adult  Harvest Thanksgiving Service, with the theme:”Build My House …

NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE organized labour last night walked out of this meeting organized by the authorities on the increment of the oil pump cost and hike in electricity tariff. The labour leaders accused the government of insincerity in the discussion, alleging that it had got to a stage where things …

From Chioma Obinna To promote health and security for Nigerians amidst the continuing pandemic, My World of Bags, MWOB, a bag design and manufacturing company, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through Project SafeUp is providing free Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, to Nigerians. Under the initiative, Project SafeUp will produce and distribute free PPE to …

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to work with any U.S. leader, and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the U.S. presidential election after all the legal formalities are settled, Russian news agencies reported. Putin has withheld comment, while President Donald Trump has been taking legal …

By Emmanuel Okogba The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has recognized delay and failure to pass proposed amendments into law as one of its challenges as it prepared to run the 2019 elections and, by extension, that of 2015. This was included in a report by the Commission in a report on the challenges faced in …

By Emem idio, Yenegoa The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that the union is not”greedy and selfish” as the national government is potraying the union before the general public, because of its demands, insisting that ASUU’s interest is for a greater public university education in the nation. The Union said despite the …

…Displays 2,000 for disease By Adesina Wahab The Rotary Club, District 9110, is constructing a 50- bed Prostate Cancer Centre estimated at N150 million in the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, while it’s running free screening for 2000 men who are suffering fron the disease. This was revealed in Ikeja, Lagos from the District Governor, …

From Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas, Tony Attah, has stated that the recently signed Train 7 project of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG, would deepen peace and development in the oil rich Niger Delta area. Attah also noted that about 55 percent …

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti Osun State College of Education, Ilesha has conferred on the Wife Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, honourary fellowship of the institution This, according to the institution was in recognition of Mrs Fayemi’s functions in empowering Women and fighting for the Girl Child The Institution’s authorities conferred the honor on Erelu …

  Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday reported that Nigeria must act now, by taking necessary, and debilitating actions including adjustment to the proposed 2021 budget, to exit another downturn the country has entered. Abubakar in a statement he issued in Abuja, said that although COVID-19 pandemic had exacerbated an already bad situation, Nigeria could have prevented …

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to permit a free market economy that will allow Nigerians actively participate in the economic area to boost productive sectors.   Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday said this would bring Nigeria’s economy back from recession. Ologbondiyan urged the authorities to …

Ibrahim Magu …seeks extension of time, says documents of my assets with DSS By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has explained why he declined to submit himself to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, to answer questions about his assets. Magu, through his lawyer, Mr. Wahab Shittu, said it would …

The Cross River Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, Emmanuel Akpan-Udo, while three suspects connected with his kidnap were arrested. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulkadir Jimoh, on Sunday in Calabar, he said that the suspects were arrested on Nov. 21 in Calabar. READ ALSO:PPDC launches report on …

By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Akwa Ibom state government has appealed to rival cult groups involved in violent activities and killings in Inen communities, Oruk Anam Local government area to drop their arms and embrace peace. The State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Godwin Abraham made the appeal weekend when he visited members of the affected communities …

By Bashir Bello Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Habu Sani has said that not fewer than 3,806 suspected criminals have been arrested in the last 12 months under his watch in the state. CP Sani stated this while addressing a press briefing to mark his one year in office as Commissioner. The Police Commissioner …

Ahmadu Bello University By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Director of Public Affairs in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Auwal Umar has confirmed the release of 9 French Language students of the university who were kidnapped  last week. The students were traveling to Lagos for an immersion programme at the Nigerian French Language Village (NFLV) in Badagry, when they …

…Private business employees have started receiving three months salary in line with ESP As the Buhari administration continues to roll out schemes aimed at bringing relief to businesses and individuals across different sectors, a cross section of beneficiaries of the Payroll Support scheme are excited at the receipt of N30, 000 and N50, 000 alerts of …

Lekki deep seaport The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has directed its legal department to put on paper an agreement with the Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Ltd., to ensure 2022 as the operational year of the port. Amaechi gave the directive during a monitoring visit to the Lekki Deep Sea Port Project on Sunday in …

File: Gridlock as tankers shut down Apapa road.Grid Eyewitnesses narrate accounts, say no casually recorded Police van vandalised By Olasunkanmi Akoni Traffic gridlock may worsen in the coming weeks as operators and stakeholders in Apapa ports are currently living in fears following a violent attack on men of the Presidential Task Team on Restoration of law …