If every Muslim had their way, they would visit Mecca at least once in their lives to fulfil one of Islam’s five pillars, the spiritual duty of Hajj. But, of all the obligations imposed by Islam on Muslims, performing the hajj necessitates far more than just wishes. It necessitates a large sum of money, which only the wealthy can afford, …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) warned political parties yesterday that the June 3 deadline for naming candidates for the 2023 elections is still in place chevalier. The warning came after reports that the commission was being pressured to extend the primary deadline by several weeks. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education), reminded political parties …
The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) signed by ex-governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2007 ensures that the ex-governors and their deputies would enjoy pensions and other benefits for life. They’re also entitled to an array of advantages which include a house in any location in Lagos and another in Abuja for a two-term governor, six brand new …
The national government has urged world leaders to reinforce international collaboration as part of attempts to successfully fight terrorism and drug trafficking in addition to other kinds of crimes. This is as Nigeria expressed concerns over the incidence of illegal financial flows from developing to developed markets of the world. These were parts of the positions presented by Nigeria at …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned what it referred to as a “recreation of deceit, falsehood and concealment of details” on the alleged indiscriminate printing of N60 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It requested President Muhammadu Buhari to take responsibility for the harm being prompted on the economic system by the mentioned printing. In a press …
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied endorsing any zonal arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Conference Planning Committee made its position known while disowning a zoning checklist of national officers and political positions for the 2023 presidential election. The National Secretary Caretaker Committee of APC, John Akpanudoedehe, made the denial in a statement he issued yesterday. …
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare has expressed satisfaction with the quality and standard sporting facilities in Edo State for the forthcoming National Sports activities Festival. He disclosed this to journalists during a visit to Edo State ahead of the festival noting that the renovated Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and different facilities have raised the bar for …
Serena Williams will not have the chance to add to her eight Miami Open Masters title. The American tennis superstar and legend announced her withdrawal from the event over the weekend. The 39-year-old said that she would be missing her hometown tournament due to the must recover from oral surgery. “I am disappointed to withdraw from the Miami Open due …
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has disclosed that the organized labour will embark on an indefinite strike if the bill to change the law on minimum wage is allowed to pass. The bill sponsored by Garba Datti, which has scaled second reading within the House of Representatives has been referred to the House Committee on …
End bad Governance Part 1. Happening Now. Nigerians youths block Abuja Airport road, at Dantata bridge, stops international flight passengers and brings the city to a standstill.
Following the verdict of the Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked the lawmaker representing Ibaji Constituency within the Kogi State House of Assembly, Atule Egbunu, the Independent National Electoral Fee, (INEC) on Monday, officially presented the Certificate of Return to Hon. Daniel Enefola Ojata of the Peoples Democratic Party. The presentation of the certificate of return was done by …
A shocking revelation emerged on April 5, 2018, in Offa bloody bank robbery on Wednesday, when suspects told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, how they killed about eleven persons in the robbery operation. The suspects, Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Azeez Salawu, and Niyi Ogundare, have been on trial since their arrest. Counsel to the prosecution, …
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, says the Federal Government has enrolled 7, 068, 629 vulnerable Nigerians in the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Farouq, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the FG released monthly stipend of N5,000 to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerian households through the …
The All Progressives Congress membership registration/ validation exercise expected to commence tomorrow ( Monday) may be shelved again. Nigerian Tribune investigation revealed that some of the items to be used in conducting the exercise are still stockpiled at the party national secretariat in Abuja and are yet to be moved to the state chapters. If aborted tomorrow (Monday), it would …
POLITICS is one area of social life in which shared accountability is critically required but is embarrassingly missing. The social contract theory justifies the state based on this idea of shared accountability between the state and the individual. The individual foregoes absolute freedom and the state assures him or her of security and welfare. Do your part and I do …
There is palpable tension in Kano as the local government election in the state, scheduled for Saturday, looms. The Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission KANSAIC, Professor Ibrahim Garba Sheka, had worried that elections in the state was like a war, with chaos and uncertainty trailing it. It is on record that hundreds of Kano citizens lost their lives, following violent …
Following heightened insecurity in the country, the members of the House of Representatives did what many ardent political watchers did not envisage. They invited President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before them and provide details of what he was doing in the face of the rising destruction of lives and property, predominantly in northern Nigeria. Though the President declined the invitation …
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the former captain of the 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, the Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu, as he clocked 70 years. Buhari, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, joined sport lovers, family and friends to celebrate the former coach of the Super Eagles and rejoiced with the multi-talented …
The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was disclosed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that the use of unlicensed firearms was against the executive order signed by …
Federal Government opens talks with China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffery Onyeama, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen shortly after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. Yi is in Nigeria on a working visit. Onyeama recalled that China was of immense assistance …
