President Muhammadu Buhari The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to succumb to pressure to renege on his resolve not to interfere in elections, especially in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State. Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee of the PDP National Campaign Council for Ondo Governorship Election, made the call …

Rotimi Akeredolu Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) has predicted that Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu will emerge victorious in the Oct. 10, governorship election in Ondo State. The APC chieftain told newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan that Akeredolu would emerge in spite of the gang up against him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akintola, also …

U.S. President Donald Trump will remain in the hospital for a “period of time,” a key White House official said on Sunday. The official ruled out the need to move towards a transfer of power within the federal government. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien told broadcaster CBS that day seven and eight after the onset of symptoms …

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has unveil a pilot Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS) in Kano ahead of the 2021 hajj. Chairman of the commission, Zikrullah Hassan, who unveiling the scheme in Kano on Sunday, said the scheme was designed to ease the cost of fare to the holy land. According to him, the choice …

CBN By Emeka Anaeto In recent years, the  Bureaux De Change (BDCs) have supported Nigeria’s growth agenda, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) commitment to exchange rate stability and regulation for the industry. They have played stabilizing roles in the retail end of the nation’s foreign exchange    market. Against the backdrop of these efforts to contribute …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned the general public to be on the lookout for some fraudulent element using a cloned Facebook account to defraud unsuspecting users. The Commission, in a statement signed by the Director, Public affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde said it deemed it fit to inform members of the public …

Labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence a total shut down of the company’s operations following the sack of 600 Nigerian employees and other anti-Labour practices by the management of the company. The Unions, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the …

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has reiterated commitment to support the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to enhance its operations in the territory. In a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the minister said the minister stated this when the new FCT Commandant of  the NSCDC, Mr Mathias Ohiemi, …

Five bodies were discovered in north-western Italy on Sunday, including four washed up on the shore close to the border with France, officials said, in deaths thought to be caused by severe storms in the region. At least some of the corpses might have been swept down the coast from France. Officials said on Saturday …

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has expressed dismay over the alleged atrocious activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Police in Delta. Omo-Agege gave the expression in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga in Abuja on Sunday. He …

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 …