President  Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja presided over Nigeria’s 60th Independence celebration with Vice-President  Yemi Osinbajo; former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon; former President Goodluck Jonathan and other personalities in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the low-key event, which took place at the Eagle Square, Abuja, was held strictly in …

Senator Orji Uzor kalu. By Gabriel Ewepu NORTHERN youths under the auspices of Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth, CNNY, groups, Thursday, explained why they want former Governor of Abia State and now serving Senator, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, to be Nigeria’s next President in 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, …

Some stakeholders in Ibadan have expressed divergent views on how Nigeria has fared since its attainment of independence 60 years ago. The stakeholders particularly chronicled how Nigeria had evolved politically, educationally and judicially over a period of 60 years. The Chairman, Dean of Deans of Education in Nigeria, Prof. Julius Ademokoya, said that Nigeria had …

Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has disassociated himself from the poster of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and himself being circulated on social media platforms as Presidential hopefuls. In a statement on Wednesday by his Media Aide, Mr Ikechukwu Okafor, Chidoka said he did not produce any poster nor did he authorize anyone or …

Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has announced the release of 25 prisoners and reduction of the sentence for nine others. The governor made the disclosure in his message to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday in Kaduna. “As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country’s freedom, it is customary that we extend …

…Opens up, gives reason for the order By Nwafor Sunday The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday, said that the sit at home order it issued was successful across states. The group equally seized the opportunity to give reason for the sit at home order. In a statement signed by Emma Powerful, the groups Media and …

By Nwafor Sunday Nigerian security officers have stormed the arena where #RevolutionNow protesters are demanding an end to bad governance and leadership, to arrest protesters. Numerically, about thirty, (30) persons have been arrested by Police. Reacting to the protest, Agba Jalingo “We are tired of Buhari and we want to tell the whole world that we …

Kingmakers of Zazzau Emirate are currently engaged in a fresh process to recommend candidates for the office of the 19th Fulani Emir of Zazzau, the Secretary to the State Government Balarabe Abbas Lawal has disclosed. The SSG explained that the Kaduna State Government directed a new round of the selection process following the cancellation of the …

By Shina Abubakar A combined security team of the Department of State Security and Nigeria Police on Thursday disrupted protest against hardship organised by Coalition for Revolution in Osogbo. As early as 8am, the security personnel had taken over the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park where the protesters were billed to converge. However, the protesters despite …

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a German magazine he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind his suspected poisoning but said he was not afraid and would return to Russia to resume campaigning. Navalny was flown from Russia to Berlin in August after falling ill on a domestic flight. He received treatment in the Charite …

President Muhammadu Buhari, October 1st, 2020. PHOTO: Bayo Omoboriowo President Muhammadu Buhari has urged law abiding citizens to always provide community level Intelligence to relevant authorities to check the activities of insurgents, bandits and other criminals across the country. The president made the call in a broadcast to commemorate the 60th Independence anniversary of the nation …

By Nwafor Sunday As Nigeria marks its 60th Independence, protesters numbering about two hundred, (200), Thursday stormed the streets of Lagos, demanding the end to bad governance and leadership in the country. They told newsmen that they were members of #RevolutionNow protesters. Recall that the federal had last year arrested some members of this group. …

 By Michael Eboh A political support group, Amaechi Vanguard, Thursday, called on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to immediately step down from office, following his promise that he would resign as governor of the state, if the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, can mention a single milestone he achieved while he was governor of the …

Lalong signs 2020 revised budget into law By Marie-Therese Nanlong Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has reiterated that peace, patriotism and unity are the values all Nigerians must imbibe in the ongoing quest to keep the country one and move it forward. The Governor maintained that despite the challenges being faced, the country recorded some levels …

Wike and Amaechi By Michael Eboh A political support group, Amaechi Vanguard, Thursday, called on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to immediately step down from office, following his promise that he would resign as governor of the state, if the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, can mention a single milestone he achieved while he was …

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has called on Nigerians to join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in his quest to take Nigeria to new heights. National President of the association, Engr. Sanusi Abdu Fari stated this in a …

Afenifere On its part, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, said amid divisions, tensions and underdevelopment,it was worried that the country is yet to find its bearing at 60. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere said: “Only a few weeks ago, former President Olusegun Obasanjo observed that the country was drifting …

Catholic Bishops of Nigeria THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) yesterday took a look at the different sectors and wondered how Nigerians can conveniently celebrate the 60th independence anniversary amidst huge borrowings with colossal interest to be paid back, and that presently we are servicing our debt with a significant revenue of the country. In …

Reacting in a similar manner, the apex socio-cultural organization of the South South geo-political zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, said Nigeria was still crawling at 60, despite its human and natural resources. National Chairman of PANDEF, and former military administrator of Akwa Ibom State, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, retd, said: “To be very honest, it …

The apex Igbo body, in a statement by its acting Secretary General/Publicity secretary, Prince Uche Achi-Okpaga, said Nigeria has gone more years backward than forward. The statement read: “There is virtually nothing to celebrate at the 60th  anniversary of Nigeria. A civil servant retires at the age of 60years. This means that at that age he/she …