Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has downplayed the possibility of leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the aftermath of the party’s presidential primaries. Wike stated that he would soon inform Nigerians of the truth about the PDP’s situation. He spoke to journalists on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State’s capital, shortly after returning from a …
Thugs disrupted the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Ijesha, Surulere, Lagos State, on Friday. The thugs took the Continuous Voter Registration machines from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The incident occurred less than 72 hours before INEC closed the CVR. Following the incident, the Parish Priest locked the church and fled for …
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said the process of electing its new president is still ongoing and would be completed today, with a new president of the body unveiled. As a result, the association has denied reports that Rev. Daniel Okoh has been elected as its new president. According to a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, media assistant …
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United striker, has been told that he must make do with the Europa League because no one wants to sign him. With less than two weeks until the start of the new season, the Portugal international’s future at Old Trafford remains uncertain. However, despite his desire to join a Champions League team ahead of the new …
On Wednesday night, gunmen stormed Craneburg Construction Company’s construction site in Owo, Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, and shot two security guards. The invaders were said to have launched dynamite, which exploded at 9:45 p.m., when the attack began. According to reports, the gunmen shot sporadically, damaging the windscreens of the vehicles and tractor parked at the construction site. …
Olumide Aderinokun, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate in Ogun Central, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of turning the nation upside down. Aderinokun claimed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC had left Nigeria in a pathetic state, claiming that the country now “finds itself in a state of emergency with fears that the worst may happen to …
The federal government has announced plans to begin disbursing N20,000 to women and men in rural areas across the country through the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The grant for vulnerable groups programme was launched in 2020 to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration’s social inclusion agenda. It is consistent with the national goal of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of …
I know that the dominant health topic right now is Coronavirus (or, if you prefer, Chinese Virus), but I feel compelled to draw attention to some egregious practises by some callous and cruel Nigerians that are destroying many lives in this country on a daily basis. These vile characters are able to inflict such heinous harm on unsuspecting Nigerians because …
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formed a committee to reconcile disgruntled party members in the state ahead of the 2023 elections. The reconciliation committee was tasked with reaching out to members who ran in primaries for the 2023 elections but lost. Malam Musa Mada, APC Zonal Publicity Secretary for North West, made the announcement …
Haruna Abdullahi, Acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), has suggested that only 10% of registered taxpayers in the nation’s capital pay their taxes. This means that 90 percent of FCT residents who are registered for tax do not file returns. He made this remark during a day-long tax seminar in the nation’s capital aimed …
In an update to its global growth forecast released Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of global economic risks that, if unchecked, could push the world into recession. The IMF blamed high inflation and the risks posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for putting the global economy in jeopardy, adding that “worst case” scenarios are possible. According to IMF …
Former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has stated that with the country’s lingering insecurity, it will not be surprising if the country’s number one citizen is kidnapped. Galadima was responding to the country’s insecurity in an interview with the BBC Hausa service. “These bandits despise the Buhari administration,” he said. Everyone was afraid of him (Buhari) at the …
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held a peaceful protest for solidarity on Tuesday, in response to a directive from the Union’s national body regarding the prolonged industrial strike action launched by the Academic Staff Union Of University (ASUU). The state NLC, which had mobilised her members in solidarity, was seen holding a placard with the …
The Katsina State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party asked the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday to disqualify the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu. Sani Litti, the state Chairman of the NNPP, made the call at a press conference in Katsina on Monday, alleging that the two parties’ …
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike continues to make many undergraduates redundant, DEBORAH DAN-AWOH examines key lessons that students can learn to achieve financial independence before terminating their academic programmes. In the last five months, Nigerian undergraduates at government-owned universities have seen their educational pursuits come to a halt due to a strike called by lecturers for …
Rotimi Amaechi, a former Transportation Minister and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, came under fire on Monday for claiming that delegates who voted in the APC primary were bribed to influence the outcome of the convention. Amaechi also claimed that many of those who were bribed with money have since regretted their actions. On Saturday, he made the contentious statement …
Three traditional worshippers who had gone to a river along the Benin-Abraka road for rituals were abducted and whisked into the forest on Monday by suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred on Monday, July 25, 2022, around 1pm, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, on Tuesday. “The Command received a complaint that …
The Northern Patriotic Front (NPF) has condemned late night voting in Ede South and Ede North during the recently concluded Osun Governorship Election. The NPF was one of the Independent National Electoral Commission-accredited Civil Society Organizations tasked with election monitoring. The group urged the electoral umpire to look into the matter in order to prevent it from happening again. It …
Almost a year after President Muhammadu Buhari launched the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, it has yet to fully permeate the financial industry, a situation the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) blamed on the country’s banks’ uncooperation. The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, stated last week that the use of the enaira …
Ambassador Mariam Katagum, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, applauded the recent approval obtained by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to return to the ports in order to collaborate with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to combat the menace of substandard at all entry points in Nigeria. She also reaffirmed his ministry’s commitment to assisting SON in …
