Rt Rev Victor Okporu, ANGLICAN Bishop of Western Izon Diocese of Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel, has lamented the country’s current state of insecurity, describing it as painful and crushing. He also bemoaned the country’s massive debt burden. Okporu stated at St Barnabas Anglican Church in Sagbama, Bayelsa State, during the second session of the Diocese’s fifth synod that the government …
by Mark Itsibor The All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group, codenamed 774 Women for BAT-KASH 2023, has begun mobilising over 10.689 million women to vote for the party’s presidential joint ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima. The group stated that it will accomplish this feat by mobilising 60 women in each of the country’s 176, 846 polling …
By Olaide Oyelude On Sunday, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Katsina State’s Batsari Local Government Area repelled a terrorist attack on the town, killing nine of them. The civilian task force team also apprehended five more terrorists and seized nine of the attack’s motorcycles. Despite the fact that the state police command has yet to be officially …
Adeola Bodunrin Aisha Yesufu, a sociopolitical activist, said on Saturday that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, is mocking Nigerians with his presidential bid. According to reports, some Nigerians frequently make fun of Tinubu’s health. Because of the controversies surrounding his age and health status, the 70-year-old has drawn criticism ahead of the …
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state predicted victory for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 election on Friday. He also named Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, as his second choice. Umahi spoke to reporters at the State House in Abuja after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari to invite him …
Abdulsamad Abubakar, a 28-year-old Nigerian student, has gone missing in Northern Cyprus. AbdulSamad is an off-campus 300-Level International Relations student at Cyprus Science University (CSU). This comes barely 24 hours after the management of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) issued a repeated warning against seeking educational assistance in Northern Cyprus. However, His Excellency Hidayet BAYRAKTAR, Ambassador of the Republic …
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022, with double-digit growth across key income lines and significant progress in the contribution from its subsidiaries. The Bank was able to deliver a 12.6% increase in profit before tax to N85.7 billion at the end of the …
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the Federal Government to rein in Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) to ensure downstream sector stability. Mr Anicho Oti, Zonal Secretary, IPMAN, South East Zone, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos. Tanker drivers, he claims, have grown so powerful that they …
Mr Kolo Yusuf, the newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, led a patrol team over 100 kilometres from Gusau-Talata Mafara-Bakura-Sokoto federal highway to assess the operational capacity of police tactical and conventional operatives deployed to the axis for the safety of commuters along the route. The commissioner, on the other hand, implemented some formidable strategies, particularly at strategic …
Three children were killed in a building collapse at Jigawar Tsada village in Jigawa State’s Dutse Local Government Area. According to a community leader, the incident occurred on Thursday night as a result of a heavy downpour. He claimed that the building collapsed while the children were sleeping, and that all of the victims died instantly. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has once again chastised the Buhari administration over the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike (ASUU). At its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, the main opposition party condemned the situation. Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary, lamented the failure of the APC government to end the strike. On February 14, lecturers across …
According to the most recent data, Nigeria’s oil production fell below one million barrels per day in August, costing the country $2.658 billion. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, reported yesterday that daily average production for August was 972,394 barrels, compared to 1.083 million barrels produced in July 2022. The output fell 857,606 barrels short of Nigeria’s OPEC daily …
The Governors Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied reports that its Chairman, Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has resigned. This was stated in a statement sent on Thursday night by the forum’s DG, Hon CID Maduabum. “This is to inform the general public and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic …
On Thursday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), learned with great sadness of the death of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. He also expressed his condolences to the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom on the death of the world’s longest reigning monarch. Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a statement signed late …
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a First Republic politician and elder statesman, said on Thursday that reverting to a regional system of government, as has been advocated, will not help the Nigerian situation. A regional government is a type of government in which each region is allowed to control resources within its domain while only paying a royalty to the central government. …
By Odinaka Anudu Ben Akabueze, Director General of the Nigerian Budget Office, believes that the trillions of naira spent on fuel subsidies could be better spent on other creative sectors, particularly education. Akabueze said on Arise TV’s Global Business Report that the funds could be used to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and raise the pay of …
By Victor Ayeni Olajide Adediran, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, also known as Jandor, has called for the resignation of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, citing a string of building collapses in the state since 2019. This came after the collapse of a seven-story building in Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, on Sunday, which killed six people. …
BY VICTOR DURUAMAKU – OWERRI The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against borrowing another N11 trillion in foreign loans to finance the 2023 budget, claiming that this new borrowing will plunge the country into financial slavery. The coalition expressed dismay, pointing out that funds borrowed previously had not been repaid, which …
Obiora Ifoh and Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with inquiries about Tukur Manu, the self-proclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator. This is to confirm that Manu, as a person of interest, was apprehended by Nigeria’s foreign partners on September 6, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, on his way to Saudi Arabia. Dr Peter Afunanya, a …
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The House Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday requested that the National Board for Technical Education NABTEB remit to the federal government the outstanding N1.4 billion from the agency’s internally generated revenue of N1.5 billion in 2021. The House Committee also requests that the agency immediately defer the N4.1 billion liabilities to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission FRC …
