Plato made one eternal statement long ago – ‘The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men’. But the Nigerian experience is curiously different. Here, the so-called good men install evil men in power who they know are up to no...
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Arimieye Thomas, an internet journalist, has since come under attack after he revealed that he ate a chimpanzee in Bayelsa State. The journalist took to his Twitter page to reveal that he had killed a chimp. He wrote: “The chimp had been gunned down by a hunter.” Thomas went...
Media personality, Nedu, is of the opinion that ladies who participate in the Big Brother Naija reality show, do so just to make themselves available for ”customers”. Speaking during his podcast show, Nedu said; ”Do you know what Big Brother does for you? It takes you from the low...
Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after a run of nine defeats in 12 games that has left the club in the Premier League relegation zone, the club announced on Monday. Sources told ESPN that Everton are close to appointing a replacement with Premier League experience. The club are...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Umbrella body of Igbo Intelligentsia across the South East geo-political zone have declared total support for the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his deputy, Senator Kashim Shettima. The body, operating under the aegis of NZUKO OHANAEZE-NDIGBO...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina State. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe, Head of Special Projects and Partnerships Unit at NCDC, said this on Monday in Abuja, during a Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of...
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications company, on Tuesday announced the launch of an eSIM (embedded SIM), a digital SIM that enables customers to access same functionality as using a physical SIM. Airtel made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports that...
At some point later today, January 24, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is bound to be back in the news as the CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concludes its 289th meeting and offers its position on the future direction of the country’s macro-economic environment....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has organised a Future Assured Cardiac Mission to intervene in attenuating the rampant cases of heart disease, which have burdened many Nigerians. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that The Mission, which engaged some of the...
No fewer than one million members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be mobilised to welcome party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to Zamfara on Saturday, Jan. 28. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Yusuf Idris....
Scores of NNPP members in Yobe have abandoned the party for PDP, further complicating the party’s presidential ambition in the February poll. Dr Babayo Liman, the NNPP North-East Zonal Secretary, announced the defection while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Damaturu. “We are here to inform the general public and...
Countries in the Lake Chad Region – Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad – are to benefit from the European Union’s (EU’s) €102.5 million humanitarian aid, according to the bloc. A statement signed by the bloc indicated that the EU made the pledge at 3rd High Level Conference on the...
Chris Ohizu, the kidnapped Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, has been beheaded. Ohizu was butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Albino Foundation (TAF) has disclosed that it will mobilize 700 observers to monitor the 2023 general election across the country. The Program Manager of Albino Foundation, Ndifreke Ferdinand disclosed this at the weekend during a one day capacity building workshop in Abuja, with...
Recently the Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation firm, released the 2023 list of the 100 most reputable Africans. Fourteen Nigerians made the list, which includes persons from various sectors ranging from governance and leadership; human right advocacy, religion and education, based on integrity; to impact and visibility....
As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) holds its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, some financial experts have suggested retention of current policy rates. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they said that such policy stance would allow for market stability...
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks. The spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Shafiullah Rahimi, said on Monday in Kabul. In talks to local media, Rahimi said a total of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the tenures of Mr Aliyu Abubakar and Mr John Asein as Directors General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, respectively. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Modupe Ogundoro, Director, Press and...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said the state government spent $150 million on flood control and erosion management in different locations. Obaseki made the disclosure at the official launch of the Edo State Flood, Erosion, and Watershed Management Agency (Edo FEWMA) in Benin at the weekend. Edo FEWMA is...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to read the riot act to agents of the government from interfering with the 2023 general election. The council made the call during a press conference jointly addressed by its Director Strategic Communication, Dele Momodu;...