The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is not running for presidency in the 2023 elections to engage in drug trafficking, money laundering, forgery and perjury, his aide, Paul Ibe has said. According to him, those are the territories of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate,...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to the ECOWAS Court of Justice over illegal pipelines and oil theft. SERAP in a statement on Sunday said it filed a lawsuit against the current administration over “the failure to probe...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine war stalled planned take-off of full operation of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Adegbite said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship programme in Abuja. The minister said it...
Nigeria has begun the process of refining gold, gemstones and other mineral resources in the six geo-political regions of Nigeria. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. According to him, adding...
When the late Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili happened in the ecosystem of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as the agency’s Director General in 2001 and served for eight years, her performance hugely validated her choice. She made both her recommender, General Muhammadu Buhari...
The PDP Governorship Candidate in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, on Saturday said if elected he would generate 1.2 million jobs by harnessing the potential in the agricultural sector. Mbah made this known in Enugu at an interactive session with members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP Presidential candidate, on Saturday promised to increase funds for the arts and liberalise the process of its acquisition once elected in the forthcoming elections. Abubakar made the promise during a special roundtable discussion with Nigeria’s creative cultural and innovative industry stakeholders in Lagos. The meeting...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and his wife, Rachael, will head the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 general elections campaign councils for both men and women wings in the state. Umahi. while inaugurating both wings of the council on Saturday night in Abakaliki, said that he would head the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stirred an unnecessary storm and in the process may have scored an inconsequential victory. Last week, the NBS revised the definition of poverty by shifting from the now proverbial living on $2 a day to something called “multidimensional poverty”. This has unsettled...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) is part of efforts that will further democratise access to high-speed mobile broadband for all Nigerians. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs with support from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative has commenced one day sensitization meeting with 100 women right group and civil society organizations on prevention, response and ending all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Police in Bauchi State said its operatives have arrested a 12-year old for allegedly kidnapping a three-year old girl. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Superintendent of Police, who stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday, said the father...
The APC Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured ordinary Nigerians that they would not be forgotten in his administration if elected in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu, who made this remark at the flag – off of the APC Presidential Rally at Teslim Balogun, Surulere, Lagos, said...
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says voting for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023 election, will guarantee employment for Nigerian women and youths. Aisha, also the grand patron of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign team, spoke on Saturday at the launch of the South-South...
The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Betta Edu, has targeted 40 million votes for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party in 2023 general election. Dr. Edu said this in Calabar at the APC South-South Women and Youth Rally. She said the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year old man for allegedly impersonating as a medical doctor. The Police Public Relations Officers, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. SP Hundeyin said the fake medical doctor forged...
Amb. Felix Duke, the National President of Creative Industry Group (CIG), says it is unbelievable and difficult to accept that a Gospel music legend, Sammie Okposo, is no more. Duke, who said he was still in shock over Okposo’s death, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Gunmen have killed two security guards in different locations at Ikare-Akoko, Akoko Northeast Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the gunmen raided the government-owned Mimiko Market and NASFAT Schools in the Ikare-Akoko metropolis, killed the guards and dismembered their bodies, leaving their remains in the...
Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Director-General of Atiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential Campaign Management Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra says the party will win majority votes in the state. “We are targeting not less than one million voters who will troop out en-masse on the day of election;...
Former Nigeria Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has advised Nigerian youths to shun vices and other anti-social conducts now threatening the peace and development of the country. Mrs Ojukwu, wife of late Ikemba Nnewi, gave the advice during the 11th edition of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lectures...