Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has again met with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Also at the meeting which was held on Monday night at Wike’s private residence in Port Harcourt is the former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Air Ambulance service has resumed operations after successful routine maintenance and completion of all civil aviation requirements. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Manzo Ezekiel, the Head, Press Unit, NEMA, on Tuesday in Abuja. He stated that an official...
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended a police officer in Kano, SP Daniel Amah, for rejecting 200,000 dollar bribe. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano. He said that a commendation letter signed by the...
Rep. Eta Mbora (PDP – Cross River) said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remained the better option to reset the nation’s “bleeding economy”. Mbora, who represents Odukpani/Calabar Municipal, said this while speaking with newsmen in Calabar on Tuesday. The lawmaker, who expressed concern over the poverty level, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are to meet on Wednesday in Abuja to discuss issues of economy, insecurity and other challenges confronting the nation. The Director, Media and Public Affairs of NGF, Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, said...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa -. The councilor representing Karshi ward one in Karu LGA of Nasarawa State, Hon. Phillip Ibrahim has vowed to ensure that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will win all elective positions in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Hon. Ibrahim stated this today when he...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Rivers, Mr Darlington Nwauju, says it is almost certain that the party will takeover the state in 2023. Nwauju, also the acting APC Publicity Secretary in the state, said this when he visited the State Executives of the Correspondents’ Chapel of...
Mrs Taiwo Sulaiman was six months pregnant when she experienced persistent fever and cold. To save her condition, she quickly rushed to the General Hospital, Ilorin, where she consulted a doctor and was subsequently treated. “When the symptom was becoming unbearable for me, I had to go to the...
Gunmen have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Mohammed Lawal. Lawal was said to have been abducted from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night after sporadic shootings. Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the...
Serial Entrepreneur, Chioma Ikokwu, widely known as Chioma Good Hair sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss being on the reality TV show – The Real Housewives of Lagos, her expectations before she joined the show, and her experiences. “I enjoyed some parts of RHOL, like the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has assured that he would make the make the Sultanate Palace more accessible to Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD). The Sultan also urged Nigerian governors to...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is scheduled to meet with Federal Government representatives on Tuesday over its prolonged strike action. President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, while speaking on Channels Politics Today, said the meeting was to discuss one of seven issues ASUU is protesting over, “That...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed workers in the Power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The industrial action which will further worsen the nation’s electricity supply...
A suspected cable vandal has been electrocuted in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. It was gathered that the suspect was electrocuted on Monday afternoon, while allegedly trying to steal cables from a transformer at Kolade Estate in Ogo Oluwa area of Osogbo. Below are some pictures:
The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results on Monday descended into chaotic scenes after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential election results. “We are not able to take ownership of the results that will be announced,’’ Juliana Cherera, the...
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has emerged the “Man Of The Year’ in the 2022 Leadership Excellence Awards. In a 14-day Leadership Excellence Awards voting by Nigerians both home and in the Diaspora via online platforms, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Obi...
Eloswag, one of the level 1 housemates in the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 7, has won the head of house challenge for week four. Biggie, the coordinator of the show, announced the winner of the challenge after the completion of the task on Monday. He...
Chizzy, Daniella, Kess, Modella, Pharmsavi, Amaka and Groovy are the housemates up for possible eviction in the ongoing Big Brother Naija, “Level Up” edition. The housemates were nominated for eviction on Monday by Eloswag, the new head of house for week four. Eloswag, who gave reasons for his nominations,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the country’s general elections. He also commended the people of Kenya for the peaceful and transparent outcome of the elections. President Buhari in his congratulatory message on Monday, said...