Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State that he is the only presidential aspirant that can truly secure electoral victory for the party in 2023 general election. Speaking to them during his consultation with them in Benin City...
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Twitter on Thursday confirmed that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk is offering to buy it’s company for a staggering $43.4 billion. Twitter gave the confirmation in a statement were it pledged that its management will carefully review the proposal. “The Twitter Board of Directors will carefully review the...
The face of Funke Akindele’s twin sons have been revealed. The photo was posted by the ex-wife Funke’s husband JJC Skillz on Instagram. The woman with the Instagram handle @snoop_mummy, posted the photo and wrote: If you don’t want me to expose your family then don’t expose...
Gunmen have killed an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State. The official identified as Nwokorie Anthony was shot dead during the Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Two other staff involved in the registration exercise at...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) says the ongoing Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will be completed by the first quarter of 2023. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC said this on Thursday while inspecting the AKK gas project site at Abaji, Abuja along with some NNPC...
The Senate has passed the revised 2022 N17.3trillion budget. This followed the adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Appropriation at Thursday’s plenary. Presenting the report, Sen. Barau Jibrin, the Chairman of the committee said that the budget was made up of N7 trillion recurrent expenditure and N5...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Thursday, sought out-of-court settlement in a suit filed against it by Musa Abdullahi, a legal practitioner, over allegations bordering on epileptic power supply. An AEDC’s legal officer, Morayo Yedoni, told Justice Mariya Ismail of a High Court of Niger State sitting in...
Spotify, an online streaming platform, has rated Nigeria as the second country with the most musical streams after Pakistan. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, disclosed this during a media chat in Lagos on Thursday. Okumu, who said that the study was carried out by Spotify,...
The Oilserve Ltd., contractor handling the ongoing Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project says once completed, it will spur midstream and upstream activities in Nigeria. The project which spans a length of 614 kilometres is being developed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) to transport natural gas from...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Government has released over N1.5 billion naira to facilitate implementation of the State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme, B-CARES. Governor Samuel Ortom made this known Thursday, while launching the commencement of the programme which featured distribution of cheques to...
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo blocked the club from appointing Antonio Conte earlier this season, the Manchester Evening News reports. However, senior officials at Old Trafford, chose not to consult Ronaldo over the appointment of Erik ten Hag. United have been searching for a new permanent manager since Ole...
The Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Muhammad Achida, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The speaker noted that he dumped the APC to pursue his political ambition in an atmosphere free of rancour division and factionalisation....
Intending railway passengers should get their National Identity Number (NIN) ready as it will be a requirement from May. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, stated in Abuja on Thursday that the NIN would be needed to enhance profiling of passengers. This, he explained,...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Asaba – The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege on Thursday declared his intention to run for the office of Governor of Delta State under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Omo-Agege declared his interest at a rally held at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources...
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved N4 trillion for fuel subsidy in the revised 2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 7. The House also passed the sum of N182 billion as an increment for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) salary, while it...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Air Peace has relaunched direct flights from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai at a promo fare of N325,000 for a return economy flight. The airline’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. He said the airline had introduced...
The Federal Government is targeting April 2023 for the conduct of National Population Census. The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra, made this known at the end of the virtual meeting of the Council of State, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja....
“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.” – Psalm 42:7 There has been a misguided counter-narrative against the campaign for Nigerian President of South-East extraction. The opponents of this just and noble campaign say that zoning is against...
Nigerian singer David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has showed off the new land he just bought for the building of his dream house. The star in a social media post said he acquired a large land in the choicest residential area in Nigeria, Banana Island and that he...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Popular music star, Oluwatosin Ajibada, AKA Mr Eazi, has revealed why he chose Rwanda as his next investment destination for his businesses. According to Mr. Eazi, Rwanda is fast turning into a preferred location for technology and innovation through a combination of visionary leadership...