The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, has said his constituents will abide by the decisions to be taken by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in respect of the 2023 general elections in the state. Senator Nnamani stated this on Wednesday during the flag off of the PDP...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says it is collaborating with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) towards increasing women and youths participation in politics. Prof. Sam Egwu, the INEC Niger Resident Electoral Commissioner, said this at a Roundtable on Strengthening Internal Democracy with...
Arsenal Coach, Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday he was the “solution, not the problem” following former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s departure from the club after a series of disciplinary problems. Aubameyang left the Emirates Stadium for Barcelona last week after agreeing a contract termination with the English side, allowing him...
There are lots of biological and psychological processes that involve in intimacy today many people don’t know. Intercourse is a process in which the male private part is being inserted into the female private organ to yield the reproduction of new offspring. According to the study, many men feel...
Tragedy struck at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, when one of its students, Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun, died after falling into a soakaway at one of the private hostels in the Students Village. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, who confirmed the incident via a statement issued on...
Former National Secretary of the Labour Party, Kayode Ajulo, on Wednesday said most governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are backing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the presidency in 2023. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ajulo said Osinbajo...
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, on Wednesday, explained how ‘adulterated’ Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Belgium got into the country undetected and the companies that brought it in. Mr Kyari spoke about the problem which had led to...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the February 26th by-elections in Cross River State, a socio- political group known as the All Progressives Congress (APC) lobby group made of young professionals in the Governor Ben Ayade led administration has vowed to mobilized over 30,000 youth across the 196 political...
The North-South Economists’ Forum (NSEF), a focus group of development economists, has warned propagandists and information hawkers feasting on a phoney ‘Emefiele for President’ campaign not to drag the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor into the murky water of partisan politics. Recently, some online news platforms flew a...
By TERSOO ADAGHER – The recent news of the appointment of DCG Karebo Samson as the new Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service by President Muhammadu Buhari, did not come to many as a surprise given his track record of patriotic and dedicated service to his fatherland....
Residents of Ilora Community in Oyo State have uncovered human parts in an uncompleted building in the community. The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo Command, SP. Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident in a text message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday. Osifeso said...
YThe International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation, to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The payment was for damages inflicted in the resource-rich province of Ituri from 1998 to 2003. Uganda must pay the money to its neighbour in five annual installments through...
Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, says Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a terrorist group, is expanding its affiliates and network beyond Syria and Iraq to Africa. The UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday that the epicentre of ISIL terrorist group...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says normalcy will be restored to petrol stations in Abuja and other areas in about three days following the resumption of loading in Lagos depots. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive, NMDPRA, made this known when he visited some petroleum products...
Chelsea made hard work of reaching the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 1-0 win against Al Hilal in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Thomas Tuchel’s side —- playing without their coach following his positive coronavirus test —- were in control from the outset. They should as a result...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Medical Director, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Sokoto, Professor Shehu Sale, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari led administration over the the release of COVID-19 interventions funds, which according to him is yielding positive impact on service delivery in hospitals. Prof. Shehu, who is a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur has led the committee members for the facilitation and implementation of the UNDP project on an inspection tour to the 500 housing estate at Ngarnam Village in Mafa LGA of the state. The deputy governor commended the progress...
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to probe the cause of the recent oil vessel explosion in Delta. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Julius Pondi (PDP-Delta) at Wednesday’s plenary in in Abuja. Presenting the motion, Pondi said that the probe...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has confirmed the sale of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, in some service outlets in the South-East. The Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community, Mr Chinedu Anyaso, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has announced that there will be a major investigation to unravel the cause of the unsafe quantity of methanol in petrol imported into the country. He disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting in...