By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government over its failure to address the spate of Kidnapping and banditry in the country. Atiku stated this in a post via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle...
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A democracy without opposition is like making an omelet without breaking eggs; or, a bird flying with one wing or one clapping with one hand. Yet, the fact is there is no opposition in the nation’s so-called democracy. Opposition political parties simply exist as platforms for power grabbers...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP as promised to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the chairman of the screening committee for the primaries, stated this when he addressed PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters, Wadata House...
The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Feb. 8 to hear a suit challenging the Peoples Democratic Party , (PDP) for failure to convene a National Executive Counsel, (NEC) meeting within the constitutionally stipulated period. A PDP governorship aspirant in Ogun during the 2023 general elections, Mr...
Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire pulled off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions, Senegal 5-4 on penalties, after extra time to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Senegal made a blistering...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for completing many abandoned transmission project across the country, describing the TCN as the heartbeat of the Nigerian electricity system. The Governor was at the TCN headquarters to follow up...
In the Christian holy book, the Bible, Mark 6; 4, Jesus said to the people of Nazareth, the town in which He was brought up ‘a prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and his own home’. Essentially, while finding background to,...
Clearly things have deteriorated in Nigeria in the past decade, rather rapidly. Take every facet of the country’s national life and you cannot invalidate this assertion. The economy has now collapsed, evidenced by the exchange rate which keeps on falling inexorably. All across board businesses have been crumbling...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for election materials delivery. The deliveries would be made to the North-East, South-East and the South-West geo-political zones of the country, for the Saturday, Feb. 3 rerun and by-elections. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has awarded scholarships to twelve Nigerian lecturers from public tertiary institutions to undertake doctoral, PhD, studies on science-related disciplines in France, under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention, TSAS, programme. Speaking at a pre-departure...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On the recommendation of His Eminence, the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El kanemi, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state has approved the appointment of Mutawali Shettima Bukar as the new Waziri of Borno. Prior to his appointment, Mutawali Shettima...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti- Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has condemned the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers in the state and ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrators. Governor Oyebanji gave the directives in a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Yinka Oyebode. Recalled...
A young man suspected to be an electric cable vandal has been electrocuted in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that residents of the community woke up to meet the corpse of the suspect dangling...
Eleven farmers have been killed in Firgi community, Pulka Ward of the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State after stepping on Improvised Explosive Device (IED). An open-body vehicle conveying the farmers to their farmlands stepped on an IED and immediately exploded, killing the farmers and two...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed sadness over the pronouncement by the Military authority in the Republic of Niger indicating that the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn membership of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a...
Police Command in Imo has uncovered three decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnap victims at a forest in Ihiagwa and Avu communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the discovery to the News Agency...
Vice President Kassim Shettima on Monday inaugurated the Centre of Excellence complex worth N15 billion at the Bayero University Kano (BUK). The edifice includes 109-room accommodation with state-of-the-art facilities, departmental blocks and a plenary section. Shettima, while performing the ceremony, said the centre was constructed by the Central Bank...
Ex- Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday received a heroic welcome from a huge crowd in his country home, Okene, after his eight years tenure as governor of the middle belt state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in what looks like a celebration of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force in the North West, Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) has rescued 35 kidnapped victims in Katsina state. The Information officer to the operation, Capt. Yahaya Ibrahim stated this in a statement issued in Gusau...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to complete the Inner Southern Expressway project by December this year. The minister gave the assurance when shortly after he inspected some ongoing road projects within the FCT on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria...