A factional President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Chidi Ibe, has described the endorsement of elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu for the same position as “laughable”. Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is the apex sociocultural organization of the Igbo people. Ibe, a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Imo, said...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the National May Day celebration in Abuja will be held on the streets to enable Congress deepen its reconnection with the people. The General Secretary of NLC, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, stated this on Saturday in a...
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to provide Ukraine with better air defences, including fighter jets, after a barrage of Russian missiles hit residential areas. “Air defence, a modern air force – without which effective air defence is impossible – artillery, armoured vehicles. “Everything that is necessary to provide security...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan has condemned in strong terms the terrorist attack on the Turkish evacuation plane by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Abdelmannan, condemned the terrorist’s act in a statement issued...
Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna) has described speculations that he is a stooge to the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, as baseless and unfounded. He said those spreading the rumour were ignorant of his antecedent and being mischievous. Abbas said this in Abuja when he...
Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says efforts have been intensified to improve on the welfare of the visually challenged, in a bid to give them a sense of belonging. Oloyede stated this while monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the visually...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the suspension of three electricity distribution companies for by the Market Operator (MO) for breach of market rules. The affected companies are APLE Electric Limited, Kano and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Companies. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, in a...
The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry and artillery could be heard in Khartoum early on Saturday and dark smoke rose over parts of the city, as fighting in Sudan entered a third week. Fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force continued despite the announcement of a...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census earlier scheduled for between May 3 and May 7. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday in Abuja that the exercise was postponed to a date to be determined...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Airforce (NAF C-130H) plane and Airpeace plane have been cleared to fly Egyptian airspace for the evacuation of Nigerians who are stranded in the ongoing war in Sudan. This is according to a joint press statement issued to newsmen by the Permanent...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has protested the last minute order denying organised labour the use of Eagle Square as venue for the May 1, Workers Day rally. Mr Festus Osifoh, TUC President, made the union’s position known while addressing newsmen at the end of its National Executive Council...
Gov. Nyesome Wike of Rivers has said that the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the country in the interest of all. Wike said this on Friday in Abuja when he, alongside his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Seyi Makinde, visited Tinubu. The...
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi, Mr Usman Ododo, on Friday, received President Muhammadu Buhari’s blessings as the party’s flagbearer in the November election. Ododo, while briefing State House Correspondents after he was presented to the President by Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, said...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening from war torn Sudan. Chairman, The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Gabriel Odu,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the international community to impose a visa ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and his family for allegedly rigging the 2023 presidential elections. Recalled that President Buhari through his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said the opposition parties...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 6, inaugurate the newly procured Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and attack aircraft into the NAF order of battle inventory to mark its 59th Anniversary Celebration. The Chairman, Organising Committee, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Day Celebration 2023, Air...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has over the years, attained a higher level of air power precision in the conduct of its operations. Amao, who was represented by the Chief of Aircraft Engineering, NAF Headquarters, AVM Muhammed Yakubu,...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has described late Prof. Uche Ikonne, the former Abia Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an “excellent scholar and administrator”. Ikpeazu said this on Friday during the burial ceremony of the deceased at Agburuike village of Nsulu Community in Isiala Ngwa...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammad Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration service (NIS), Mr Isah Jere, Mr. Jere, before the extension, has ended on April 24, 2023 A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by NIS Spokesman, Mr Tony...
An 18-year-old suspect, has confessed killing his biological father while sleeping. The suspect, who was paraded alongside his 47-year-old mother, made the confession while being paraded by the Police Command in Oyo State at its Headquarters,Eleyele, Ibadan on Friday. According to him, I didn’t know what came over me...