A chieftain of the APC, Dr Abiola Oshodi, says victory for the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu in the presidential election will speed up a lot of developmental projects in Ondo State. Oshodi, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday ( NAN) on the expected...
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mr Kola Abiola, has promised to restore the fortune and aspirations of Nigerians, if elected president in 2023. Abiola made the promise while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday during a novelty football match organised by PRP...
A Team of Nigeria Muslim scholars, headed by Mallam Gambo Barnawa, has condoled with Christians worldwide over the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 95. The scholars extended their condolences when they paid a New Year visit to Pastor Yohanna Buru,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the world would watch Nigeria soar higher under the presidency of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate in 2023, if elected. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC), made this known in in a...
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, has urged Nigerians to be steadfast, optimistic, patriotic and peace-loving. Kalu in his New Year message on Saturday in Abuja, said that 2023 would herald greater success and applauded Nigerians for their commitment to the growth and development of the country. While...
Chief Basil Ejidike, the Anambra Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has the capacity to address Nigeria’s challenges, if elected as president in the 2023 general election. Ejidike said this at the inauguration of the state local government contact and mobilisation committees for Tinubu...
The United States government has announced a project to strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of the NDLEA as well as its intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this on Monday in Abuja. He added that the support was from the U.S. Department...
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah has said that despite the many lofty promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, he is leaving Nigerians “far more vulnerable” than when he assumed office on May 29, 2015. The fiery cleric also said he has no doubt that the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured Nigerians that those who sought to violently disrupt the peace of Nigeria had lost the battle, saying better dawn awaited Nigeria in 2023 and beyond. The president stated this in his 2022 Christmas message describing the celebration as unique. “It is my last...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – Seven-time champions, Nigeria will square up to host nation Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in the group stage of the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals scheduled for Egypt 19th February – 11th March. The four teams are in Group A. The draw held in Cairo...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Against the backdrop of religious intolerance and inhumanity, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) says only the teachings of its leader Olumba Olumba Obu can bring the needed peace in the Country. The spokesman of the organization, Patriarch Christ Shepherd Amah Williams disclosed...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged its staff to give maximum support to the 2023 general elections and the National Population and Housing Census. The NYSC acting Director-General, Mrs Christy Uba, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the National Programme Desk Officers’...
The LP Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the country’s biggest challenge is basically that of poor choice of leadership. He said this during the party’s rally in Calabar on Wednesday. Obi, who was received by a large crowd of his supporters at the UJ Esuene Stadium,...
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State on Wednesday said that the resignation of Mr Doyin Okupe, Campaign Director-General of Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, had projected Nigeria positively to the world. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okupe stepped down from the position...
The Uniccon Group of Companies says that its collaboration with Canada Trade Commission on Africa’s first humanoid robot “Omeife” is worth $12.6 billion. The Chairman of group, Mr Chuks Ekwueme, said this when the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada, visited its facilities in Abuja. Chuks said that...
The German Government on Tuesday commenced the official repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. At a historic repatriation ceremony held in Abuja, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock symbolically handed over 22 of the 1,130 looted artefacts to his Nigeria counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and the...
Air transport plays a key role in economic development and in supporting long -term growth. It facilitates a country’s integration into the global economy, provides direct benefits for users and has wider economic benefits through its impact on productivity and growth. To maximise the potential in aviation, President Muhammadu...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abiola Oshodi, says the 2023 presidential election would be beyond ethnic affiliation. Oshodi added that the election would be determined by all Nigerians through their votes and support. Oshodi is the Vice Chairman of the APC in Canada,. In a...
Lamentations, wailing and gales of funerals have trailed the massive floods that Nigerians experienced recently. As communities struggle to build back lives devastated by the disaster, the magnitude of which has never been captured in the country’s history, some important lessons have undoubtedly been learnt. That natural disasters occur,...
In the first in-person meeting with the American President Joe Biden, President Buhari established a personal equation with his US counterpart and got an important recognition for his democratic credentials and activism at home in particular, and Africa in general: “your legacy is a model,” says President Biden. There...