Nigerians have expressed sadness following the crash of popular actress, Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz’s marriage. Recall that JJC Skillz announced the end of their marital journey after 7 years today. He also confirmed several speculations about being kicked out by his wife from their matrimonial home. The singer/songwriter further stated that...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to unveil an e-membership platform for its youths wing to allow more Nigerian youths to join the party. Mr Dayo Israel, National Youth Leader, APC, said this on Wednesday in Abuja when he inaugurated the APC Youth Wing National Special Task...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday said more than 12,387 applicants applied for the Federal Government National Housing Programme across the country. Fashola disclosed this at the official handing over of keys to beneficiaries of the housing programme in Osogbo. Represented by the Osun...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigerians are not following the preventive measures against the current outbreak of Monkeypox. Dr John Oladejo, the NCDC Director of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, made this assertions on Tuesday in Ibadan, while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, says Nigerians will determine who becomes their leaders in the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this while receiving a team of Special Representatives of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, led by the Head of the UN Office in...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other stakeholders to step up efforts toward breaking illicit drug supply and distribution chains. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking on...
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has revealed why the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed he did not attend primary and secondary schools. Tinubu had, in his form submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), claimed that he had no primary and secondary...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has published the particulars of some candidates nominated by political parties for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the information was published on Friday by INEC in its offices in the country. The particulars included those of...
There is something unfamiliar that has been happening in Nigeria for some time now. And that thing is that, Nigerians seem to have in unison resolved to forget their religious differences, political disparities and their ethnic backgrounds to liberate themselves from political deceits in the hands of political deities...
No fewer than 48 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, according to the newly released 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASH-NORM) III Report. This is the thrust at the inauguration of the 2021 WASH-NORM III Report in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister of Water Resources,...
Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to take back the country, claiming the nation’s political space has been taken over by those he described as “lunatics”. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) believes many of those in the political space do not have business being there. “Seventy...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has advised electricity consumers on estimated billing to track their bills to avoid discrepancies by electricity distribution companies. The Commission in its official Twitter handle on Sunday advised electricity consumers to always check their monthly bills for tariff band (expected hours...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has cautioned Nigerians against a fictitious website inviting unsuspecting general public to question and answer quiz that attracts monetary benefit. The Deputy Director, Public Relations Department of NRC, Malam Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A constitutional lawyer and Human Rights activist, Fidelis Onyebueke has said the popularity of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi across the country is the handiwork of God in action. ‘This is a man who left over 73billion in the coffers of...
In 2015, the campaign slogan of APC’s presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari, was ‘APC SAK’. By this, Buhari was urging the electorate, especially of Northern Nigeria, to vote APC all through from top to bottom. In return, he promised that the ensuing APC government he would head will solve the...
A civil society group, Double Diamond Platform Global (DDPG) on Thursday urged Nigerians not to be lured into voting persons with questionable characters into office at the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The group said the call became expedient because of the near state of despair Nigerians had been subjected...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to disregard reports in some section of the media, purporting that it had dismissed the reported emergence of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers as its Vice-Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general elections. The party in a statement by its National Publicity...
Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says Nigerians will witness improved power supply from July 1 following renewed efforts by industry stakeholders. Garba gave the assurance at an interactive session with newsmen after the Second Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) meeting on Wednesday in Lagos. The...
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Chief Whip says there is nothing wrong if the All Progressives Congress (APC) decides to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket at the 2023 presidential election. He told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the paramount issue was for the APC to win the presidential election....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar Former Kano State Governor, Rabui Musa Kwankwaso has pledged to tackle insecurity, provide quality education and initiate good economic policies that will boost the country’s economy if elected president in forthcoming 2023 general election. Alhaji Kwankwaso made the pledge on Monday while delivering a speech...