The Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has offered measures capable of addressing the menace of insecurity facing Nigeria, saying that everybody’s participation in achieving a peaceful nation is necessary. Buratai, a former Chief of Army Staff, spoke on Saturday at a one-day symposium on National security,...
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The Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has urged Nigerians to elect someone from the South-East as President in 2023 in the spirit of democracy, justice and fairness. The National Convener of the group, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call in Enugu while speaking with the...
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast by 7:00 am on Sunday. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a briefing at a radio house in Abuja on Thursday where he detailed activities to mark this year’s celebration. He said the broadcast will be...
Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye has disclosed that he instructed his security guards not to allow anyone without a Permanent Voters Card PVC into his compound. According to him, this is a way to get rid of bad leaders and elect the right person in the 2023 elections. ”I...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible...
Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties, Malam Ya’u Darazo, has urged Nigerians to ignore recent negative reports in the media targeting Sen. Bola Tinubu. Malam Darazo made the call in a statement on Saturday in Abuja as a supporter of...
Some members of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Gaskiya Youth Movement, are asking the federal high court in Abuja to disqualify the former Lagos State Governor and presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, from the party’s presidential primary, scheduled for Monday 6th and 7th. The members made...
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Cross River Command, Elizabeth Akinlade, has said cycling can keep people healthy, thereby keeping them away from the hospital. She disclosed this on Friday in Calabar at the commemoration of the 2022 World Bicycle Day, celebrated annually on June 3, with...
Ahead of the Presidential Primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a now-deleted poll conducted by TVC, a Nigeria-based broadcast outlet, tipped Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the favourite for the party’s ticket. TVC, with headquarters in Lagos, is owned by the former Lagos State Governor and APC...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said the power sector was on a fast track to deliver service to Nigerians and urged stakeholders to work together to achieve the feat. Aliyu said this on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating the new Governing Board of the Transmission Company of...
An INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia has resulted in the arrest of three Nigerians suspected of engaging in global scamming. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested the suspects in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb called Ajegunle and in Benin...
DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says he is extremely saddened by the reported deaths of scores of worshippers during a stampede at a religious event in Port Harcourt, Rivers. President Buhari in a statement issued by his media spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, urged...
A cross section of Nigerians have reacted against a new Federal Government directive to impose tax on telephone calls, according to a survey conducted by a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The Nigerian government has proposed a new tax on phone calls in its efforts to...
Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, former Minister of State for Education, says about 3,150 Nigerians contributed money to purchase his N100 million All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination form. Nwajiuba, who left the Buhari administration on May 10 to join the presidential race, said this when he spoke with newsmen in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Following the signing of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians would now have the opportunity to enjoy full health insurance in the country by 2030. This is according to a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that more Nigerians are registered in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration before it closes on June 30. The PDP National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu made the call when the National Working Committee (NWC)...
Hushpuppi is currently trending on Twitter after Chris Brown mentioned his name in a new song. Singer Lojay released the remix of his hit single, Monalisa, featuring Chris Brown. In his verse on the remix, Chris Brown sang: “See for this life | Me and you chop like Hushpuppi |...
Ex-Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra and presidential aspirant of PDP has advised Lagos State delegates to the party’s presidential primaries to remember their children while voting during the party’s primaries. Obi, who made the appeal when he met with Lagos PDP national delegates in Ikeja on Wednesday, told them...
More than 15,000 Nigerians gained permanent residence in Canada in 2021, far above the average 6,146 who did in the three years from 2018 to 2020, which totalled 18,438, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data. Canada expects more Nigerians to come in 2022, having granted permanent...