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A former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Monday, said Nigeria “is living on extra time,” declaring that the country would be facing deeper challenges from 2023. Sanusi warned presidential aspirants to be prepared for the numerous challenges confronting the country. Sanusi who is a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and leader […]

Former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has expressed doubts on ex-President Goodluck Jonathan being a member of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Jonathan has been a member of the PDP since 1999 but recently, the immediate past president has been absent at major activities of the party, including the convention of the PDP where Senator […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday said the country will tremble when the South makes a declarative statement concerning the 2023 presidential election. This is according to a statement signed by Wike’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri. Governor Wike reportedly made the assertion at a grand reception organised in his honour by the people of Kalabari […]

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, believes it is necessary for politicians and civil servants in Nigeria to go to prison. Kalu, a presidential aspirant and lawmaker representing Abia-North senatorial district, described the prison as a learning facility. “I am not guilty, I am as free as anything,” he said on Friday during his […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged its chapters across the country to sensitise members of the public on the situation between the union and the Federal Government. This is as it declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day in a bid to enhance the sensitisation. The National President of the Union, […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said Nigeria is facing a synchronised national crisis which could lead to its eventual collapse or dismemberment. The group, however, said Igbo president in 2023 will save the country from the crisis.   It warned against the continued disregard to the negotiated agreements on sensitive issues of power-sharing and balancing of power […]

CNN’s top boss, Jeff Zucker, on Wednesday resigned from the network after he didn’t disclose a romantic relationship with another senior executive at the company. Zucker has been at the helm of the affairs of the cable network for nine years. He told colleagues in a memo that his relationship with CNN’s executive vice president […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will today embark on a four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari will join other African leaders in finding solutions […]

Emirates Airlines has announced the resumption of its flights to Nigeria. The announcement came less than 24 hours after the Federal Government approved the resumption of flight operations between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Daily Trust reports that the federal government had, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), communicated the approval to the UAE while […]

The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode after a long silence since leaving office in 2019, has asked Nigerian youths to register and get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote in the 2023 elections saying power is in their hands. Ambode made this known in a post shared on his official Facebook, […]

A lawyer for R. Kelly said Tuesday the disgraced R&B singer needs more time to appeal his conviction after contracting COVID-19 in jail. In new court documents on Tuesday, Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean requested a two-week extension for the appeal of his conviction, citing his coronavirus diagnosis, the Chicago Tribune reports. “It is vitally important that Mr. Kelly meaningfully participate […]