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Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, is widely accepted. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor said although his support is for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his party’s candidate, “only God knows who will win”. He said this while fielding questions from State House […]

The apex socio-cultural organisation in Igbo land, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the Presidency to jettison the call to name the University of Nigeria Nsukka after Queen Elizabeth University of Nigeria, saying such move can be best for Aso Rock in Abuja or other parts of the North. This was as it stressed that the former […]

An Ebonyi State legislator, Maria Ude Nwachi has advised gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, against posting content that shows an unnecessary display of affection on social media. The lawmaker who is representing North-East of the state’s House of Assembly reacted to the viral post of Pastor Blessed giving his new […]

Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, has finally become king. But at 73, the focus of his reign will be his age — and the declining influence of the British monarchy around the world. Charles has spent virtually his whole life as heir apparent and has become a familiar figure in his […]

Nigerian internet fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, facing trial in the United States of America, has shown moral conduct in prison as he has appealed to the court not to return to Nigeria because of Abba Kyari. It was learnt that the ‘internet celebrity’s’ report card for the Central Valley workshop for prisoners […]

President Buhari on Thursday, received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. He also condoled with the Royal Family and Great Britain over the loss of the longest reigning monarch. Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement signed late Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on […]

The Nigerian naira, on Wednesday, weakened to N707 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market amid increased demand. The figure represents N5 or 0.7 percent depreciation compared to the N702 it traded a week ago. A parallel market (street market) is characterised by noncompliant behaviour with an institutional set of rules. […]

Nollywood actor, Uche Odoputa has taken to Instagram to cry out over his father who remains in kidnappers’ den after four months. The actor shared a photo of his father and lamented that the Imo State Government has done nothing to address insecurity in the state. He wrote: “It’s really very sad and heartbreaking how under the […]

The pound has plummeted to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985. Sterling fell 0.64% to $1.145 on Wednesday afternoon – a level not seen in 37 years. The Bank of England said a weaker outlook for the UK economy as well as a stronger dollar were putting pressure on sterling. Governor Andrew […]

No fewer than 38,000 medical doctors and other health workers have thrown their weight behind the presidential bid of Mr Peter Obi, the standard bearer of the Labour Party. They also promised to mobilise 25 million votes for the former governor of Anambra state through free nationwide medical outreach programmes at the grassroots level under […]

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Maureen Wechinwu, who claims to be a Reverend Sister and confessed she ‘buys’ the children. The police had, based on intelligence reports, arrested Maureen at her residence in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, and rescued 15 children from her […]

Liz Truss on Tuesday officially became Britain’s new prime minister, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th […]

A former minister of sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullah, has said only Nigerians with love for suffering will vote for the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming elections. The former minister, who is the PDP senatorial candidate for Kwara Central, said this while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin. According to him, the APC has failed the […]

Anthony Joshua has accepted the challenge of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury after the latter called him out on social media on Monday challenging the British-Nigerian to a December Battle of Britain. Joshua responded to Fury’s antics with his Twitter handle, “Yea calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if you’re […]

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is of the opinion that Nigeria might be in a very critical position at the moment, however, all hope is far from lost.  At an event on Sunday put together by the Columbia Africa Business Club and the Black Law Students Association at […]

The Federal Government has suspended the proposed excise duty on telecommunication services. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced this during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector. The programme held in Abuja on Monday. Pantami had kicked against the implementation of the tax, which […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday denied endorsing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement by his spokesman, Luminous Jannamike, faulted a media report that the association had changed its position regarding the same-faith ticket. He said the report was ridiculous, malicious, untrue […]

The federal government has said that it will eliminate all terrorists by December this year. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said this in Abuja yesterday during a joint security press conference with the Ministers of Defence, Information and Police Affairs as well as the Chief of Defence Staff. Aregbesola said: “Nigerians have the assurance […]