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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 […]

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is in a hurry to develop Nigeria. Lawan made the remarks on Saturday while on a visit to Kwara State to witness the launch of the 2022 Empowerment Programme of Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar who is representing Kwara North. The event which […]

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, […]

Nigeria’s Power generation has dropped by 1,320 megawatts, MW, following a fire, which occurred at Egbin Power Plant, Africa’s largest thermal plant. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, this week, has culminated in the temporary shutdown of the station, thus worsening the power supply in the nation. However, the management of […]

A former street hawker, Jeremiah Ekuma is set to return to school as the Ebonyi State University reinstated his admission, which he had missed due to lack of funds. Ekuma’s story changed after he was caught on camera passing money to the occupants of a prison bus in Lagos in January. On his official Instagram […]

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 […]

The management of the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, has banned students from driving private vehicles on campus. The ban was contained in a press statement issued Tuesday by the Registrar, Dr. Acho Elendu. The action is believed to be part of efforts to avoid an ostentatious show of affluence or flagrance display of ill-gotten […]

Senator Rochas Okorocha says President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take on the case he has with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He said this on Thursday while responding to questions from State House reporters after a closed door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former Governor of Imo […]

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 […]

There was tension at the Shehu of Borno palace in Maiduguri when a yet-to-be-identified policeman gunned down Donatus Vonkong, a Warrant Officer of the Nigerian Army attached to the Operation Hadin Kai. Multiple sources confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Wednesday, saying the policeman was under the influence of alcohol. The development caused pandemonium […]

The Senate on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to evolve and implement holistic reforms in the Nigerian Police Force. It believes employing more able-bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for the purpose of procuring arms, ammunition, and other policing gadgets, as well undertaking regular training will ensure efficient policing in the country. This formed part […]

The Catholic Church in Nigeria has said as an institution it will not endorse candidates in the coming 2023 general elections. It, however, said it encouraged its members to register, participate in party politics, contest and vote in elections. The church also condemned the delay in signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The Priest in […]

The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the members of IPOB, to avail themselves in the ongoing peacemaking process. This was Kanu’s stand as revealed to newsmen in Owerri, on Monday by his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor after they had visited Kanu last Thursday at the Department of […]

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, […]