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The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said next year’s Presidential election is not based on ethnicity or religion, hence it is nobody’s turn. Speaking at the Labour Party Leadership Retreat in Abuja on Monday, Mr. Obi promised to sign a performance agreement with the Nigerian Labour Congress to make sure that […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday vowed to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to achieve victory for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in next year’s presidential election. NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba, said this on Monday at the National Retreat of the party in Abuja. “One issue that […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, on Monday, said it would commence protests on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to the association, the protest was organised as a result of the lingering ASUU strike. The association’s position was contained in a […]

The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021, Punch observed. This is an increase from 767,164 to 1,059,607 passports issued in 2020 and 2021 respectively. According to data obtained from the NIS, the passport types ranged from standard, official, diplomatic, emergency travel certificates and refugee passports […]

Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday begged members of the public to donate kidney to her. The young woman, whose parents are currently facing charges of organ harvesting in the United Kingdom made the plea on her Instagram page on Monday. In the statement, Sonia noted that she had […]

President Buhari on Saturday said the United Kingdom under the late Queen Elizabeth stood by Nigeria during torrid times. He said the UK during the Civil War between 1967 and 1970 supported the unity of Nigeria, adding that the Queen visited the country twice before her demise. The President spoke during a condolence visit to […]

Taiwo Obindo, president of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses.  Obindo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.  He said some factors hindering the management of mental illness in Nigeria include myths and traditional beliefs, inadequate mental […]

Some police officers were on Sunday killed when gunmen attacked the convoy of Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South District in the Nigerian Senate. The senator’s convoy was attacked in Enugwu-Ukwu, a community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east. The gunmen were said to have ambushed and opened fire on […]

The Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (AUU) to the National Industrial Court over the union’s ongoing strike which is in its seventh month. In a statement on Sunday, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, said the Federal Government took the […]

Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a final year Medicine and Surgery student of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, UDUS, has turned to a street food vendor due to prolonged industrial action by University lecturers. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, September 9,  Abubakar-Rimi said he conceived the initiative in order to engage in productive living […]

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 […]