The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu yesterday sent some stinkers to his opponents in the forthcoming governorship election in the state, saying “the grace of God that I am enjoying will disgrace all my political enemies”.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has instructed officers and men of the command to disallow any group from staging rallies or protests within the state to mark the nation’s 60th Independence anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria will attain 60 years as an independent country on Oct.1,2020 […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has harped on the need to harness multilateralism and partnership with the vision to change the narrative, saying keeping momentum for maternal and child health and recovery strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic; should be the focus on the universal health coverage that strengthens accountability and investing […]

By Taiwo Akinlami I AM reluctant to write this piece and it has nothing to do with my disposition to the issue at hand. My reluctance is borne out of the fact that it is insane to keep hoping for sanity in an insane contraption like Nigeria. Insanity produces after its very kind. A mango tree […]

A youth leader from Ekpan community Mr John Evwierhurhu has described chairmanship aspirant in Uvwie Local Government Area Olorogun Daniel Ighedo under the Peoples Democratic party PDP as a renowned community mediator and youth leader with track records. Speaking in Ekpan, Evwierhurhu said “Olorogun Daniel Ighedo is highly respected because he has grown through  the […]

… UNWTO, FAO to Work Together on Developing Tourism for Rural Development By Jimoh Babatunde Nigerians have been charged to see tourism beyond entertainments and jamborees as often insinuated in the country. The call came on the heels of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Food […]

 The House of Representatives has said that it is not a rubber stamp to the executive arm of government, saying the house is always attentive to the gap created by the executive.

Executive Director, Risk Management Division, Access Bank PLC, Dr Gregory Jobome, has called for the adoption of a range of non-traditional mechanisms to raise additional funds for development aid. Jobome made this known while addressing delegates at the 1st World Development Finance Forum (WDDF) which held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Jobome provided insights on […]

By Godwin Oritse THE Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, Mr Victor Muruako, has said that over N1. 8trillion had been paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) by agencies and state’s owned enterprises listed in the schedule to FRC 2009. Muruako made the disclosure at the one day training organised by the Fiscal Responsibility […]

Sierra Leonean anti-corruption investigators requested to interview ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday, a spokesman said, after the government pledged to recover funds allegedly embezzled under his watch. The move follows the end of a year-long graft probe into Koroma and his former ministers in March, which found that funds worth tens of millions of dollars remain […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday in Abuja, immortalises some of its fallen heroes and officers including late Tolulope Arotile, for their contributions to the country. The Director of Administration, NAF, AVM Aliyu Pani, says it is the tradition of the service to immortalise its fallen heroes by naming blocks of accommodations after them. […]

Some activists in the United Kingdom have urged the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, to disregard a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria. The group, known as Commonwealth Activists (CA), made the call in a peaceful procession to the Commonwealth House, London on Thursday, demanding an end to external interference on […]

 By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As illicit financial inflow persists and goes the upward trend via corrupt practices in the country, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, on Wednesday, launched report on real estate business used for money laundry with theme, ‘Nigeria’s Dirty Money and Real Estate: How Money Laundering through Real Estate Impacts Nigeria’s […]

The Citizens Against Insurgency (CAI) has condemned the call by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State for Chadian troops to help fight Boko Haram terrorists, describing it as “irresponsible” and “ill-conceived”. According to the group, ” no governor worth the mandate was supposedly given to him by the electorate, who are Nigerians, should ruminate over such […]

By Victoria Ojeme The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg is partnering with the South Africa Uniited Against Crime (SAUAC) in a new campaign to project the positives of Nigerians in South Africa. The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama stated this in a statement today posted at the Nigerian High Commission’s website. Adama said […]