The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo state youth leader, Comrade Chibueze Ahanonu, Tuesday resigned his position from the party, as the number of top officials of the Party who have resigned continued to increase.

By Sen Ben Obi I was very sad on hearing about the demise of Honourable Justice Musa Garba Nabaruma. I received the news of his unfortunate death  with rude shock. He was a complete, perfect jurist with a touch  of gentility both in mien and character. The Nigerian legal system cannot be complete without mentioning […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, was 100 days in office on May 24, having been sworn in on February 14, 2020 a day after the Supreme Court declared him governor. Diri’s Acting Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, in this interview, highlights some of the governor’s achievements within the period. Excerpts… Your principal, Senator Douye […]

Microsoft has identified digital transformation as a means for social and economic development in Nigeria, just as it’s an opportunity for every Nigerian citizen and business to achieve more, in a presentation.

*Divided on FG’s optimism for mild recession By Babajide Komolafe, Peter Egwuatu, Nkiru Nnorom, Michael Eboh & Naomi Uzor Following the lower economic growth rate reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the first quarter of the year, which confirms various projections of economic recession in 2020, business leaders and economic analysts have […]

Nigeria’s largest retail bank, Access Bank is urging its customers to be on the lookout for fraudsters who are using new scam methods to rip people off by preying on the distress that comes with the nation-wide lockdown.

A former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Mr Theophilus Okere, allegedly stabbed his wife to death early on Monday at Imerinwe community in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo. Okere’s wife, whose name was not given, was described as a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo. The couple had been married […]

Access Bank PLC is set to release loans through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) credit support scheme to ramp up the capacity of Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This has become necessary as the country continues to tackle the evolving crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Bank is reaffirming a  long-held and proven stance on fostering sustainable development across the country.

The party of the main opposition candidate in Burundi’s May 20 presidential election, Agathon Rwasa, denounced an “electoral masquerade” after the announcement of the landslide victory of the ruling party’s candidate, Evariste Ndayishimiye. “We are in the process of putting together our complaint file, and we are going to comply with the law, and tomorrow […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was hit by its first resignation on Tuesday over the controversy surrounding his top aide Dominic Cummings’ cross-country trip during the coronavirus lockdown.

Children under the age of two should not wear face masks as they make it difficult for them to breathe and increase their risk of heatstroke, Japanese experts warn. The Japan Paediatric Association has advised parents not to place masks on infants under two – despite Japan’s coronavirus guidelines urging every individual to wear a […]

Nigeria recorded a lower economic growth in Q1’2020, as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate dropped to 1.87 percent, due to COVID-19.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been enjoined to guarantee a healthy campaign process that would comply with the protocols laid down by the Centre for Disease Control during the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States.

Mike Tyson is getting closer to a return to fighting, and it may not just be boxing. The former heavyweight champion is expected to be offered a contract by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship that will exceed the $20 million pact the company extended to Tyson earlier this month and include charitable donations, the organization’s president […]

…Dino Petition Is Unreliable, Forbidden – Adeyemi By Boluwaji Obahopo The Kogi State National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, reserved judgment on the petition filed by Dino Melaye over the Kogi west senatorial rerun election. Melaye is challenging the declaration of Senator Smart Adeyemi as the winner of the election. The Independent National Electoral […]