STATE OF THE NATION: Change strategy to restore confidence — Ohanaeze, PANDEF, Afenifere tell Buhari
…Buhari can’t continue to shield those troubling Nigeria—Afenifere …Get competent hands to you run the country’s security, MBF advises Buhari …As Atiku berates FG’s handling of Covid-19, security By Anayo Okoli, Dapo Akinrefon, Samuel Oyadongha, Peter Duru & Dirisu Yakubu As Nigerians welcome the New Year, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to change […]
Kim thanks North Koreans for support ‘in difficult times’
Kim Jong Un thanked North Koreans for supporting his leadership in “difficult times” in a rare hand-written New Year letter released Friday ahead of a crucial ruling party congress that will set the country’s economic goals. The personal message came after the isolated North put on a performance featuring fireworks, singing and dancing in Pyongyang’s […]
2021: APC reassures Nigerians that Nigeria will come out of its challenges
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reassured that the country will come out of its challenges under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari with the cooperation of all stakeholders. The party said this in its new year message to Nigerians on Thursday in Abuja, adding that the Federal Government is taking necessary measures to resolve […]
The guest, coro, didn’t come to play
By Azu Ishiekwene IT’s true that coronavirus is not among the top five most deadly diseases in Africa today. But it’s also correct that at this time, we know far less about the COVID-19 pandemic than we know about malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, Ischaemic heart diseases, meningitis, tuberculosis, or HIV/AIDS. Yet, we’re fooling around with COVID-19 […]
New year: PDP Reps’ caucus charges leaders to be opened-minded, selfless
People’s Democratic Party, PDP caucus in the House of Representatives has asked political leaders at all levels of government to be more opened-minded and show good leadership to the people in the new year.
We‘ll shame, disgrace terrorists in 2021 — Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and the Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace […]
Stock Exchange records best performance in 8yrs, rises 50.02%
*As investors gain N8.19trn in 2020 By Nkiruka Nnorom CAPITAL MARKET The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has recorded its best performance in the last eight years on the back of the positive sentiment that swept through the market to record 50.02 percent returns as the year 2020 ended yesterday (December 31, 2020). Also, investors recorded […]
COVID-19 second wave: Edo records 14 new cases
Edo government on Thursday said that it had recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, urging residents to be proactive and observe all precautionary measures to guard against spread of the deadly virus. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr Andrew Obi, in a statement in Benin on Thursday said that government had reactivated isolation and treatment […]
Vaccine nativity and naivety in a fractured world
By Owei Lakemfa HUMANITY in 2020, the year we bade a hurried goodbye to, yesterday, like snails, withdrew into their shells following the outbreak of the corona virus COVID-19 pandemic. It was an instinctive abandonment of multilateralism. Not even the countries that claim to be religious entities, remembered that they are enjoined to be their […]
PDP must be united to secure electoral victories in 2023 — Atiku
..Says only visionless politicians joining APC Former Vice President and 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the party must be united to secure electoral victories in the 2023 general elections. The Wazirin Adamawa also said it is only a politically naive and vision less politician that will […]
APC gears up for National Convention, set to release timetable
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, said it is currently working on modalities for the conduct of Wards, Local Governments and States Congresses, a process that would culminate into its National Convention. This was disclosed in a New Year Message titled ‘Rebuilding our Party for a Stronger Democracy’ and jointly signed […]
