PDP will sweep polls in 2023 – Sen Tela
Senator Baba Tela, the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will sweep the polls in 2023 general election in the country. Tela stated this while briefing journalists on the conduct of the party’s Ward Congress on Saturday in Yola. He said that the PDP was poised to […]
PDP ward Congress: parallel exercise holds in Osun
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Contending factions in the Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Saturday elected different ward executives for the party, after the two groups held different congresses in the state. The Congress Committee led by Senator Emmanuel Aker-Jev had earlier in the day held meetings with the state party […]
Ben-Murray Bruce makes MIPAD’s 2021 Most Influential 100 Creatives Worldwide list
Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray-bruce has been recognised as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent, MIPAD’s 2021 Most Influential 100 Creatives Worldwide
INEC begins display of newly registered voters’ details
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the nationwide display of details of newly registered voters in the first quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission on Friday started the display of details at local government offices across the country. The display which […]
INEC begins display of newly registered voters’ details
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the nationwide display of details of newly registered voters in the first quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission on Friday started the display of details at local government offices across the country. The display which would end on Sept. 30 is to allow […]
Anambra 2021: Our people deserve the best – Soludo
By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), for the November 6 Anambra poll, Professor Chukwuma Soludo said yesterday that the state deserves the best to sustain the rate of development, insisting that he possesses what is required to gover the state. Speaking at the launch of his manifesto […]
2023: Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain supports call for president of Igbo extraction
A chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mr Chidi Ibeh, has lent his support for the emergence of the next president of the country of Igbo extraction. Ibeh made the remark on Saturday in Owerri, while briefing newsmen on the preparations for the 2021 Igbo Day celebration slated for Sept. 26 to 29. READ ALSOCourt halts […]
COVID-19 infections in Lagos hits over 76,000 – Abayomi
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state has increased to 76,201 till date. Abayomi disclosed this on Saturday, via his Facebook account, @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, while giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 status, for September, 20 and 21. “4,644 tests […]
Labour kicks over FG’s plan to tax non-alcoholic drinks
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised Labour in the Food and Beverage sector has raised the alarm over plans by the Federal Government to impose excise duty on non-alcoholic drinks, warning that such tax will cripple the sector. Under the aegis of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, FOTOB, Labour decried excessive taxation of the industry, […]
Lagos rail projects will be completed in 2023 – Sanwo-Olu assures
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Nelson Alu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Saturday, assured residents that the ongoing construction of Red and Blue rail line projects would be completed and ready for operation by first quarter of 2023. “We are still on track, last quarter of 2022 by the grace of God or first quarter 2023, […]
Ending security challenges in Nigeria, a matter of time – Buhari
…Lauds America’s support on fight against terrorism By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT MuhammaduBuhari has given an assurance that ending the security challenges in Nigeria is only a matter of time. This is as the President has said that the support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp […]
Corps members to be agents of safe blood transfusion advocacy – DG
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) of the active engagement of corps members in the nationwide safe blood donation advocacy. The director-general gave the assurance when Dr Omale Joseph, the NBSC National Coordinator, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. READ ALSO:Pamphlet recommends […]
Why Cameroon remains Nigeria’s second home, says Olonisakin
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Cameroon Ambassador Abayomi Olonisakin has commended the initiatives of Nigerian companies extending their businesses to neighbouring countries like Cameroon to further strengthen the good ties between the two countries over time
“We are more than just a car brand; we are a community,” says Carsfascinate
For car enthusiasts the world over, there has always been so much more to an automobile than four wheels and an engine. For these passionate petrol heads, a car is not simply a convenient means of transport to get from point A to point B; it is a thing of beauty and an aesthetic ideal […]
Court halts PDP Wards Congresses in Borno
By Ndahi Marama The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the proposed Peoples Democratic Party, PDP wards congresses slated to take place today (Saturday 25th September, 2021) across the 27 Local Government Areas of Borno state. This followed a suit filed by the Chairman of the party in the state, Hon Usman Mahdi […]
October 1: IPOB declares operation no Nigeria Flag in Biafraland
By Arogbonlo Israel The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared October 1st, 2021, sit-at-home day for all its members in South-East. This is coming days after the separatist group threatened one month lockdown in the region following the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is in detention. In a statement signed Saturday, […]
