By James Ogunnaike Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, once again blamed series of challenges currently confronting Nigeria on bad leadership, and thereby called on all Nigerians to join hands together towards taking the country to where God has created it to be. Obasanjo, who lamented that Nigeria is currently dripping bitterness and sadness, which […]

The upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has taken further steps towards harmonizing the various emergency numbers in the country into one uniform number. With this move, the lawmakers plan to strengthen the legal status for the country’s National Emergency Number, 112, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through its Emergency Communication Centres (ECC). […]

Valentine Chineto Ozigbo, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship hopeful in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, has said his government will prioritize the welfare of every woman in the state when elected.

For months, speculations of his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dominated discourse in the new and traditional media. Like others before him, Professor Ben Ayade, twice elected governor of Cross River state on the platform of the PDP, played the ostrich, in a fashion that was […]

By Shina Abubakar OLUWO of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has warned youths supporting agitation for Yoruba Nation to jettison the idea, saying it would only breed hunger and suffering, claiming that those behind the agitation were enjoying free money from abroad. Oluwo, who spoke at the launching of Osun State Youth Policy and Engagement Document, […]

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, is on his way to Oporoza, traditional headquartres of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State to meet with General Officer Commanding, GOC, Niger Delta struggle, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo.  Last Sunday, Tompolo gave President Muhammadu Buhari a seven-day ultimatum to inaugurate the governing board of Niger Delta Development […]

…Osoba celebrates his performance By Bashir Bello & Abdulmumin Murtala Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State said religion, ethnicity and tribal sentiments are making the country weak. He said these factors were responsible for the low national integration in the country which is a contrast to what Nigeria used to some years before now. […]

…Says they’re coming from Futa Jallon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger Republic …It should be taken seriously — Afenifere …Yoruba should prepare for self-defence — Gani Adams …Nigeria in deep crisis — Don …We’re not oblivious of the planned invasion — YCE By Dapo Akinrefon & Ola Ajayi Chairman of the Oyo State Security Network, […]

…Says he doesn’t operate on social media platforms By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has disowned a fake WhatsApp platform created on his name to propagate the agitation for Yoruba state. The Noble Laureate said that he doesn’t participate in any media social platforms like the whatsapp, Facebook, Blog, Tweet et cetera, […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- THE Governing Board of the National Examinations Council, NECO, has approved the appointment of Mr. Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council A statement, Thursday, by Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of NECO, explained that “The appointment followed the death of the Registrar, Professor […]