By Timi Olubiyi IT is no longer news that US-based social media company, Twitter Inc, has concluded plans to establish a presence on the African continent in line with its growth strategy. Recall that Twitter’s founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, visited Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and South Africa in 2019 in anticipation of this major expansion and […]

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 marked the seventh year since the first school abductions by violent extremists, Boko Haram, took place in a girls secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. In all, 276 girls were swept off to captivity. But after some of them escaped while some were successfully freed through negotiations and alleged ransom payments, […]

…Why South-East should produce Buhari’s successor — Edwin Clark, Obiozor …Time of pitting South-South against South-East over – Obiozor By Henry Umoru & Anayo Okoli AHEAD of 2023 general and presidential elections, former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor should come from the South-East […]

By Jimitota Onoyume Federal and the Delta State governments have been urged to take urgent step for flight resumption at the Osubi Airstrip in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State. A statement in Warri by President, Urhobo Youth Council, Enerho Godspower , and Itsekiri National Youth Council, Weyinmi Agbateyiniro, enjoined political leaders from the state […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The needy in over 13 Northern states have received foodstuffs from the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky ,so as to enjoy the Ramadan fast. The foodstuffs worth millions of Naira, included customized bags of sugar, rice, maize and millet and were distributed on his behalf  by […]

By Obadiah Mailafia During the royal coronation at Westminster Abbey in November 1947, Prince Philip knelt down before his wife and vowed to be her “liege man of life and limb” — her faithful servant for life. Many of my gentle readers have asked me why he himself was never crowned king. The reason is […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has sued for sustainable peace in Niger Delta, saying the quest to have multinational oil companies relocate their operational headquarters to the region cannot be achieved in an atmosphere of rancour and violence. Sylva gave the charge, weekend,  in Abuja when Niger Delta Nonviolence […]

….As Amotekun nabs 250 cows By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, vowed to auction seized cows and prosecute herders who destroy farmlands in the state. The State Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, who spoke at the signing of an agreement for the release of over 250 cows arrested by the corps, […]

By Peter Duru NO fewer than 100 houses were razed, scores killed and many declared missing, yesterday,  when a tanker conveying petroleum product exploded at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A source in the area told Vanguard that the tanker laden with petrol was travelling from Oweto and heading towards Otukpo […]

…Asks Buhari to sack Minister …I don’t hold extremist views, nor support Boko Haram — Minister By Dirisu Yakubu THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the Department of State Security,   DSS, to immediately invite the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for questioning over alleged affiliations with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The […]

…April 2021 one million meters target to be shifted …Consumers groan under estimated bills; NERC remains optimistic By Udeme Akpan & Obas Esiedesa THERE are indications that the April 2021 target of providing one million prepaid meters to consumers under the phase zero of National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP, would not be met as indigenous […]

By Babajide Komolafe United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has recorded a 27 per cent increase in its Profit After Tax (PAT) to N38.16 billion in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1’21) from N30.10 billion in the corresponding period of 2020 (Q1’2020). The Pan African bank group disclosed this in its Unaudited Financial Statement for […]

…S’East govs, Ohanaeze, PGs compiling names of IPOB members, ESN operatives to hand over to military —IPOB …Ohanaeze warns against military deployment in S-East zone …Igbo group worries over situation in S-East …Increasing insecurity in S-East unsettles Anglican Bishops By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Dennis Agbo, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chimaobi Nwaiwu &Steve Oko The World Igbo Congress, WIC, […]

The Interim Management Committee (IMC), of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has blamed politicians anging to use the association for their selfish interest ahead of 2023 general elections for the current crisis rocking it. But the IMC chairman, Hon Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje, assured that his leadership will do everything possible not only […]

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the claims by Edo State, Godwin Obaseki that Federal Government printed about N60 Billion to share to the federating units in March cannot be regarded as spurious. The governor, has, meanwhile, challenged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unequivocally declare if money was printed or not. […]