..as LASWA warns ferry operators By Bose Adelaja Barely a month after a ferry passenger boat capsized in Lagos Island enroute Ikorodu, another boat with 17 passengers on board has capsized on Saturday. The incident reportedly occured 20 minutes after the privately owned boat identified as GT Water Line 4 took off at Ebute-Ero enroute […]

Mr Victor Ogene, Director, Media and Publicity for Sen. Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation, on Saturday described as fake news associated with Ubah to stop the commissioning of the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport. Ogene said that the social media reports trending on different social media handles with such deadly report was very unfortunate […]

The Amechi Awkunanaw Community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State has faulted allegations of land grabbing made against former governor of Old Anambra, Sen. Jim Nwobodo. The acting President General, Amechi Awkunanaw Development Union, Mr Chukwudi Nwankwo, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. Nwankwo said that it had become […]

The Federal government  has  approved extension of the deadline for the National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module, NIN-SIM, data verification/linkage, while noting that 66 million NIN have been issued.

By Henry Umoru & Dirisu Yakubu Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Saturday, slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for what he termed its poor management of the nation’s economy. Atiku who stated this at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP national elective convention in Abuja,  scored the All Progressives Congress, APC government low on virtually all […]

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday said it is not easy keeping the major opposition party united. Tambuwal, who is the Governor of Sokoto State, disclosed this at the on going PDP national convention in Abuja. He said it was tough to keep PDP together as a […]

By Henry Umoru & Dirisu Yakubu When in 2017, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike handpicked their choices to serve in the then National Executive Committee, NWC, of the party; few imagined how far they could go in the future. Four years […]

This is the list of the consensus candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention taking place at the Eagle Square, Abuja.

Anambra State Gov. Willie Obiano on Saturday inaugurated the newly-built Anambra International Cargo/Passenger Airport located at Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area.

By Ibrahim Hassan Bandits struck at Dangilmi community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted 9 villagers.  While confirming the incident, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) in Kaduna state, Rev Joseph John Hayab,said the bandits had demanded for a N50 million ransom on the abductees.  The affected  […]

When in 2017, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike handpicked their choices to serve in the then National Executive Committee, NWC, of the party, few imagined how far they could go in the future.

Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the drowning of an eight-year-old boy, Usman Nasiru, and Nafi’u Ahmad,10, at Bachirawa Yan Rake in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, gave the confirmation in a statement issued in Kano on Saturday. He stated that: “on Saturday morning, we received […]

By Ibrahim Hassan, Kaduna   Bandits struck at Dangilmi community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted 9 villagers.  While confirming the incident, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) in Kaduna state, Rev Joseph John Hayab,said the bandits had demanded for a N50 million ransom on the abductees.  The […]

Chief Executive Officer, Damilare Baker Projects, a property firm, Mr Laolu Alabi, has urged the government to make opportunities available for middle income earners to own their own homes

Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the drowning of an eight-year-old boy, Usman Nasiru, and Nafi’u Ahmad,10, at Bachirawa Yan Rake in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state.