By Chiedu Okoye THE fallout of Lord Lugard’s yoking together of disparate ethnic nationalities to make up the political entity called Nigeria without getting the concurrence of ethnic leaders is the incessant threats of secession which are being mouthed by Nigeria’s ethnic champions. The chequered history of Nigeria is replete with morbid tales about how […]

The winner of Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye, Season 6, Whitemoney (Hazel Oyeze), has been made an honorary member of the Liberian Senate.

The Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani has condemned the recent decision by the Nigerian Military to punish two of it’s officers Private Hannah Sofiah and popular skit maker Abdulgafar Ahmed also known as Cute Abiola.

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State Tuesday announced a cabinet reconstitution highlighted by the creation of a new ministry of Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs to be headed by Dr Ugorji Ugorji. The 18 new commissioners sworn in by the governor are mainly technocrats drawn from various professional backgrounds, to reconstitute a cabinet the governor […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner’s (REC) in […]

Federal Government has said that seven State Governments in the country will soon access the World Bank’s $700m loan for water projects approved by the Federal Executive Council.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA said as part of efforts to sanitize the nation’s capital, it has recently succeeded in taking off 452 stranded commercial sex workers from the streets and rehabilitated them.

By Dirisu Yakubu Ahead of the June 2022 governorship election in Ekiti state, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has set in motion, measures to reconcile interest groups within its ranks in a bid to forge a common front. Vanguard reports that on Monday, the Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee, gathered all 17 […]

There was an outbreak of COVID in my house as last weekend approached and so I told myself that I must do the correct thing.

One of the young and talented Nigerian artistes that is currently attracting huge attention to his side is ‘Curfew’ crooner, Mickey Lines, whose real name is Michael Somtochukwu Odiachi, and hails from the Eastern part of the country, Enugu precisely. Mickey lines has, however, put out quite a number of singles over the years and […]

Stakeholders in the Aviation industry have warned airline operators to continue to stick to operational guidelines in order to ensure the safety of lives of Nigerians and other air travellers.

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has urged the National Assembly to quickly affected the necessary amendments to the Electoral Act as raised by President Muhammadu Buhari and send the legislation back to the President for assent. The MBF cautioned that Nigerians would not want a repeat of what happened in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday received third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a booster shot, today at the State House, Abuja. The President has assured Nigerians of the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday released the list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees (VARs) from 36 countries. […]

Organised Labour, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and Public Service International, PSI, Tuesday rejected federal and state governments planned privatization of portable water supply in the country.Briefing in Lagos, National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa, CAPPA and PSI, an umbrella body for public service sector unions across the globe rallied Nigerians to oppose the National Water Bill, NWB, claiming  the Bill “is anti-people and will make portable inaccessible to most Nigerians.”