By Dirisu Yakubu AHEAD of the 2023 election cycle, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are at a crossroad over which geo-political zone of the country should produce the next President in 2023. While there are strong indications that the APC will zone its Presidential ticket to the South, the PDP […]

The Federal Government will probe and prosecute those behind the mismanagement of funds meant for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known in his remark after receiving on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, the report on the forensic audit of […]

By Dayo Johnson Stakeholders in Ondo South Senatorial district, Ondo state have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over ten years of power outage. They said that the riverine communities have been disconnected from the national grid by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for over 10 years. Their spokesperson, a renowned social crusader, Comrade Kolade Omoyeni in […]

A commercial boat collided with a boat on Topo waterways in Badagry area of Lagos State on Thursday and injured a fisherman. Mr Sunday Ayedogbon, Chairman, Association of Badagry Fishermen, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the fisherman was fishing when the boat capsized his canoe. Ayedogbon said the fisherman, who […]

Some dealers in Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise called cooking gas, in Nsukka have blamed its price hike on the reintroduction of import tax on the commodity. Those who spoke on the development in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Thursday urged the Federal Government to repeal the tax. They […]

National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni has reacted to Wednesday’s order of a Delta state High Court in Asaba, which allegedly restrained him from acting as Chairman, saying the order is not binding on him.

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, on Thursday listed key issues to be addressed to make Nigeria a maritime hub for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Jime made the recommendations at a sensitisation seminar with the theme, ‘African Continental Free Trade Area: Implementation Strategy for the Maritime Sector,’ organised […]

A former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over the five South East states in 2023 general elections. Nnamani also urged the party faithful to work toward making the party more visible in the region. The former Senate President stated this in Enugu on Thursday during the […]

“The Presidential spokesman, therefore, lacks the basic understanding of the political culture of the Benue people by nursing false hope that they would make a better choice in the next elections. Ortom’s career has been illustrious and outstanding..”

…Approves 25bn for infrastructure upgrade By Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government on Thursday announced a new condition of service and salary scale for staff of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC in Abuja. The NIMC Condition of Service is a comprehensive document that, going forward, would serve, as the machinery through which the Commission articulates […]