The Saraki Contact and Advocacy Council Committee (SACAC) has posited that Saraki, one of its presidential aspirants on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki is the only trusted and capable hand to emerge President come 2023, and rescue Nigeria and Nigerians from the shackles of insecurity, inflation and other related bad governance imposed in the last eight years by the All Progressives Congress, APC led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Women in their thousands, from across Nigeria, Thursday, stormed Umuahia, the Abia State capital, for a solidarity walk in support of the Presidential ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.

By Chuks Iloegbunam THE Governor’s promise to Ndi Anambra came in the 14th of his 50-paragraph inaugural address of March 17, 2022: “I feel your pulse,” he intoned. “For your sake I keep awake at night, sometimes having palpitations about not letting you down.  Well, since God is the Miracle Worker, I will look up to […]

PDP Guber primaries: A-Ibom NASS caucus adopts Eno as candidate

By Banji Ojewale It wasn’t fulfilling for Mahatma Gandhi,  a Hindu and father of modern India, to read the Bible and be challenged by Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. The Lord’s lofty teachings touched him, as he believed they seemed to surpass his own faith’s call on man to a lifetime of exalted moral […]

By Luminous Jannamike Abuja—The Christian Association of Nigeria yesterday urged the Federal Government not to be deterred in its effort to steer the economy away from looming recession. CAN’s General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, said the umbrella Christian body had uncovered sinister methods by some persons in the money market to take advantage of the economic […]

To prioritise economy, security, education, others By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA—Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday declared his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 elections, articulating a five-point agenda to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria,  if elected. The declaration  which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, had in attendance  former Vice […]

2023: Women Groups call on Oyefusi to contest for Governorship in Lagos

lDeletion of Section 84 (12), work in progress—Malami Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Johnbosco Agbakwuru Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to appeal the  judgement, which directed the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, to delete Section 84 (12) of the newly signed Electoral Act. This followed a deliberation on the court order […]

ANAMBRA State has been in news for bad reasons following the siege on some communities in Ihiala and Nnewi South Local Government Areas of the state, by gunmen who have been making life bearable for the people of the area.

TO ensure a rancour-free national convention on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari, and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have resolved to work towards the emergence of consensus candidates.

…Deletion of Section 84 (12), work in progress—Malami Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Johnbosco Agbakwuru Lawmakers in the Senate  and House of Representatives, Wednesday, resolved to appeal the  judgement, which directed the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, to delete Section 84 (12) of the newly signed Electoral Act. This followed a deliberation on the court […]

The Senate on Wednesday vowed to appeal the Umuahia Court verdict empowering the Attorney General to the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to delete Section 84(12) of the amended Electoral Act. The Senate on Tuesday were divided but by Wednesday the lawmakers resolved to appeal the Umuahia Court verdict. The motion entitled: ‘Urgent […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong The Irigwe people in Bassa Local Government Area, LGA, of Plateau State have raised the alarm over unabated indiscriminate grazing and destruction of farmlands and crops by herders, saying since February 2022, about N500million has been lost to the activities of the herders. They named some of the villages the destructions has taken […]

By Chioma Onuegbu Uyo The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed the six persons nominated by Governor Udom Emmanuel for appointment as Commissioners. They are Captain Iniobong Edward Ekong(rtd), Mr. Offiong Samuel Offot, Mr. Aniefiok Isaac Nkom, Bassey B. Okon, Bob Almond Emem and Engr. Camillus Essien Umoh. The House had […]