By Steve Oko The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Abia State, has announced the indefinite suspension of one of its governorship aspirants, Sir Chikwe Udensi. Udensi was suspended for anti-party activities according to a statement by the State Working Committee. The statement was jointly signed by the state Chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere; Secretary, Ambassador Sunday […]

Big Brother Naija Season 7 housemates, Chomzy, Bryann and Deji, have emerged winners of the Pepsi task held on the show on Saturday. Biggie, the coordinator of the show, disclosed this upon completion of the task. All the 19 housemates were grouped into six teams –  Davido, Burna, Ayra, Tiwa, Rema and Wizkid. Chomzy, Bryann […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria generated N1.19 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first half of the year (H1’22). This represents a 19 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise when compared to N1 trillion earned in H1’21. Data contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) VAT report for the second quarter of the year, […]

By Nnamdi Ojiego The National Woman Leader of the Labour Party, LP, Mrs. Dudu Manuga, has said that the ongoing political revolution and massive movements by young Nigerians have gone beyond individuals and political parties. Manuga spoke at a Meet and Greet interactive session with some leaders of women groups in Lagos, on Friday. According […]

By Moses Nosike Quest Oil & Engineering Services Limited, an indigenous energy provider has said that the recently passed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will engender trust and enhance investors’ confidence towards achieving a successful transitioning of the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. This assertion was made by the Head, Gas & Power for Quest Oil […]

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Saturday said journalists and other media practitioners were the most dehumanised people in Nigeria. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi while presenting two new Toyota Hiece buses to the Government House Press Crew and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state. According to […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for providing leadership on climate change. Osinbajo is in Washington, U.S.  to seek global partnerships and support for the recently inaugurated Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the duo met at the Ceremonial Office […]

No fewer than 10 people escaped death in a lone accident on Saturday at Omotosho Step Down Power Plant on Ijebu-Ode-Ore Expressway in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ore, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Alonge told […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The leaders of the three main socio-cultural organizations in Benue State, under the auspices of the Mdzough U Tiv, MUT, Ochetoha K’Idoma, OKI and Omi Ny’Igede, ONI, have vowed to resist the Miyetti Allah’s plot to create its vigilante group in the state. The leaders maintained that a group whose members […]

No fewer than 45 persons were involved in an accident involving a luxury bus on Saturday at Ejule- Ochadamu road in Kogi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official said that the accident occurred at 8 a. m. in which 13 persons were injured. The Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed […]