By Biodun Busari The FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar continues as the round of 16’s second match sees Argentina taking on Australia at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Saturday. Both teams lost their opening fixtures in the group stages but staged comebacks to make it out of their respective groups. Read also: Messi, Fernandez […]

Pete Edochie opens up on Yul’s second wife

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA- Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has urged the people of the Abia South senatorial district to elect him to the senate, promising to bring more dividends of democracy to the zone. Ikpeazu, who made the appeal at the Abia PDP zonal rally in Aba, where also commissioned the rehabilitated Azikiwe […]

Access Bank has unveiled the new W Branded Debit card specifically target at women. The unveiling took place at the Grand Finale of  “W’’ Initiative’s Womenpreneur Pitch-A-THON Season 4 in Lagos on Friday. Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-thon programme is the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by Access […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government has restated its commitment to proffering lasting solutions to the challenges posed by the rising number of out-of-school-children across Nigeria. Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais disclosed this in Maiduguri, Borno State during the closing ceremony of a 3-week capacity building Programme for Youth […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the fuel shortages and price hike in the country. The Presidents of NLC and the TUC said this in a statement, signed by Mr Ayuba Wabba and Mr Festus Osifo on Saturday in Abuja. It […]

A human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has commended the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke for rescinding the hasty appointments and other actions illegally taken by his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola after his defeat at the Osun State Governorship Election on July 16, 2022. The lawyer, in a statement on Saturday, said public officeholders must learn […]

By Jeremiah Urowayino The Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign committee has said that the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is ready to engage the five aggrieved governors. Deputy National Youth Leader of the party made this known, stating that Atiku never ran away from an opportunity to address the issues. According to him, “It takes […]

APC rescheduled primaries for Warri federal constituency faces another legal hurdle

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has accused Reuters, a British international news agency, of attempt to blackmail the Nigerian military through what it described as “mercenary journalism”. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Akpor said the news outlet wrote that it was working on a […]

Dr Stan Nwokolo, Vice-Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) South-East zone, says Nigerian youths will speak with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the 2023 election. The clergyman stated this in a keynote address at the prayer summit organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South-East Youth Wing on Friday in Abakaliki. […]

By Jimitota Onoyume, Warri Ahead of the rerun primary election for the Warri federal constituency seat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, billed for Saturday and Sunday this week, an aspirant of the party Mr Yabrade Moses has filed two separate suits, one an Appeal against a Federal High court judgement in Warri ordering a […]

Says his friends, associates raise money for him By David Odama  LAFIA—Contrary to the unsubstantiated claim by the former Minister of Communication and Director General, Nasarawa  state branch of the People’s Democratic party, Labaran maku that Governor Abdullahi Sule collected  N14.4bn security vote within his three years in office in the face of insecurity in […]

By Dapo Akinrefon WORRIED over the rising cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation in the country, a non-governmental organisation, Protect The Child Foundation, PTCF, has unveiled a book, titled ‘The Trainers Manual’, for schools in the country. In a statement by PTCF, the handbook, which was launched recently in Abuja, is loaded with information […]

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