As the June 17 deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for parties to submit the names of their presidential and vice-presidential candidates approaches, the candidates are under pressure to pick their running mates.

Since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu emerged the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the debate about his choice of running mate assumed the centre stage, some of the narratives have been deliberately slanted to dismiss certain existential concerns and this might be treading a dangerous path.

By Nick Dazang WHILE Nigerians, last week, waited with bated breath for President Muhammadu Buhari to pick his successor via consensus as he had earlier pleaded with governors and other prominent stakeholders of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, the President made an about-turn. He announced, through one of his spokespersons, that all aspirants should […]

By Esther Onyegbula  Pro-democracy organisation, the June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations (J12CODEF) has congratulated and felicitated with Nigerians on the 29th anniversary of the treasonablyannulled June 12 1993 presidential election won by late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo (MKO) Abiola under the banner of the then Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement issued by its […]

MAIDUGURI— Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has described the Northeast of Nigeria as the hero of the nation’s democracy for resisting and fighting back the Boko Haram terrorist group from bringing down democratic institutions in Nigeria, and replacing them with violent sovereign doctrines since 2009. The Governor in a 10 point statement to mark […]

By Benjamin Njoku Nollywood actress and TV talk show host, Monalisa Chinda-Coker’s waves making show on Dstv, ‘You and I with Monalisa’ is currently partnering Goje Africa and other  cultural promoters  to revamp and revitalise tourism sector  in West Africa. Tagged “Destination West Africa Project”, the aim, according to the screen diva  is basically to […]

By Akeem Salau On Saturday, June 11, 2022, Garden Academy, Africa’s fastest growing EdTech/HRTech startup, held its maiden edition of a tech summit tagged TechMeet. The event was an avenue for Garden Academy tech talents to showcase their skills, present their startup ideas, find global career prospects, and connect with hiring professionals from across the […]

By Elizabeth Osayande My Dreamstead School in Ajegunle, Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State chose to celebrate this year’s Children’s Day in a special way by putting together a stupendous cultural day event recently. The celebration saw over 80 pupils appear in various Nigerian traditional attires, with different groups coming up to present speeches in the […]

By Etop Ekanem Coca-Cola HBC, the parent company of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd, has announced a €1 million donation to support community empowerment and social impact programmes in Nigeria.  The announcement was made by Zoran Bogdanovic, CEO Coca-Cola HBC,at a stakeholder reception during his visit to Lagos. Speaking on the company’s legacy of […]

By Owei Lakemfa The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, was responsible for the June 5, 2022 massacre of 40 worshippers at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Not unexpectedly, it gave no evidence, did not state how it came to that conclusion, did not […]

By Vincent Ujumadu PENSIONERS in Anambra State who retired since 2017 have not been paid their gratuities, even as many of them have died without being paid. The state branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has consistently been lamenting over the development and engaging the state government on the matter to no avail. […]

Riding on the ever-expanding distributed ledger technology (DLT), cryptocurrencies have gained a great amount of interest and opened up a world of possibilities in recent times. But given the high volatility of crypto and challenges related to its mining and exchange protocol, crypto as a future financial model is the subject of raging debate. Here, […]

By Tunde Akingbondere AMIDST the myriads of challenges facing Nigeria came the shattering bombshell on Sunday May 29, 2022 at the Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo. Owo is an ancient town famously associated with the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin and is particularly noted for its remarkable history . The place doubles as the platform […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Tinubu Campaign Organisation, loyal to All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, Bola Tinubu, has debunked a viral document on social media purported to be the manifesto of the party’s Presidential candidate. The rebuttal was contained in a release by Director, Media and Communication of the organisation, Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Sunday. […]

It wasn’t for the fun of it that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, is called the stabilizer, amongst top government functionaries. It was in recognition of his deft political experience and administrative skills, to ensuring that structures are consciously put in place, and allowing process to take its course on every occasion.