By Walero Ajiwo In choosing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as its presidential flag bearer last weekend, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flagrantly repudiated its rotational system, thereby humiliating its members from Southern Nigeria. This decision casts a further slur on the credibility of the party that once, as a ruling party, shared billions of naira to […]

Nigeria has low capacity to galvanize youths for economic development – NEPC boss

Off-grid Electrification: REA activates new programme with GEF, UNDP support

Short Film Festival: StarTimes, AMAA Reward Promising Filmmakers Across Africa

The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, also known as Igbo Town Unions, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to their custody, promising to produce him anytime he is needed and at anywhere.

Women group to Enugu govt: We want another female as deputy governor

By Suleiman Musa My dear brother, I read your viral open letter to the President, where you shared your thoughts about how you think his successor should be chosen. As I am sure you are aware, it has triggered a lot of debates nationwide. It has been perceived in different ways by different people depending […]

The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, has called on Spanish companies and groups to invest in the production of vehicle components in Nigeria. Mr Aliyu made the call on Thursday while speaking as a Panelist at the Nigerian-Spainish Business and Trade Forum in Madrid, Spain. According to him, leveraging […]

By Ademola Adegbite IBADAN—GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, reportedly dropped his Deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, as running mate in the 2023 general elections. It was gathered that the current Chairman, State Housing Corporation, Mr. Bayo Lawal, has been picked as replacement. There is a frosty relationship between Governor Makinde and his deputy, Olaniyan. […]

The seven-man Presidential Aspirants Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has cleared all the 23 aspirants it screened for Monday’s primaries.

May & Baker gross profit hits N4.7bn in 2021

By Peter Duru, Makurdi A group, the Campaign for Equal Rights and Opportunities for all Nigerians, CERON, has said Nigerians may find it difficult to forgive the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government for failing to resolve its dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, that has led to the prolonged closure […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi A Benue state chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Joseph Asan has resigned from the party citing the alleged imposition of a governorship candidate on the people ahead of the 2023 general elections as reason for his decision. Dr. Asan in a letter of resignation addressed to the Mbayongo […]

On Monday May 30, 2022, The Supreme Court, Abuja led by Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, J.S.C., C.F.R.,unanimously dismissed an application brought by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the stay of execution of the judgement of the Court of Appeal which declared the purported de-registration of the Party illegal, null and void’.  Reacting to […]

By Jacob Ajom After its sponsorship of Team Nigeria at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,  Amstel Malta Ultra has further strengthened its position as a firm supporter of sports in the country with its sponsorship of the 8th Okpekpe 10km International Road Race which took place in Benin City, Edo State at the weekend. The […]