By Haroon Ishola Balogun When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced in April that one million pilgrims would perform the 2022 Hajj, out of which 85 per cent would be allocated to external pilgrims while the remaining percentage would be for Saudi residents, not a few believed everything would not be the same as they […]

2023: Emenike’s candidacy well timed to redeem Abia, says Ex-Labour Minister

By Abdullah I Shuaib, Ph.D The celebration of a living centenarian is a special favour from the Almighty Creator and not every mortal has that privilege to attain such a feat. Little wonder, Allah’s Messenger said: “The best of people is the one whose life is long and his deeds are good…” It is so […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— UNENDING litigations and citizens’ encroachment into government right of way have been attributed to the delay in the completion of the dualisation of the Benin-Auchi-Okenne-Lokoja highway, which reconstruction has been on since 2013. The Federal Controller of Works and Housing (Works), Edo State, Dr. Razaq Aransiola, made the revelation in […]

2023: Group mobilizes for Atiku/Okowa’s victory in South East

By Peter Okutu The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed surprise at the shocking revelations made last Friday, by the Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, that the payment platforms, which the Buhari-led administration deployed for both payments of salaries and receipt of its revenue, were never tested or certified by […]

By Chioma Onuegbu Uyo A total of five hundred and eighty chapter and ward officers of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom state so far have defected to the Young Progressives Party, YPP, with Senator Bassey Akpan. Senator Akpan who is currently representing Uyo Senatorial district, and leader of the Akwa Ibom caucus in […]

I ‘ll help NDIC realise BOFIA provisions – Finance Minister

….Earmarks N6bn for Govt House By Vincent Ujumadu Awka—IN fulfilment of his campaign promise to upgrade Okpoko slum, in Ogbaru Local Government Area, near the commercial city of Onitsha, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has commenced the rehabilitation of nine roads in the area, at a cost of N9 billion. The state executive council has approved the […]

By Chris Onuoha The Umeadi -Mohammed campaign team of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA has replied the president of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, SAN, over the exclusion of its presidential candidate, Justice Peter Umeadi from the forthcoming NBA Conference. According to the spokesman of the organization, Ita Ekpo, the exclusion is […]