How Obasanjo’s seizure of Lagos allocation triggered our brain work —Tinubu
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu yesterday in Benin City, Edo State said the seizure of the revenue of Lagos State by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo triggered his intellectual capacity and those of his lieutenants to make Lagos what it is today and therefore, appealed to Nigerians to vote for him, assuring that he will bring prosperity, create jobs and secure Nigerians if elected.
Russia says respecting ceasefire, accuses Ukraine of shelling
Russian army said Friday it was abiding by a temporary unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine from 0900 GMT as decreed by President Vladimir Putin and accused Ukrainian troops of shelling.
Clear yourself of financial allegations, Omo-Agege challenges Okowa
Deputy President of Senate and Governorship candidate of the APC in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has asked the governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to clear himself of widespread allegations that he may have diverted N25 billion from the over N4.2 trillion which accrued to the State in the past seven and a half years to float a bank.
Indebtedness to EKEDC hits 116bn, targets 20hrs daily power supply
By Ediri Ejoh The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, has said the company is being owed over N116 billion as at December 2022, even as it targets 20 hours uninterrupted daily electricity supply to its customers in 2023. Speaking to the media yesterday, the Managing Director of EKEDC, Dr Tinuade Sanda, lamented that […]
Nigeria’s trade surplus rises 69% to $11.58bn
By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s trade surplus rose year-on-year (YoY) by 69 percent to $11.58 billion in the first ten months of 2022 (January to October), from $6.85 billion in the corresponding period of 2021. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its Economic Report for October, 2022 released yesterday, showed that export receipts rose YoY […]
British ex-boxing champ, Oboh, pleads with Sir Justin to intervene in Ukraine-Russian war
The ex-British and Commonwealth boxing champion, Peter Oboh, has pleaded with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Justin Welby, to intercede for peace in the Ukraine and Russia conflict. Oboh said if Sir Justin, who he said is one of the most influencial cleric in the world today, intervenes, solutions might begin to emerge to the […]
Police must find killers of the Fatinoyes
WHILE Nigerians are still mourning the gruesome murder of Bolanle Raheem by a police officer on Christmas Day, December 25, 2022, some evil-minded people in our midst who believe our lives are in their hands struck again in the early hours of New Year Day, January 1, 2023. They trailed Mr. Kehinde Fatinoye, a former […]
Guinness makes football brighter for the fans with a live EPL experience
Guinness makes football brighter for the fans with a live EPL experience
Taliban official criticises Prince Harry over Afghan killings
A senior Taliban official on Friday slammed Prince Harry after the royal disclosed he killed 25 people on military duty in Afghanistan and said it was like removing “chess pieces” from a board.
When change is necessary or desirable
By Donu Kogbara ALL human beings are deeply flawed, and we all need to change aspects of ourselves. And one of my new year’s resolutions is to take religion more seriously going forward. I am a Catholic and totally in tune with the moral values that Catholicism teaches. But I am not very devout. I […]
2023 election: The intertwine of propaganda and selective amnesia
2023 election: The intertwine of propaganda and selective amnesia
