El-Rufai allies return to APC, back Uba Sani
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — Some political associates and former allies of immediate past Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared support for the incumbent governor, Senator Uba Sani, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Among those reportedly aligning with the Uba Sani-led political camp are Bashir […]
First Lady flags off incentives to boost maternal, newborn care
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Chidinma Chukwu–FG distributes 215,000 maternal kits…Targets 2.9m pregnant women, families by 2028 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, launched the distribution of incentives to pregnant women, especially those in vulnerable and underserved communities, to promote the increased use of […]
2027: Why Peter Obi’s wife bag is trending on social media
The luxury handbag reportedly carried by Margaret Obi, wife of former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, has sparked a fresh debate on social media over the politician’s public image of prudence.
47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake Cross River LG jobs
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million after allegedly paying individuals who claimed they could secure local government appointments for them in Cross River State, the state government’s investigative panel has found. Chairman of the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission, Nsa Ekpo, disclosed this on […]
‘Nigeria has no business with poverty’ — Obasanjo
“Give me one reason why Nigeria should be poor. Is it the land that we don’t have or the desert that we are in or the people that we don’t have or the water that we don’t have or the rain that we don’t have?” he said.
N18bn Nigeria Airways Payment: NUP applauds Tinubu, renews call for subsidy relief
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Nigeria Union of Pensioners, (NUP) has praised President Bola Tinubu for initiating the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways. The union described the intervention as a long-awaited relief for the beneficiaries, who had waited for more than two […]
