Senator Walid Jubril, incumbent Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees has told Newsmen on Monday that the BOT will on Wednesday August 3rd meet with aggrieved members of the party. The aggrieved members of the party including Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike will meet with the ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced ban in the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. This was made known by the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami at an event in Oniru, Lagos on Monday 1st of August 2022. The minister while speaking at the Nigerian ...

In Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a methamphetamine producing facility. On Saturday, NDLEA agents reportedly raided the laboratory located at K-5A/2, Road 14, VGC in Nigeria`s commercial capital, Lagos. The development was disclosed in an internal security incident memo signed by ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have urged Igbo elders and politicians based in Abuja to ensure Nnamdi Kanu's safety in his search for safety returning home after the purported threat by terrorists to invade Abuja and panic by locals. The group's representative, Emma Powerful, enjoined the legislators to take ...

After its roll-over strike concluded on July 31, 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) once again extended its ongoing strike for a further four weeks. In a press release, ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke announced the union's decision on Monday. He claimed that following lengthy deliberations and consideration ...

DCP Tunji Disu, the commander of the Nigerian Police Force's (NPF) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has brought honor to his nation by taking home the Veteran Judo Fighter Silver Medal in the 33rd US Open Judo Championships held in the country. The silver medal was won by DCP Disu on ...

The 2022 world breastfeeding week starts today Monday 1st of August with the theme "Warm Chain Support" The world breast feeding week has been celebrated since 1992. The breastfeeding week and campaign is a joint creation of the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action ...

Since the beginning of the current ASUU strike over 5 months ago, there have been about 63 bills submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives for the establishment of new universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. However, the government has been cautioned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ...

At least seven persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Jos South LGA in Plateau State. This attack came less than 24 hours after 18 persons were killed in a clash between vigilante persons and bandits in Wase LGA. The killing has been confirmed by the National Publicity ...

Due to its failure to repatriate around $85 million in income, Emirates Airlines has announced that it will scale back its flying operations to Nigeria. This information was provided by the airline in a letter to Hadi Sirika, the aviation minister. Sheik Majid Al Mualla, divisional senior vice-president (DSVP), international ...

With a thrilling 2-1 victory over Orlando City, Wayne Rooney got Major League Soccer (MLS) team DC United off to a winning start under his leadership. Junior Urso gave Orlando the lead in the first half, but Chris Durkin and Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals in extra time to tie the ...

The English female football team, the Three Lioness on Sunday won the Europe Woman football Championship for the 1st time in their  history. The  Three Lioness playing before an over 87,000 record home fans at the Wembley stadium beat Germany 2-1 to win the 13th Edition of the competition. The ...

Following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader, there is unrest and uncertainty in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. We learned that Department of State Services (DSS) agents in Ogun State were responsible for the alleged terrorist's capture on Saturday night. The majority of Abeokuta inhabitants are currently ...

Nigerians who missed yesterday's deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration have pleaded with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to extend the process. Several registration locations were packed on Sunday, July 31, 2022, by anxious Nigerians trying to beat the deadline set by the electoral authority on June 25. Clariform ...

Soldiers of the Guards Brigade, Nigerian army have started to comb the nook and crannies of Abuja forests in search of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers taking refuge there. The operation followed the recent ambush of soldiers by terrorists in Bwari Area Council last week Sunday. Clariform gathered that so far the operation has yielded positive results with ...

Nigeria got her second gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Common Wealth Games on Sunday courtesy of Rafiatu Lawal in the weightlifting event. Lawal set three Commonwealth Games records in the women’s 59kg final, lifting 90kg in snatch, 116kg in clean and jerk, and 206kg in total. Jessica Brown of ...

The heavy Russian air strike that hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv early on Sunday has  killed the owner of one of the country’s largest grain producing and exporting company and his wife. Oleksiy Vadatursky, founder and owner of agriculture company, Nibulon, and his wife, were killed in their home, Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim said on Telegram. Nibulon is headquartered in Mykolaiv, a strategically important city that borders the mostly Russia occupied Kherson region. The company specialises in the production and export of wheat, barley and corn, and it has its own fleet and shipyard President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described Vadatursky’s death as “a great loss for all of Ukraine”, saying the billionaire businessman had been in the process of building a modern grain market involving a network ...

The PDP Vice Presidential candidate and incumbent governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has lashed out at the popular Labour Party Presidential candidate for next year's election Mr. Peter Obi. Governor Okowa while speaking in BBC Pidgin on Monday, said former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi experience is small ...

The former Senator representing Rivers South East senatorial district, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe (SMA) has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), days after he dumped the All Progress Congress. SMA insists he is still in the race to the Brick House Port Harcourt even though he has not been officially ...

THE immediate past Minister of Education for State, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International have filed a suit before a federal High court in Abuja, seeking the disqualification of the APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In place Bola Tinubu, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba wants the ...

PDP CRISIS: Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has at long last responded to the developments after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election. Shortly after arriving home from a trip abroad, he gave a speech on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the state capital ...

TAXATION: All telecommunications services, including calls, SMS, and data services, will now be subject to an additional 5% excise duty, according to arrangements finalized by the federal government. This was announced by Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance and national planning, at a stakeholders' event held by the Nigerian Communications ...

INSECURITY: According to Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Wednesday shooting at the Craneburg Construction yard in Owo was intended to damage some of their equipment rather than hurt or kill anyone. Akeredolu, who accompanied Adetunji Adeleye, Commander of the Amotekun Corps, and the state's top security officials to the ...

SPORTS: Lewis Hamilton has acknowledged that Sebastian Vettel's choice to leave Formula One at the conclusion of this season has caused him to consider his status as one of the sport's veteran drivers. Prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel made his plans known. If he participates in every race ...

INSECUIRTY: The Nigerian Army has announced the redeployment of several prominent officers as well as the appointment of more to various positions as insecurity is quickly driving Nigeria to its knees. Clariform reports that Major-General Farouk Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), gave his assent for the appointments to ...

INSECURITY: The security situation in the country has no doubt reached an alarming situation and have left those whose duty it is to provide security to lives and properties within the country in confusion and in a situation of helplessness. These are the disclosures from President Muhammadu Buhari`s National Security ...

FCT ATTACKS: The Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Buhari, Babagana Monguno, has rebutted the denial by the Nigerian Army about the attack on the presidential guards responsible for protecting the FCT and the Aso Rock Villa where President Buhari resides and operates from. The said attack around the ...

OPINION: Recently, there have been increased conversations on the need for Nigeria to have an “off-ramp” out of its problems. In other words, a way to divert the Nigerian train heading toward a catastrophic end and return Nigeria to a relative sense of normalcy and restored hope. Peter Obi is ...

Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the federal Government to without delay or conditions release the detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. The call was made on the background of the worsening security situation in Abuja particularly with a threat by terrorist group ...

AVIATION: Nigerian government has announced the long awaited national carrier is set to commence operation at last, but without a single aircraft owned by the national carrier - Nigerian Air. Instead, the federal government has concluded plans for the leasing of three planes for the commencement of the business of ...