NASS: A motion attempting to possibly commence the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari on his failure to provide security in the country was on Wednesday thwarted by the Senate President – Ahmed Lawan. The motion which was sponsored by a senator from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing the federal ...
The Rivers State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday organised a protest to the Rivers State Government House Port Harcourt. The NLC led protest is part of a two days protest called by the national body in a solidarity strike with university lecturers who has been on ...
The Nigerian electorates seems determined more than ever before to participate in deciding who becomes the next president of Nigeria come May 29, 2023. This is no doubt a welcome development for the nation's democracy. However, the electorates should have certain understanding at the back of their mind as we ...
UYO: A Nigerian human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effion, who is known for his outspoken nature on issues that catches his fancy has been jailed by a court in Uyo Akwa Ibom State for raising objections during a court proceeding. This was disclosed by Effion in a tweet thread on Wednesday ...
Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director General, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) on Monday said the research body has discovered a new malaria vector called anopheles stephensi in northern Nigeria. Salako who spoke with newsmen in Lagos during a birthday ceremony organised by his members of staff, said that it ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise remains July 31, and those who register more than once would not get their PVCs. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC FCT, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, made this known at a news conference on the commission’s ...
The IMF had not long ago warned that Nigeria will by 2026 be spending over 100 per cent of its revenue on debt servicing, but surprisingly, four years earlier, this gloomy prediction has already become “Nigeria’s current realities”, says BudgIT, a reputable technocratic organization in Nigeria. BudgIT made this disclosure ...
Nigerian government has resorted to closing schools due to the prevailing insecurity in the country, especially in response to the activities of bandits and terrorists around the country. This was disclosed on Monday by Nigeria`s ministry of education, which directed the immediate closure of the Federal Government College, Kwali, in ...
A police spokesperson have confirmed the attack on a police station in Ondo State and the killing of a police officer by gunmen, denies it was not carried out by terrorists, without providing details on who the attackers could be. The attack happened at Okuta Elerinla police station in Akure, ...
In a 50-mnutes documentary by the BBC Africa Eye anchored by Yusuf Anka, a journalist operating in the insecurity infested area of the north, a notorious criminal named Abu Sanni, have claimed that banditry and criminality have become a profitable business for many people, including the government. The bandit identified ...
2023 ELECTION: Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate has been lambasted by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP for allegation of trying to “frustrate” free, fair, and credible electoral process in the last governorship election in Ogun State. The accusation, which was made by the PDP ...
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL: Iran’s nuclear program is “galloping ahead” and the International Atomic Energy Agency has very limited visibility on what is happening, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told Spain’s El Pais newspaper in an interview published on Friday. In June, Iran began removing essentially all the agency’s monitoring equipment, installed ...
TINUBU & SHETTIMA: Tinubu`s running mate Senator Kashim Shettima has applauded his predecessor in office, the current governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum for spurning “recurring” pressures from fellow northern governor to challenge him as VP pick for APC. This commendation was made by Senator Shettima, while receiving the blessings ...
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, wife of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has demanded for the position of Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) for women in the administration of Bola Tinubu. The governor’s wife said this at the celebration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the All Progressives ...
OPINION: The Weeping Poet, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo’s 1970 post civil war poem, “The Casualties”, affirmed that “we are all casualties.” In today’s Nigeria, people have characteristically become ‘OBIdients’. One could say, like Clark-Bekederemo, that “we are all ‘OBIdients’.” ‘OBIdients’ are voluntary followers of the political ideology of Mr Peter Gregory ...
CHINA & UK RELATIONS: Britain's spy chief says China has become the top intelligence priority for the country’s notorious Secret Intelligence Service (SISI), also known as MI6, surpassing counter-terrorism and other security-related issues. Richard Moore made the remarks in an address to the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Thursday, ...
The United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 virus, local media reports have revealed. The president is said to be experiencing "very mild symptoms" of the disease caused by the virus. He is also said to be under very close monitoring by his medical team. ...
OPINION: The desperation of the members of the ruling class to take over and continue from failed President Buhari stopped is more than alarming. But this is very understandable given the fact that Nigeria has gone pass sitting, but dancing on a keg of gunpowder. As it stands, the Nigerian ...
ITALY: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has resigned after failing to revive his coalition government, triggering a snap election campaign, which could bring the hard right to power. The 74-year-old prime minister stepped down on Thursday, just a day after he managed to win a vote of confidence by 95 ...
2023 ELECTION: Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has responded to the confusion arising from the appearance of some individuals described as “fake clergymen” by the Nigerian Christian community, who he (Tinubu) allegedly hired for the unveiling of his Muslim running mate. The ...
NASS: States in Nigeria are now closer to generating and distributing electricity locally following the passage of the Electricity Bill 2022 by the Senate, Nigeria`s upper legislative House. The passage of the Bill by the House was made possible following the successful third reading of the Bill, after the committee ...
AIR SAFETY: Dana Airline has been grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on the ground of safety reasons following recent investigations by the government agency. This was disclosed by NCAA on Wednesday through an official statement by the Director General of the agency. NCAA said in the statement ...
2023 ELECTION: The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have recounted what it termed as “funny and dubious things” which the campaign team of Senator Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate have been doing in the course of Tinubu`s run for the office of the president. CAN have ...
HEALTH ALERT: Monkeypox experts were discussing Thursday whether the World Health Organization (WHO) should classify the outbreak as a global health emergency — the highest alarm it can sound. Ninety-eight percent of reported cases “are among men who have sex with men and primarily those who have multiple recent anonymous ...
2023 ELECTION: Some individuals who attended the unveiling of Senator Bola Tinubu`s running mate, Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Abuja have been described as “Mechanics and other artisans” with “clerical garments.” This description was made by a spokesperson of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday, which also disowned ...
ASUU STRIKE: The country may experience total compliance with the two-day solidarity strike called upon by the Nigerian Labour union in support of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU), which have been on strike for over 5 months now. There is a growing support for ASUU in the union`s insistence ...
OSUN DECIDES: The winner of last Saturday`s gubernatorial election in Osun State, and the state`s governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been presented with a certificate of return in fulfilment of the provisions of the Electoral Act. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made this presentation of the certificate of return ...
ASUU STRIKE: The industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will continue as the union have declared that there is “no going back” in their resolve. Nigerian universities have been closed from full academic activities for over 5 months now following the strike embarked upon ...
OIL & GAS: Mr Gabriel Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Equatorial Guinea has lauded the initiative of the Nigerian government for the new Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, describing Nigeria as a great example for Africa. Lima made this known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, ...
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