The people of the gas-rich settlement in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has appealed to the Governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, to complete the construction of a new unity bridge to replace the collapsed one linking Imiringi. The bridge, which is the fastest route connecting natives and visitors from the Kolo end of … Read more
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday declined the application filed by the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, requesting the court to reject documented evidence presented against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Okon Abang, who ruled on the matter, said the defendant was not … Read more
Some potential presidential aspirants have lobbied the United States to support the Igbos 2023 presidential ambition. It could be recalled that this move was similar to the global campaign undertaken by members of All Progressives Congress, APC, prior to 2015 presidential election. At an event held in Washington, D.C. on January 10, and attended by … Read more
Last year October, about a week after the nation space that we have generously agreed to refer to as Nigeria, celebrated her 59th year of Independence from colonial rule, I found myself at the Athens Democracy Forum, Athens being of course that former nation-state that claims the honour of pioneering a system of governance that … Read more
Barcelona have confirmed the sacking of coach Ernesto Valverde following their elimination in the Spanish Supercopa last week. A change had been on the cards since Barca CEO Oscar Grau and sporting director Eric Abidal travelled to Qatar for talks with Xavi on Friday, in the aftermath of the club’s 3-2 Supercopa defeat to Atletico … Read more
The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has belittled the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Dan Orbih, for allegedly fabricating stories of an empty treasury against the state government to score cheap political points and save his ebbing political career. Osagie debunked … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has emerged the zonal leader of the All Progressive Congress APC in the Northeast. The decision was taken Monday in Abuja at a meeting of the zonal caucus held at the party’s national secretariat. Reading the communique issued at the end of the caucus meeting, zonal Publicity Secretary of the … Read more
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Alhaji Lado Abdullahi, has revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and State’s Service will join the committee to investigate telecom providers, over alleged non-remittance of the one per cent annual turnover to NITDA. Abdullahi told newsmen in a telephone interview on Monday that effort … Read more
For more than two decades after his asylum application was rejected, Sunny a Nigerian found a safe haven aboard the buses that zigzag across London at night. What’s it like to spend every night on the lower decks? Sunny waits patiently, wind penetrating his well-worn jacket and the winter cold biting at his extremities. It’s … Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has set up a state’s Ease of Doing Business Council (EODBC) to facilitate investors in doing business in the state. Inaugurating the Council at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said that the council is critical to the economic development of the State. He said: … Read more
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has applauded the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for his administration’s infrastructural development in the state. Osinbajo stressed that Ganduje had toed the federal government in infrastructural development, ensuring that development gets to the common people. He disclosed this in Kano during his visit to commission a multi billion … Read more
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described the recent use of the Presidential jet by Buhari’a daughter, Hanan to a private function as sending strong message to Nigerian ladies to eschew laziness. MURIC was responding to the recent social media criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan use of the presidential jet on her trip … Read more
The Pioneer Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, NESG, Professor Anya O. Anya, has urged Nigerians to learn from other nations of the world that survived war. Anya made this know during the Nzuko Umunna and Ndigbo Lagos, in collaboration with Civil Society Organization, ‘Never Again’ Conference, with the theme: “Nigeria Civil War: 50 … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, embarked on a three-day warning strike over non-payment of shortfalls in their salaries. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision of the doctors to embark on the warning strike was agreed upon at its emergency congress held on Monday. NAN also … Read more
The Supreme court has suspended hearing of the appeals of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano States, including four other governors over rowdiness and high noise level in the court. Other Governors, whose appeals were affected are Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Samuel Ortom (Benue). The … Read more
The Northern Governors’ Forum has said that it was happy that Senate President Ahmad Lawan was leading the National Assembly putting national interest above all other considerations. The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong made this known in a statement. They hailed the Senate President for providing a harmonious … Read more
Reigning champions Juventus seized their opportunity to edge two points clear of Inter Milan in the Serie A title race with victory over Roma. Maurizio Sarri’s side struck twice in the opening 10 minutes, as Merih Demiral met Paulo Dybala’s free-kick before Dybala then earned a penalty which Cristiano Ronaldo duly converted. Roma responded in … Read more
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 on penalties to win the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night. In a low-quality match in which opportunities were scarce, Zinedine Zidane’s side prevailed on spot kicks as the Rojiblancos missed two of their three efforts. Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos all converted, with … Read more
Sergio Aguero hit a hat-trick to become the Premier League’s all-time leading overseas goalscorer as Manchester City hammered Aston Villa to leave Dean Smith’s men struggling in the relegation zone. The Argentine took his tally to 177 league goals to surpass Thierry Henry’s mark as a brace from Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus’ strike helped … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in its latest attack has described President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressive Congress APC as threats to the national unity of Nigeria. PDP identified the “exclusionist policies, divisive comments, disregard for rules, political witch-hunt and failure to bring perpetrators of violence to book,” as major threat to … Read more