BY GODWIN OBI The Labour Party (LP) president candidate Peter Obi has promised to adequately address Nigeria’s security and economic challenges if voted into office. Obi made this vow while addressing a gathering at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State capital on Saturday. The former Anambra governor,Continue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has affirmed that the next president of Nigeria must be a man or woman who is morally, mentally and physically sound, and has the fear of God, to be able to pilot the affairs of the country progressively. The formerContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Barring any change in plan, the sale of forms for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence today. The UTME is an assessment examination conducted annually by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for candidates who desire to secure admission into tertiary institutions inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Against the backdrop of rising exchange rate and other exogenous factors, importation into the nation’s seaports has obviously dropped by 40 per cent, even as importers are abandoning Nigerian ports for neigbouring countries over high cost of doing business Stakeholders who spoke to our correspondent, said that incessant increasesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says that no Nigerian should be undecided about the candidates to vote for in the upcoming general elections, considering the abundance of problems facing the country at present. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, Bishop Kukah argued that there shouldContinue Reading
• Vows nothing’ll stop poll programme BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Federal Government has assured that the 2023 general elections will be held as scheduled on February 25 and March 11 this year. It dismissed the concerns by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that security challenges across the country couldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The federal lawmaker said he is close to the family of Kanu in the Afaraukwu Ibeku area of Abia but the IPOB leader and his family did not listen to his counsel. The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu says he will stand as surety forContinue Reading
Some of the victims are as young as 15 years old and are heavily pregnant while others nurse infants. BY GODWIN OBI In a move being hailed as a major achievement, the Rivers State Police Command has busted a child trafficking syndicate operating in Port Harcourt, the state capital. ActingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again raised fresh fears that the forthcoming general election faces serious threats of cancellation and postponement if security challenges across parts of the country fails to improve. Its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who expressed the concerns, also warned that the cancellationContinue Reading
•Buys 20-30% equity in 4 modular refineries BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has again projected that by the first Quarter of 2024 Nigeria will put an end to the importation of petroleum products for domestic use. This is as it has reiterated for the umpteenth time, that fuel subsidyContinue Reading