BY ADOLPHUS DURU A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election and not Bola Tinubu as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Lawal,Continue Reading
By Bashir Bello The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to personally address the general public on disputes surrounding his alleged forged certificate. Obi made the call when he visited Kano State to condole with the state and family over the demise of SardaunaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households. The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, GeorgeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He also appointed Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as the secretary of the commission, the PresidencyContinue Reading
SERAH BRAIMAH National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has deployed its massive swamp devil machines to attack and clear pervasive water Hyacinth vegetation, which has clogged navigable water channels in the Ebutte area of Ikorodu in Lagos state. The Authority in a press statement on Thursday stated that the project whichContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Senator Elisha Abbo has alleged that the Senate President Godswill Akpabio plotted his removal by the Court of Appeal. Abbo made this allegation at his residence in Abuja on Monday, hours after the Court of Appeal nullified his election into the Senate. The Adamawa senator claimed thatContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS About 2,000 US troops have been chosen to be ready to assist Israel with advising and medical support. The Wall Street Journal reports that the forces will be pulled from across the U.S. armed services, with the troops currently stationed inside the Middle East and in nearbyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 26.72% in September 2023 amid soaring food prices and harsh economic realities occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy in May. This was according to the September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report released by the National Bureau of StatisticsContinue Reading