BY GODWIN OBI The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reaffirmed the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress APC, representing Abia-North Senatorial zone in the February 25 polls. In a unanimous ruling on Monday the Appeal court presided by Justice Abiri JCA upheld the judgmentContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Two Lagos communities in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have cried out over the high rate of kidnapping and have appealed for the Federal Government’s intervention especially as the Christmas season approaches. Speaking on the frequency at which kidnap syndicates operate unhindered in Egan, IgandoContinue Reading
• Seeks automation for global maritime competitiveness BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged African leaders on the need to prioritise the Blue Economy to attain prosperity in African countries. Tinubu while speaking at the ongoing 43rd Annual Council of the Port Management Association of West and CentralContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Monday, said his dream for a new Nigeria has not ended with the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court. Obi spoke at a press conference in Abuja about two weeksContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Councils of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Nigerian Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ have wired cheerful words of felicitations to their patron and Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni who just clocked 23 years on the throne.Continue Reading
•NEC meets to take decision BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced full swing mobilisation as its affiliates and state councils fine-tune plans to shutdown the nation on Wednesday. The NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Friday resolved to embark on a nationwide strikeContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Anglican Bishop of Egbu Diocese, Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Okorafor, has accused the Federal Government of being responsible for the sit-at-home in the South East which has almost ruined the economy of the region by its refusal to release leaderContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for an end to the Hamas-Israel conflict, urging the release of hostages and humanitarian aid for Gaza, describing the situation as “very serious”. “I continue to think about the serious situation in Palestine and in Israel where many people haveContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has recovered no less than 14, 481, 519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over 13 billion naira in street value in Lagos State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director Media andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI School of Eloquence, Nigeria’s foremost public speaking training institution, has inaugurated its first group of alumni and Eloquence Club in the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at its maiden Abuja Alumni Dinner. Dean of the school, Mr. Ubong Essien, who administered the membership pledgeContinue Reading