ADOLPHUS DURU Members of the Labour Party under the aegis of coalition for Peter Obi presidency on Saturday held a one-million man walk for its presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Ahmed in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital The walk, which took off from the popular KutoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of worshippers in Zugu town of Bukkuyum Local Government Area in Zamfara State The terrorists invaded the town while residents were observing Friday Jummat prayers and started shooting sporadically before abducting the worshippers. According to sources from the community, one ofContinue Reading
•Says blackmail, forceful reopening of schools not solution BY JAMES AKINOLA Archbishop of Province of Enugu Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Chukwuma, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike by personally engaging leadership of the union in a dialogue. He urged BuhariContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Military troops have killed 16 terrorists and injured several others in two separate attacks carried out on notorious terrorists and bandits’ hideouts in Kaduna State. The feat is coming few weeks after the launch of ‘Operation Show no Mercy, to wipe out bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and otherContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi has described 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket for the presidential election as crudest and most unproductive. Though, Prof. Ango Abdullahi who is the former Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria was short of mentioning the political party behind the Muslim-MuslimContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali, has questioned the figures for the daily consumptions of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Customs boss wondered why does the NNPC allows 98 million litres to be lifted daily from the depotsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated medical equipment to some hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Mr Edward Osagie, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Presenting the items, the Director General ofContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is leading a delegation to the United States of America to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan. In his delegation are Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Power, AbubakarContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has accused Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, of lying in his recent interview claiming that high ranking security personnel had informed him personally that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the Fulani herdsmen responsible for recent violence. According toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country generated N799.10 billion from the oil sector in the first quarter of 2022. The figure represents a 28.3 percent decline from N1.11 trillion it recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021. While oil revenue amounted to N799 billionContinue Reading