BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has maintained a lead in a third and final nationwide opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls Limited (NOIPolls). The result of the fresh poll wasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Thursday by 7am, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has said. The President’s nationwide broadcast is coming amid strong reactions and protests to the lingering cash crunch experienced by millions of Nigerians across the country in the last few weeks. Adesina, however,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Training and retraining of Nigerian journalists coupled with improved welfare packages and incentives have been described as the best way to boost journalists’ moral and improve productivity meet global best practices. The Kanwan Katsina 111, District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara made this known whileContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has said that some separatist agitators under the aegis of Oduduwa Nation are amassing weapons in an attempt to disrupt the February 25 and March 11 general elections in the South-West geopolitical zone. The IGP disclosed this during aContinue Reading
The former Anambra State governor said he will pull people out of poverty by focusing on micro, small and medium enterprises. BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has promised to restructure Nigeria and pull people out of poverty if elected president in theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Redesigning of N200, N500 and N1000 notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), January 31 was announced as deadline for use of the old notes. The deadline was, however, met with outrage from Nigerians, forcing the apex bank to extend to February 10 after which the notesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With less than three weeks to go until the presidential election, major shortages of cash and fuel have plunged the nation into crisis. As well as provoking outrage among ordinary people, the shortages threaten to upend the February 25 presidential poll while throwing its organisation into doubt.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Peter Obi’s presidency will tackle Nigeria’s fuel subsidy regime in the first 100 days if elected and redeploy the funds to key areas. This was the Labour Party (LP)’s vice presidential candidate Yusuf Baba-Ahmed’s promise when he was featured on a TV Show Tuesday Despite being aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has apologised to Nigerians for the over three months of pains caused by the nationwide fuel scarcity. The Group CEO, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s special election programme The 2023 Verdict on Tuesday, assured theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has given May 15 as the expected date of delivery for the Second Niger Bridge with four kilometres until completion. Fashola made the disclosure during a live appearance on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Monday. Asked when the projectContinue Reading