• Performance national disgrace -Atiku campaign BY EFE MODESTUS The former Lagos State governor, in his address entitled “Nigeria’s 2023 elections: Security, economic and foreign policy imperatives” vowed that under his watch, Nigeria would epitomise values of democracy during elections anywhere in Africa by ensuring that democratic ideals are followedContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi says the vast number of unemployed youths in the North-East region is the biggest contributing factor to insecurity in the region, as thousands of youths wake up every morning without food or shelter. Obi stated this onContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBI Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has slammed the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, over his criticism following the former’s backing of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Wike on Monday had said Dogara lacked integrity having backed Atiku after hisContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBI Ahead of the February 25 presidential election next year, Nigerian witches have said that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, would laugh last while the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, would weep. The group also dispelled rumours about the fitness of theContinue Reading
…list security, infrastructure among 7 key priority areas…insist a new Nigeria is possible BY EFE MODESTUSThe Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have in conjunction with the party, released a 62-paged manifesto titled “Pact with Nigeria” in which theyContinue Reading
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo In Vietnam BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja this Saturday to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagementswith the President of Vietnam, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc; the Vice President, Vo Thi Aah xuan, the Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, other governmentContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The governors of the 36 states of the federation have said they are surprised by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba over his accusation against them for Nigeria’s poverty index. The Federal Government, through the National Bureau of Statistics, in November,Continue Reading
By Efe Modestus Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) on Thursday warned state governors using thugs to prevent opposition from mounting campaign materials in their domains that security agencies will soon descend on them. The NSA gave the warning whenContinue Reading
By James Akinola The Ogun State Executive Council of the Labour Party on Thursday expelled the Director-General of Peter Obi- Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, and 11 others for refusing to pay their membership dues. According to the SEC, which made the pronouncement after a meeting in Abeokuta,Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has again knocked governors, accusing them of stealing local government funds and stifling development of rural communities. The criticism came barely 24 hours after the Minister for State Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba had blamed the state executives for the high rate of poverty in theContinue Reading