BY EFE MODESTUS Hundreds of motorists and commuters have continued to groan over the persistent gridlock caused by the ongoing construction along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. They expressed displeasure that the Federal Government and the company overseeing the construction, Julius Berger, had been unable to provide alternative measures to lessen theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Comptroller, Trade Facilitation Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, Anthony Ayalogu, is dead. Ayalogu was said to have slumped at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport while on transit on an official assignment and died. It was reported on Wednesday that the Comptroller-General of the NCS,Continue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The Senate has sumoned the Minister of Niger-Delta, Umana Okon Umana over alleged plot to siphon N480 billion which belongs to the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) and domiciled as Special Intervention fund with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) without necessary appropriation by the National Assembly. The senateContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Nigerian Communications (NCC) has ordered the reversal of the implementation of the newly approved 10% hike in tariff for voice and data services. While noting that the tariff increase was due “was in line with the mandates of the Commission as provided by the Nigerian CommunicationsContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Arewa Joint Committee that interacted with some presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election said on Tuesday that the exercise was not meant to endorse any particular candidate for the forthcoming election. The Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, JamiyyarContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osita Chidoka has questioned the loyalty of Governor Nyesom Wike to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying his endorsement of his Lagos State counterpart is morally wrong. Governor had on Tuesday endorsed Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Continue Reading
…IPOB leader jubilates in prison BY GODDY OBINWA The legal team representing the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday gave an insight on how he received the news of his freedom by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. They also served copiesContinue Reading
…As Atiku calls on Buhari to caution political parties BY EFE MODESTUS The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the attack on his supporters during a campaign rally in Kaduna yesterday. Atiku in a Tweet on his verified Twitter Handle said ”We have just emergencyContinue Reading
BY ADOL DURU The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria has qualified to be referred to as a failed State, and promised to unlock its greatness if elected. The presidential hopeful noted that when a countryContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s inflation rate has surged for the eight consecutive month, hitting a fresh 17-year-high amid rising food and energy costs, and the continued depreciation of the naira. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, inflation rose to 20.77 percent in September from 20.52 percent recordedContinue Reading