BY GODWIN OBI The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has identified the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation as the major problem militating against the country’s revenue generation. The Committee’s position is premised on presentations by the Energy Commission of Nigeria andContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA A military fighting patrol team led by General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has killed one bandit and arrested three others. A Statement by the spokesperson, Bridgadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the General Officer Commanding; accompanied by a team of operational commandersContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has said that over 216 illegal refining sites were deactivated in the last five months, Gambo, who disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, said over 41 million litres of diesel equivalent of N27bn were saved as aContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU An independent study conducted by Nextier SPD Violent Conflict Database into the activities of dissident groups in Nigeria’s South East region, particularly between 2021 and 2022, revealed how Non State Armed Groups, dubbed “unknown gunmen,” killed 83 civilians and 36 security personnel in the first half ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said Emeka Ihedioha suffered a daylight robbery when his election as governor of Imo State was nullified by the Supreme Court in January 2020. He made the assertion at the Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 90th birthdayContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked Christians, especially church leaders to get more involved in the process of electing leaders, saying the country needs a God-fearing president in 2023 to tackle its numerous challenges. CAN President, Daniel Okoh, gave the charge during the 75th birthday celebrationsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says he has no preferred candidate for the 2022 presidential election but a national agenda for the country. Obasanjo made the declaration when he paid a visit to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar at the Uphill in Minna, NigerContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, will today address a town hall meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event is organised by Nigerians in Canada under the umbrella of Peter Obi Nigerian-Canadian Interest Group as part of the Good Governance Series, identifying the roleContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to ensure their representatives enlist developmental projects in the 2023 national budget. The president, represented by the minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami asked representatives, especially members of the National Assembly to cooperate with the federal government toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his consultations ahead of the 2023 elections are in the best interest of the nation. The governor had in the past few days met with top politicians in the country including the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu;Continue Reading