BY GODWIN OBI The Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Kingdom of Spain and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development of Nigeria on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU )to promote relationships, cooperation and collaboration in the areas of Sports. The MoU formedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Justice Umeadi who is the sole presidential aspirant of APGA was declared the winner of the primary election of the party on Wednesday.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos State Government will on today (Wednesday) commence an enforcement of its ban on commercial motorcycles, also known as Okada, in six local local governments. The local governments include Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the ban on MayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday continued the screening of its presidential aspirants. Twelve of the aspirants had been screened on Monday, including former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole wasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Leaders in the southern and central regions of the country under the auspices of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for electing a northern presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. They described the outcome of the exerciseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified men in Abia State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday in Umuahia, the state capital. According to him, the clergymanContinue Reading
By Pastor Austin Udeoha Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, depart from me, ye cursed, intoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least 31 persons have died in a stampede at a programme organised by a Pentecostal church, Kings Assembly, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the casualty figure. Frontline Reporters gathered that the stampede occurred at the Polo Club in Port Harcourt.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the Peoples Democratic Party’s flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election. It will be the 75-year-old’s sixth attempt for the nation’s top job. He was also the PDP’s candidate in the last election in 2019, which he lost toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Friday said he is not desperate to be President. Mr Obi made the comment while addressing newsmen in Abuja. According to Mr Obi, he left the Peoples Democratic Party for the Labour Party because the former did no longerContinue Reading