The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere has received praise from the Igbo apex socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo for its bravery, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the ideals of pan-Nigerianism and the continued existence of the country regardless of whose ox is gored. In a statement released on Tuesday, Afenifere insisted that South-East Nigerian and Labour Party […]
Frank Geng-Quangrong, a 47-year-old Chinese national who is on trial for culpable homicide, admitted before the Kano State High Court on Thursday that he accidentally stabbed his 22-year-old Nigerian girlfriend Ummukulsum Sani with a knife but did not intend to kill her. Under cross-examination by the prosecution’s attorney, Kano State Director of Public Prosecution, Aisha […]
Conrad Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party member in Benue State, filed a suit that led to the stepping aside of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. In this interview with JOHN CHARLES, he explains why he filed the suit and the reasons for the party’s defeat in the state Why did you file the suit against […]
The Lagos State Government has advised residents to prepare for above-normal rainfall, which will start in the first week of April and cease in December. This was made known by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, who spoke at the 2023 press briefing on Seasonal Climate Predictions and its socio-economic […]
President Muhammadu Buhari would not support an interim administration that would postpone Bola Tinubu’s inauguration, according to Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau State. This was said by Lalong on Thursday following their meeting at Aso Rock. He made his statement just 24 hours after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress […]
In response to Femi Fani-recent Kayode’s inciting remarks, a group called Save Nigeria Democratic Movement on Thursday urged Inspector General of Police Alkali Baba Usman to detain the former Minister of Aviation and Director of New Media for the All Progressive Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council within the next 48 hours. In a statement released […]
In order to strengthen regional action against drug cartels, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) organized a regional training on how to shut down clandestine laboratories for six West African nations. The training was part of the ECOWAS project “Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking” (OCWART), which was co-funded by the European Union […]
Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State, gave his approval on Thursday for all of his political appointees to be immediately dissolved. All Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants, Special Advisers, and Technical Officers are affected, according to a statement from the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Chris Ezem. Read Also: Kano Governor-elect appoints Chief Press […]
Comrade Timi Frank, a former deputy national publicity secretary for the All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Thursday that the security agencies were using the alarm about a plot to impose an Interim National Government (ING) as a pretext to arrest PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) rival, Peter Obi, before […]
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), which make up the leadership of organized labor in Enugu State, have praised Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his extraordinary dedication to the welfare of the state workforce despite the avalanche of difficulties his administration has faced since taking office in 2015. On […]