Two notable Yoruba monarchs, the Owa Ajero of Ijero Kingdom, Oba Joseph Adebayo and Olowu of Kuta, Oba Oyelude Makama insisted that Nigeria stands to benefit immensely when it is properly and honestly restructured. They also said with restructuring, the issues of unrest and insecurity will be an issue of the past. The two foremost […]
Ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) a frontline National Chairmanship candidate, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has promised to cement every crack in the party. The former governor of Borno State, who spoke with journalists in Abuja in company of members of his campaign team weekend, said he has no issues […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has prescribed a “ballot box coup” as a panacea to saving Nigeria from the near total collapse which the successive administrations had created for her. The party, at the launch of its South West Support Group in Ibadan at the weekend, maintained that […]
…as Wike says present leadership spreading hatred, ethnicity Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday charged Nigerians to work toward the prosperity of the country, saying Nigeria could be on the path of progress if the citizens continue to display fairness, equity and justice. He gave the advice on Sunday at the 61st […]
Ten students abducted from Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have been released, after spending close to 12 weeks in captivity. Suspected bandits had, on July 5, invaded the school located about six kilometres from Kaduna metropolis, and abducted 121 students. Some of the students were freed in batches, while others escaped from captivity. With […]
…acknowledges global religious chauvinism Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received the prestigious Excellence Award from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Osinbajo, after receiving the award at a dinner organised by CAN on Saturday night, urged religious leaders across the country to preach about fairness and equity for there to be peace. […]
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) has disclosed that the UN High Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuberculosis and Global TB Caucus has assured of parliamentary support to end tuberculosis in Nigeria. Kalu joined other global leaders at the official pre-meeting of the Stop TB Partnership […]
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won this year’s football competition organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The SEC team beat the Central Bank 4-0 on penalties after both teams lost chances during regulation time. After 90 minutes of play which the Central Bank, the most ambitious during the game, struggled the […]
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from New York, United States of America (USA) where he participated in the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The President departed the JFK International Airport, New York on Saturday at about 11:40 am (local time) and landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that international recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration. Lavrov was speaking on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. His comments come after the Taliban nominated a U.N. envoy, setting up a showdown […]