The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Kaduna State chapter, has said the February 25 – March 11 general election is critical to the destiny of the country, seeking God’s intervention. Clerics from the state, who gathered at the Elders at the Gate Conference, tagged: “Oh Land, Hear the Word of the Lord”, urged a peaceful […]
The last may not have been heardaboutthe cold war between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Inspector-General (IGP) as the former has turned down a request by the latter to suspend its ongoing plenary meeting. In a letter signed by the Force Secretary, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Hafiz Inuwa, the police chief predicated […]
Ahead of the February 25, presidential election, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) and Sen. Datti Baba- Ahmed, his running mate, in the election. The endorsement came after a marathon meeting of the leaders of the affiliate organisations of the SMBLF […]
A chieftain of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Ezenwo Anichukwu, has reacted to the lingering fuel crisis in Nigeria, saying that the group’s position was that fuel subsidy must be removed as the way out of the present mess. Speaking with journalists yesterday on the fuel scarcity, which has led to long queues […]
The Federal Government has said paucity of funds had made Nigeria unable to shut down some of its foreign missions even when there was need to prune down on the numbers. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, who gave the explanation yesterday at a media briefing in Abuja, disclosed that experience had shown that […]
Shell yesterday posted a record $40 billion profit in 2022. This capped a tumultuous year in which Russia’s invasion of Ukraine allowed the energy giant to hand shareholders unprecedented returns. The British company also announced a record fourth-quarter profit of $9.8 billion on the back of a strong recovery in earnings from its liquefied natural […]
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, has said if he emerged victorious there would not be any industrial action in Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions. Tinubu said this while addressing mammoth crowd during his campaign at the popular Nelsen Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, Osun State capital. The former […]
As investors in various sectors of the economy strategise for the New Year, pension fund managers have tagged along with the intention of investing heavily in infrastructure. Disclosing this yesterday in his presentation during a webinar, the Chief Executive Officer, Pension Funds Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Oguche Agudah, said 42 per cent of the […]
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Gboyega Akosile, announced yesterday that Sanwo-Olu would not debate with those who unleashed terror on Lagosians. On the March 11gubernatorial election, he claimed that those running against Sanwo-Olu are “comedians, jesters, and boys who just want people to notice them”. He added: ‘‘There is […]
The Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers (BoB), Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has stressed his commitment to the development of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI). The BOUESTI Chancellor made the pledge during the inauguration of the ultra-modern High Court Complex built by him and donated to the Ekiti State […]