Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, will declare his intention to run for president on Wednesday. Anietie Ekong, media aide to Akpabio, confirmed the minister’s intention to declare on Monday. “Yes, it is true. He will declare on Wednesday,” Ekong said. The Niger Delta affairs minister will be up against the likes of […]
By Femi Fani Kayode As each day passes the illusion of a Southern Presidency in 2023 melts away like an iceberg approaching the tropics. At the end of the day both parties will present a Northern candidate, NOTHING will happen and the heavens will not fall. This is because Southerners do not know the […]
Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo wants to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari to “continue with insecurity and poverty”. On April 11, Osinbajo declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). During the presidential declaration, the vice-president had said if he is elected […]
Sadiq Abdullahi, son of Ango Abdullahi, convener of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has been released by gunmen who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train. On March 28, a train on its way from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by gunmen in Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna state. The train was said to have been a few minutes […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embrace dialogue with the federal government to end the ongoing strike action. The vice-president spoke in Abuja on Sunday at the commemoration of the 2022 International Workers Day. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 due to several unresolved […]
World soccer ruling body, FIFA, has imposed a 150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) fine on Nigeria following the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on March 29. There […]
Russia is not looking to end its war in Ukraine by Victory Day on May 9, its foreign minister said, as the country was set to mark the key anniversary amidst the ongoing conflicts. Speaking with the Italian outlet Mediaset, the minister, Sergei Lavrov, insisted Moscow would not rush to wrap up its “special […]
The Conference of All Markets Traders in Anambra State (COMTAS),which comprises over 65 markets in Anambra State has asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to immediately drop the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry of Anambra State, Dr.Obinna Ngonadi. In a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, the group unequivocally condemned the non-inclusion of Anambra Statet […]
A three-story building has collapsed at Ibadan street, Ebutte Meta, Lagos state. Many people are said to have been trapped in the rubble, following the collapse of the building on Sunday. Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) […]
Livid party leaders yesterday called for immediate sanctions against the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu for allegedly compromising the 3-man delegate Congress of the party in Imo state. The 3-man adhoc delegate Congress in Imo yesterday hit the rocks following failed attempts by members of the Panel and […]
