An Italy-based Ghanaian man, Matthew Quaicoo has said that the issuance of Ghanaian passports to Nigerians will make his countrymen lose their reputation in oversea countries. Quaicoo who is reported to be an evangelist in Italy, then, asked Ghana’s foreign affairs to stop issuing the country’s passports to Nigerians residing in Ghana. The Ghanaian […]
This photo taken on July 12, 2022, shows INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Chairman. Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed the date for the release of the final lists of presidential and governorship candidates. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, released the dates on Thursday during a meeting […]
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to repair his “battered image” by addressing the security challenges of the country. Ortom’s comments came on the heels of a statement attributed to Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, on Wednesday. Shehu had said Ortom was playing “dog whistle politics” over his claim that […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Delta State governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will not be a dictator if elected president. Okowa stated this while speaking with newsmen in Kano on the sideline of the event to receive ex- two-term governor […]
A coalition of civil society organisations, on Thursday, called on 2023 presidential candidates, the government and other critical stakeholders to prioritise accountability issues in governance processes, fiscal transparency, and on plans to strengthen anti-corruption agencies and address gender challenges. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the CSOs namely: Accountability Lab Nigeria, […]
Not fewer than 49 Boko Haram insurgents were reportedly killed when a Super Tukano warplane bombed three terrorists hideout in Sambisa forest in Borno State during multiple raids. It was gathered that the air bombardment was conducted by the Air Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, on August 30 and 31, at the terrorists’ camps of […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adakole Ijogi, has urged the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, to vacate his post in fulfilment of his promise to quit if the PDP produces a presidential candidate from northern Nigeria for next year’s polls. “It is just a simple process to know that […]
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said his administration will attempt to reunite Nigeria using the provisions of the law. Mr Obi at a town hall event in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday, said a review of the Constitution will be part of the overall restructuring Nigerians […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria is gradually moving towards dictatorship. The former president stated this at the 70th birthday celebration of Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, held at Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. Speaking on the theme of the event, ‘Nigeria’s Unfinished Greatness: Next Steps’, Jonathan urged Nigerians to remain […]
Barring any last minute changes, academic activities at the Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), will soon resume after the state government agreed to shoulder the responsibility for the payment of salaries of the staff of the university. Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, made this known while briefing members of the state executive council, […]
