Britain’s economy grew in the second quarter and did not shrink as previously thought, data showed Friday, easing recession fears amid ongoing turmoil over the government’s tax-slashing budget. Gross domestic product expanded 0.2 percent in the three months to the end of June, upgraded from a 0.1-percent contraction, the Office for National Statistics said […]
One person died on Friday morning while three others were rescued unhurt in a road accident in Awka, Anambra State. The crash which occurred around 6am, along Awka-Onitsha expressway, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a Mercedes Benz Truck with four persons on board. An eyewitness said the truck driver made a reverse to […]
Court, on Friday, ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, with the dismissal of an appeal instituted at the Apex Court by Dan Orbhi-led faction. The Apex Court in a judgment by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim held that the issue of leadership by political parties is an internal […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe state says it will appeal the court verdict affirming Bashir Machina as the party’s candidate for Yobe north senatorial district. On Wednesday, a federal high court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Machina as the APC candidate for the senatorial district. Subsequently, Senate President […]
Ukraine on Friday blamed Moscow for shelling a convoy of civilian cars in the southern Zaporizhzhia region that killed at least 23 on the front line. Zaporizhzhia regional governor Oleksandr Starukh said the strikes had also injured 28 people, “all civilians, local people.” A pro-Kremlin official in Russian-occupied region of Zaporizhzhia blamed Kyiv and […]
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has rejected that plan of the Federal Government to privatise National Integrated Power Plants (NIPPs). The plants are: Benin Generation Company Ltd, Calabar Generation Company Ltd, Geregu Generation Company Ltd, Olorunsogo Generation Company Ltd and Omotosho Generation Company Ltd. NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, while speaking […]
The Spokesperson of the opposition coalition, Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has called on the National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to as a matter of urgency reverse its decision on the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. The coalition also expressed shock that Ayu and the party’s […]
Nigerians have been advised to remain confident and optimistic that despite the problems, Nigeria will continue to remain an indivisible entity. Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida said this while addressing newsmen in Minna, Niger State on the 62nd anniversary of Nigeria. General Babangida said to achieve this, a collective effort by all […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all candidates in the 2023 elections to ensure that their campaigns are devoid of personal attacks. Jonathan spoke on Thursday at the signing of the peace accord on the 2023 elections by presidential candidates. He also urged candidates, their promoters and supporters to exercise restraint and to […]
The spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Senator Dino Melaye, has said likened Nigeria to a car being driven by a drink driver, saying no part of the country is safe. Dino Melaye stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said, “Atiku is a celebrated problem solver. What I am […]
