Amid the security crises confronting the country, the high command of the Nigerian Army has directed over 120 major-generals, brigadiers, colonels, lieutenants, captains and others to proceed on compulsory retirement. The affected officers, who include those who failed their Senior Staff Course Examinations, were ordered to submit their letters of voluntary retirement or face […]
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that there will be danger if everybody begins to support his presidential ambition. He, however, noted that those who brought Nigeria and Nigerians to the current economic and socio-political problems were the ones that were not supporting him. Obi, who spoke in Enugu, […]
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ifeanyi Okowa has dismissed the chances of the Labour Party (LP) in next year’s presidential election. He spoke in Aboh when he led the Delta State PDP campaign train to Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West Local Government Areas of Delta State. “We all know […]
Amid speculation over Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, his Sokoto State counterpart, Governor Aminu Tambuwal says the party has lawful avenues of dealing with erring members. Since his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate earlier this year, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faced apathy from five PDP […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,693,963 permanent voters cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected in Lagos state. According to a document released by the commission’s Lagos office on Friday, the number of old PVCs received from the national headquarters is 6,570,291, out of which 5,653,330 have been collected and 916,961 uncollected […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dauda Biu as the substantive corp marshal/chief executive officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). In July, Biu was appointed as the acting corps marshal of the FRSC. He took over from Boboye Oyeyemi who bowed out of service that same month. The appointment was announced on Friday […]
The lawmaker representing Borno South District, Senator Ali Ndume, has spoken out in light of the economic implications of the January 31st, 2023 ultimatum on the old N200, N500, and N1,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN policy was announced in October when it made public its plans to redesign the […]
No fewer than 28 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past four years, analysis of media reports by Saturday PUNCH has revealed. The issue of sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World […]
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, said God would determine Nigeria’s next President and not the action of G-5 governors. Okowa stated this on Friday in Aboh when he led the Delta State PDP campaign train to Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West Local […]
In 2022, Nigeria’s oil sector was riddled with numerous challenges, most notably the fuel scarcity crises that hit the different parts of the nation and crippled businesses. In the first half of the year, the country’s oil revenues fell drastically due to a decline in production occasioned by crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism. […]
