At all times in every society, the option for peace has never been debated. As the development and growth of such society is largely dependent on its peaceful atmosphere. Enugu wouldn’t have been what it is today if it is not peaceful. All thanks to the peace-loving governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. … [Read more…]
King Charles III will look into his brother, Prince Andrew’s exile following the death of their mother Queen Elizabeth II. Charles as the new king can make any decision about the Duke of York, who was disgraced after paying out millions over a civil sexual assault case. The News reports, Thursday, that Charles III would … [Read more…]
Nigeria‘s headline inflation climbed to a new high of 20.52 per cent in August, the National Bureau of Statistics posted on Thursday. This is contained in the federal statistics office’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the month of August 2022. Making this disclosure in a tweet on its official Twitter page, NBS wrote: “Headline … [Read more…]
President Muhamadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In attendance at the meeting which is holding at the Council Chambers are; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and … [Read more…]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday lost his mother,Mrs Grace Akeredolu. Mrs Akeredolu reportedly died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday morning. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Richard Olatunde confirmed the death of Mrs Akeredolu in a statement. “She died peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Mama was 90 … [Read more…]
An aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as an Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB-compliant candidate. Omokri, who spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today ruled out the candidacy of Obi, saying he (Obi) can never make a good leader. The human right advocate … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has released suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra arrested by officers of the Nigerian Army since February 27, 2020, at the Imo River community in Abia State. The victims, Sunday Nwafor, 59; Uzonwanne Ejiofor, 48; and Wilfred Dike, 36, were held at 14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ohafia, Abia State for … [Read more…]
The Federal Government, yesterday, described as illegal a protest staged by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday which resulted in a gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. For second consecutive days, students, under the aegis of NANS, had obstructed traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and in the Oyo State capital. The protracted … [Read more…]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to present the proposed N19.76 trillion 2023 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly in the first week of October. Gbajabiamila stated this, yesterday, in Abuja, while inspecting ongoing renovation on the main chamber of the House of Representatives, as … [Read more…]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has insisted on the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Makinde, who belongs to the camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. … [Read more…]
The Supreme Court has announced Ifeanyi Odii as the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. Mr Odii will now fly the party’s flag in the 2023 gubernatorial election. The Apex Court further struck out the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had declared Senator Obinna Ogba, as … [Read more…]
Commuters were yesterday stranded on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as students protesting the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) blocked the road. The students in their hundreds under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) brought traffic flow to a halt. Led by the chairman of NANS, Ogun … [Read more…]