Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday declared that he was not threatened by the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. The former Lagos State governor, who spoke when he met with the leadership of the party at its headquarters … [Read more…]
…Congratulates him on his appointment The State Executive Committee of Peter Mbah Grassroots Canvassers (PMGC), led by the Director General, Sir Steve Avah Esq., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of Barr. Peter Mbah Campaign Organisation at the Campaign Office, Independence Layout, Enugu. In a statement by Chris Enebe, … [Read more…]
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have lost their second international friendly match against the United States Women’s National Team 2-1. The match was played in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Nigeria Time) in Washington DC. The first of the twin friendly between the two teams saw the USA team beat the Super Falcons 4-0 … [Read more…]
Ashiru was speaking following Tuesday night’s meeting he and 16 other PDP governorship candidates had with Wike in Port Harcourt, days after first meeting with the party’s presidential flag bearer and former Vice President, Atiku. Ashiru, speaking of behalf of the team of PDP guber candidates after the closed door meeting with Wike, said: “It … [Read more…]
The Egyptian Police have arrested the lead negotiator between bandits and the passengers kidnapped from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train, Alhaji Tukur Mamu. The reporter gathered that Manu was arrested in Cairo, the Egyptian capital on Tuesday. The bandits’ negotiator was said to have been arrested in Egypt alongside his family members. Mamu was said on … [Read more…]
A renowned Islamic cleric in the South East, Sheikh Ibrahim Iyiorji, was shot dead on Sunday at his residence in Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, by gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He died Monday night at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, to where he was … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s currency, Naira, continued its depreciation against the US dollar, and it is now officially at its lowest level on the official market. Data from FMDQ securities shows that Nigeria’s currency, Naira, fell to its lowest in 2022 on Tuesday, September 6, to close the day’s trading at N436 per dollar at the Investors and … [Read more…]
Ahead of the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, the NEC members are divided over the clamour for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu. While some NEC members from the South argued that Ayu’s removal was the only way out of the … [Read more…]
…Enugu LP Chairman points fingers at PDP A worrisome political violence is creeping into Enugu State politics, ahead of the 2023 elections, with an attack by gunmen on Labour Party, LP’s members having a meeting in their party office in Awgu, headquarters of Awgu Council area. The gunmen were said to have stormed the venue … [Read more…]
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that his failure to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential primary election was the will of God. Umahi was one of the APC presidential aspirants who wanted the presidential ticket, but the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, … [Read more…]
Following another video on social media showing Nigerians who arrived in the UAE but were not let into the country, the Nigerian government has advised Nigerians going to the UAE to be honest with visa applications. “It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also … [Read more…]
A state High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, of over the N6.3 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court presided over by Justice Christy Dabup also discharged and acquitted a … [Read more…]