Five days before the April 15 supplementary polls, opposition parties and candidates, weekend, intensified moves to get the upper hand in the elections and whittle down the strength of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 10th National Assembly. There will be supplementary balloting for two governorship, five senatorial, 31 House of Representatives and … [Read more…]
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has rejected a bill seeking to make it mandatory for fresh medical graduates to provide services to Nigeria for up to five years before receiving full registration and license to practise. The proposed legislation which has passed the second reading at the lower chamber of the … [Read more…]
Over fifteen occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition on Saturday, April 8, 2023, when the bus had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway. The spokesman of the FRSC, assistant corps marshal Bisi Kazeem confirmed the accident in a statement he issued yesterday in Abuja. … [Read more…]
The 36 state chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) and some members of the party’s National Working Committee have passed a vote of confidence in the leadership the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. Addressing the press on Saturday, they said the action of Lamidi Apapa and a few individuals is illegal and decisions taken are … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue State. The president, in a statement by Garba Shehu, a presidential media aide, urged that all efforts must be made to end what he called “extreme violence.” There has been reported killing of over 80 in Umogidi community of Entekpa-Adoka in Otukpo Local … [Read more…]
As Christians all over the world remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Nigeria’s President-Elect, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidates of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have all felicitated with Christians in Nigeria, tasking them to imbibe the messages of Peace, Love, Hope, … [Read more…]
Armed bandits have abducted about 60 persons, mostly children, in the border communities of Zamfara and Katsina states. The affected victims are from the Kucheri, Wanzamai, and Danwuri communities of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and Yankara town in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incidents happened early hours of Friday … [Read more…]
A bill to prevent Nigeria-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday. This is aimed at addressing the increasing number of medical doctors leaving Nigeria for greener pastures, and making … [Read more…]
Spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko has said that the leadership crisis rocking the LP is not just an attack on the national chairman, Julius Abure, but a ploy to derail the drive by the party’s flagbearers, Mr Peter Obi and his vice, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. Mr Tanko who was a … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives is set to begin a probe for an alleged diversion of N20 billion by some staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. At plenary on Thursday, the House set up an ad-hoc committee for the purpose of the probe following the adoption of a motion by Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu (Kano). … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the 2023 polls have proved the growing strength of the nation’s democracy and more especially, the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of the leaders. Speaking when he received the newly-installed Emir of Dutse, Jigawa State Capital, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu Sunusi at the … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles came tumbling down the ladder in the new FIFA ranking released Thursday, falling down five steps from the previous 35th position to occupy 40th spot in the world. The team also fell out of the top five in Africa, occupying the sixth position due the home defeat inflicted on them by less … [Read more…]