Apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and the Tiv nation have endorsed the quest by the South East to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. They, however, demanded that the country must be restructured before the 2023 general election to guarantee its continued co-existence as one … [Read more…]
Lewandoski named best footballer, Mo Salah second, Messi third Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is the best football player and Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp, the best coach, according to a survey among German Bundesliga players conducted by Kicker sports magazine. Kicker said in its latest edition on Monday that Lewandowski garnered 43.2 per cent of the … [Read more…]
Ignore collateral damage, bomb all forests in north to end banditry: El-Rufai Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has proposed for a blanket bombing of forests in the North to flush out bandits, saying “collateral damage” was expected to ending banditry. “I’ve always believed that, you know, we should carpet-bomb the forests; we can replant the trees … [Read more…]
Nine fire stations to be established in Enugu: Official The Enugu State Government plans to establish new fire stations in nine council areas without fire stations in the state in the year 2022, a fire service official said. Okwudili Ohaa, the Enugu State Chief Fire Safety Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on … [Read more…]
Former presidential candidate Bashir Tofa dies at 74 Bashir Tofa, a former presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in the 1993 presidential election, is dead. Mr Tofa died at 74. He died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Monday. Mr Tofa contested against MKO Abiola of the SDP in the … [Read more…]
Banks’ borrowings from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, rose by 233 per cent, year-on-year, to N26.9 trillion in 2021 reflecting increased reliance on the apex bank to cope with the intense scarcity of funds which prevailed in the interbank money market for most part of last year. The CBN has two short … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors and the Joint Health Sector Union, on Sunday, knocked members of the House of Representatives over plans to outlaw strikes in the health sector. The bodies described a proposed bill to that effect as draconian and an assault on the democratic rights of employees. The PUNCH … [Read more…]
All is set for the Imo State Stakeholders meeting scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 4th January 2022 at Sam Mbakwe Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri as all relevant stakeholders have been invited and Imolites expectant of the outcome. In running all-inclusive governance, His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma had upon resumption of … [Read more…]
Brazilian World Cup-winner Ronaldo tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, forcing him to cancel his appearance at celebrations for the 101st anniversary of his first-ever team, Cruzeiro, the club said. The 45-year-old ex-striker “is fine, with light symptoms, and will now undergo a period of rest and social isolation, in line with medical advice”, … [Read more…]
Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the Nigeria-based lawyers for a self-determination campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has resigned from his client’s legal team. Olajengbesi, the managing partner, Law Corridor, in a terse statement yesterday on his official Facebook page, announced his registration. This is happening amid backlash from the umbrella body of … [Read more…]
Olubadan to be buried today – Palace The body of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Saliu Adetunji, will be buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. This was made known in a four-paragraph statement signed by the monarch’s Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity, Adeola Oloko, and made available to journalists in … [Read more…]
In 2021, Nigerian Senate sat for only 66 days, broke own rules In the whole of 2021, Nigerian senators held plenary sessions for just 66 days. This could mean they held plenary for a little over two months. Or going by the legislative calendar of three days per week, one could say the lawmakers sat … [Read more…]