Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says if elected president of Nigeria, he will pull Nigeria out of the Commonwealth if Nigerians are not allowed to travel to the UK and other Commonwealth nations without needing a visa. According to him, Queen Elizabeth’s death should usher in a new order … [Read more…]
CLAIM: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, earlier this week, claimed that Rivers State has given the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) the highest number of votes in all presidential elections in Nigeria since 1999. VERDICT: Largely true FULL TEXT Governor Wike made the claim on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the Etche Campus of the Rivers State … [Read more…]
MEMBERS of the Ogun State House of Assembly, again, yesterday, suspended their sitting following the sudden disappearance of the Assembly Mace. The Mace, which is the staff of authority of the state’s legislative arm, was allegedly stolen to prevent the lawmakers from achieving their aims of impeaching the embattled Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo when the House … [Read more…]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, alleged that it has uncovered the perpetrators and sponsors of insecurity in Imo State and South East, warning them to refrain from their heinous activities, or it will come after them. IPOB alleged that the Senator Hope Uzodimma-led Imo State government is totally bereft of information, just as … [Read more…]
The ding-dong in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued, yesterday, as Governor Nyesom Wike maintained his hard stance despite a confidence vote in Senator Iyorchia Ayu by the National Executive Committee (NEC) at a meeting attended by only six of the party’s 13 governors. Not even the decision by Walid Jibrin to step down as chairman … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s oil production crashed below the one million barrels per day mark in August costing the country about $2.658 billion, latest data has shown. Oil production figures posted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, yesterday, showed that daily average production for August was 972,394 barrels, compared to 1.083 million barrels produced in July … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has restated his resolve to ensure that the education sector in the ‘New Nigeria’ receives the robust funding it needs to productively transform the nation. This resolution was made in his Message to mark the International Literacy Day 2022. He maintained his unwavering belief in … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has spent the sum of N21billion on the mapping of the country into enumeration areas ahead of the 2023 census. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at a breakfast meeting with partners on the 2023 population and housing census, yesterday, in Abuja. Osinbajo, represented by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said the government … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu has pledged to ratify the multi-sectoral strategic plan of action on nutrition aimed at curbing stunting and malnutrition in the state in line with the adoption of the National Policy on Food and Nutrition and domestication of the National Strategic Plan of Action on Nutrition by his administration. Ugwuanyi made … [Read more…]
Ndi Enugu, With the burgeoning increase in the number of out of school children in Enugu, this World Literacy Day rings an alarm for me. Beyond the individual loss of good education, the impact of a low literacy level and poor access to education to the State is even more alarming. We are inadvertently perpetrating … [Read more…]
When Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday afternoon, the crown was immediately passed on to her eldest son and heir, Charles, as part of the United Kingdom’s constitutional monarchy system. Charles is now king, Buckingham Palace said in a statement announcing Elizabeth’s death, though a coronation—traditionally held at Westminster Abbey—will be planned later to officially crown the new king (Charles’ … [Read more…]
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the … [Read more…]