Presidential primary: APC silent on zoning, Nigerians condemn N100m nomination fee The All Progressives Congress says it will begin its sale of presidential, governorship, national and state assembly forms on Saturday. The APC, which revealed this after its 11th National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, failed to disclose if it would be zoning … [Read more…]
Peter Ndubuisi Mbah: Distinguished in business and public service (Opinion) By J.J Nwachukwu For Chief Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, it has been a long walk to breakthrough. Indeed it was a tortuous journey to his turning point. Having meandered through the thorny path to the creamy circle of the society, today, he shares the limelight as … [Read more…]
Call For Interim Government: Nigerians React The suggestion to set up an interim administration at the end of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari made by prominent legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, is a call to anarchy, Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, has warned. Speaking to correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari at the … [Read more…]
Controversial Easter advert: CAN wants Sterling Bank Chief Executive, management removed CAN National President, Rev (Dr) Samson Ayokunle The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for the removal of the Chief Executive of Sterling Bank and his management, over the controversial Easter advert which likened the resurrection of Christ with Agege … [Read more…]
Just In: APC pegs Presidential Forms at N100m, settles for indirect primary, rules out consensus The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to sell its presidential form at the cost of N100 million. While the Expression of Interest form is fixed at the cost of N30 million, the nomination form cost N70 million. This was … [Read more…]
THE launch of the national agenda by the National Prosperity Movement aimed at drumming support for the presidential ambition of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi in 2023 suffered a major setback as prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in South West shunned the gathering held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Ibadan. … [Read more…]
Africa has a growing youth population; apparently, the rest of the world is looking at it to source talents; especially, technology talents. Unfortunately, the formal education systems are overwhelmed, resulting in a huge deficit of the requisite skilled talents. However, to get more youths that could compete on a global stage, African tech start-ups are … [Read more…]
The Peter Obi Support Network has asked former Vice President Abubakar Atiku to drop his ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election and support another candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. Both Atiku and Obi are contesting the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. In a message to Atiku dated April 19, 2022 and … [Read more…]
Petrol subsidy payments grew by 349.42 per cent from N350 billion in 2019 to N1.573 trillion in 2021, propelled by the rising price of crude oil in the international market and the falling value of the Naira. The cost of subsidizing the product in 2020 was N450 billion. In 2022 alone, the total cost of … [Read more…]
Dakuku Peterside THERE is some optimism, founded or unfounded, that Nigeria will be witnessing credible elections in 2023. This air of optimism is hinged on many factors, including the recently signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill with clauses that will ensure that votes count and electronic transmission of results. Even though this amendment was not in … [Read more…]
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Nigeria might not be able to compete in the global circle in the next few decades because of the kind of people that will take over the affairs of the country’s political leadership. It said the country is producing children who are not provided with the … [Read more…]
The Presidency, yesterday, knocked critics who have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism, poor leadership and graft. Particularly, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, in his Easter message, had lamented that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had destroyed Nigeria, impoverished and divided citizens along ethnic lines. But spokesman for the president, Mr. … [Read more…]