First Republic Aviation Minister and foremost nationalist, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has said that his appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and the Igbo question, was still attainable. In an interview with DAVID ONWUCHEKWA, the respected statesman expressed the abundant hope that … [Read more…]
Justice Charles Agbaza of an FCT High Court in Friday rejected evidence by a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. Lawal is charged alongside his younger brother, Hamidu, who is a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited; an … [Read more…]
Uncertainties within the All Progressives Congress, APC as to the direction ahead of the 2023 General Election was at the weekend beginning to clear with postulations of Nigeria’s powerful governors increasingly emerging to drive the process. The coming out of the governors, it was gathered, and the seeming unwillingness of President Muhammadu Buhari to … [Read more…]
All is set for the launch of the private sector-led N62.1 Billion (US$150 Million) HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN). Recommended by Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and driven by the Nigeria Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCAA), the HTFN is a sustainable financing mechanism for the mobilization and deployment of … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State yesterday called for immediate assessment of the cause of the petroleum product tanker explosion, which razed no fewer than 25 houses and destroyed valuables worth millions of naira in Ohoror community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in the community … [Read more…]
Leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has disagreed with the claim by President Muhammedu Buhari that his administration has succeeded in improving the state of security and bringing peace in the North East and South-South from what he inherited. Clark who is also the Chairman, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, in … [Read more…]
The United Arab Emirate has said the restriction on flights arriving from Nigeria and 11 other African nations will be lifted on Saturday January 29. UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), which said it was lifting the ban initially imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of the Omicron … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, pledged to continue to support the Nigerian private sector with policies and programmes to propel it toward higher investments and productivity in the various sectors of the economy, even as he acknowledged that economic policies of his administration are indeed working. Buhari, who spoke at the official commissioning of line 4 … [Read more…]
The police profession is hardly attracting the requisite attention among the youths in the Southeast. But things may get better as the Police Service Commission (PSC) toured the region in a move to re-awaken the interest of youths in the police. DAMIAN DURUIHEOMA reports. In the past, recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force was … [Read more…]
Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, is the most capable candidate to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in May 2023. The governor said this on Thursday when he drummed support for the Tinubu candidacy during the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement’s Working Committees in Ikeja GRA. The movement … [Read more…]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the military and other security services to deal decisively with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security and stability in the country. This is as he assured that the country will ultimately defeat the forces of evil. According to the Special … [Read more…]
A group under the aegis of Northern Organisation Umahi for President has lauded the aspiration of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, to lead Nigeria in 2023. The group code named its mission ‘Rescue Nigeria’, revealed that it began its move in 2021, precisely one year ago, adding that the candidate would ensure the … [Read more…]