A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North/West senatorial district in 2023.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment on ...

 Prior to Independence the road infrastructure in Namibia was terrible. Highways had no bridges and relied on ferries for vehicles to cross rivers and some parts of the highways were not paved.After independence in 1990 one of the priority of the government was to improve roads infrastructure but ...

 Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has lost his Mother- Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu JP, to death in the early hours of today.According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, "She died peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Mama was 90 ...

  Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said the call for the re-composition of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was not impossible, but only when the constitution of the party has been amended to accommodate such demand.Atiku spoke on ...

The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has reportedly appointed Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, into its ranks.Obanikoro, an ally of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the APC, was also ...

 A 30-year-old Okada rider, Ojo Idowu, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for r@ping a nine-year-old girl.The defendant was first arraigned on one charge bordering on r@pe before Justice Olalekan Olatawura in March, 2022. The charge read; ...

FG releases suspected IPOB members arrested in 2020The Federal Government has released suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra arrested by officers of the Nigerian Army since February 27, 2020, at the Imo River community in Abia State.The victims, Sunday Nwafor, 59; Uzonwanne Ejiofor, ...

 The Federal government of Nigeria has concluded plans for the disbursement of cash grants for vulnerable groups to 4,728 beneficiaries across the 14 local government across the areas in Zamfara State.The minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar ...

This evening, I attended the Service of Commemoration in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at The British Residence, Ikoyi, where I signed the condolence register.Queen Elizabeth II lived a remarkable life of service, devotion and duty to the people of the United Kingdom and the entire ...

 By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith has resigned his position. It was gathered that the Board of the Commission asked Smith to resign following the ongoing crisis with the Nigeria ...

GOVERNOR SOLUDO FLAGS OFF THE CONSTRUCTION OF MMIATA-ANAM - NZAM ROAD.THE Executive Governor of Anambra state, Prof. Chales Chukwuma Soludo CFR today 14th September 2022, flagged off the construction of Mmiata -Anam - Nzam Road. The 10.95 kilometers road starts from Umueze Anam down to Iyiora ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebYCqlZx89sChairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) Mr Moses Siloko Siasia has commended the CEO of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe on his proposed plans to build a world-class University in Isiokpo Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers ...

Ayamase stew also know as Ofada sauce is so delicious for people who know it. It can be eaten with rice, agidi, plantain, beans, etc. This video gives a detailed easy to follow steps on how to make a delicious Ofada sauce. Ingredients: Green peppers Green bell peppers Red bell peppers Shombo ...

It became obvious that the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is far from abating as the call for its national chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to resign resonated yesterday at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting.This is coming one week after it seemed Ayu had survived moves to remove ...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, inaugurated a committee on creation of autonomous communities in the state. The committee is chaired by Prof. Felix C. Asogwa.Inaugurating the committee, at the EXCO Chamber, Government House, Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi said that the decision which ...

What happened to the Southwest during the defunct Second and Third Republics when the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and the late business mogul, Moshood Abiola, must not repeat itself next year, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday.The party, through its National Vice Chairman ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nh4vpQ0SCkReno Omokri: Obi, Tinubu Are Regional Candidates. Atiku Is A National Leader (Video)Reno Omokri, former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, says Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi, presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour ...

Harry and Meghan 'angry as it emerges Archie and Lilibet will not get HRH titles when they are appointed Prince and Princess by Charles'• Charles expected to anoint Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in the near future• But Archie and Lilibet will not receive HRH titles, despite tense talks with ...

An Ikeja Special Offences Court will on Monday rule on a bail application filed by Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, whether the convict has met special circumstances for the court to grant him bail.Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo fixed the date after taking arguments from both the prosecuting ...

Two Nigerians have been reportedly killed off the shores of Gbanken Beach in Grand Kru, Liberia, while aboard the Ophelia Panana, a Japan-bound ship.According to AllAfrica.com, 12 other Nigerians were rescued by members of a Liberian joint task force while trying to escape from being killed by the ...

By Sunday AborisadeTrouble seems to be looming between the National Assembly and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over powers of the federal parliament to summon the nation’s major oil firm following its new status as a limited liability company.The development occurred just ...

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo, James Emejo and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja with agency report: The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said yesterday.This was just as the National Primary Health Care ...

By Sylvester Idowu:Three prominent groups, the Niger Delta Movement For Radical Change (NDMRC), the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) yesterday berated rights activist and prominent Itsekiri leader, Mrs. Rita-Lori Ogbebor over her opposition to the award ...

By Deji Elumoye:The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stressed that the use of gas as a transition fuel would not only help in stemming deforestation, but also advance Nigeria’s broader development goals, especially as Nigeria has one of the largest gas reserves in the world.According to him, ...

 Former Inspector General of Police of Nigeria (IGP) Musiliu Smith has resigned as the Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC).PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani confirmed his resignation to The Nation.Ani said Smith’s resignation was on health grounds and President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted ...

By Kemi Olaitan:A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Dr. Kazeem Adesina Abidikugu, has called on the leadership, major gladiators and stakeholders of the party in the state and South-west geo-political zone, to close ranks to work assiduously to ensure the victory of the ...

By Udora Orizu:The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will in the first week of October present and lay before the two chambers of the National Assembly, the proposed N19.76 trillion budget for the 2023 financial ...

By Sunday Okobi:The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, yesterday stated that the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, is the most qualified running mate to their presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.The party leader said they looked around and found out ...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has expressed his view on the call for the resignation of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the PDP.POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that Atiku, who led other leaders of the party ...

 Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 commissions Telemedicine Hub at Comprehensive Medical Centre, Awkuzu built by Adimma Awkuzu Association in partnership with Anambra State Ministry of ...

 The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for the people of the South to feel a sense of belonging in the party.Makinde made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the ...

 THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday, said that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery would become functional by December this year.The Minister disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council FEC, meeting ...

...Says 2023 budget presentation likely in 1st week of Oct.14/09/2022The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday called for the speedy completion of the ongoing renovation of the National Assembly complex ahead of the delivery deadline of August ...

Gov. Ayade makes his staff stand for hours under the sun for resuming late to work in Cross River StateCross River State Governor Ben Ayade, this Wednesday, locked out some of his aides, including some staff of Government House, Calabar, for coming late to work.On arriving at the office as early as ...

  The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to go after the sponsors and perpetrators of mayhem in Agosasa town of Ipoka Local Government Area of the state, over the obaship tussle.Clashes had erupted in the town at the weekend over the next Oja of Agosasa, leading to the death of at least ...

Peter Obi left $150m in 3 banks – Alex Otti replies Anambra govt published on May 19, 2017By Wale OdunsiFormer chairman of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, yesterday stated that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi left $150 million in three banks.His reaction may not be unconnected to claims by ...

 From the beginning of time, empires and tribes have always been on the neck of weaker empires. It was a simple case of the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker. Under King Ghezo, the Dahomey Empire grew strong and ruthless from their manner of slave raiding and attacking under ...

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has indicted the President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and his ruling All Progressives Congress for keeping their promise of relegating the country in their manifesto to Nigerians.In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the demand by some political big wigs in his party, calling for the resignation of the National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, was achievable.Atiku disclosed this when he met with PDP stalwarts ...

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was due to address the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry today. However, Arise Television began announcing that Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu had pulled out of the event (Chief Tinubu is due to address the chamber in October). The actual fact ...

A young man has cancelled his wedding after his fiancee failed to reveal who bought her an iphone13promax.Her curious lover asked her who got her the expensive phone and she insisted that it was a family member, when further asked to disclose the name of the family member, the lady refused and this ...

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for the people of the South to feel a sense of belonging in the party.Makinde made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the ...

Imo State has witnessed frequent deadly attacks by gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed IPOB.Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has said bandits and hoodlums would have overrun the state if not for the “prompt” intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari.Mr Uzodinma stated this on Tuesday ...

Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has  expressed appreciation of the government and people of the State over some interventions his State got from the federal government, especially the take-over of the Gombe Airport by the  government.Speaking to State House Correspondents ...

Nigerian netizens have reacted to a picture of Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman dragging Tinubu along in a rather disrespectful manner.Internet users have reacted differently to the picture, each having a different comment to make.For instance, the picture generated mostly negative ...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Tajudeen Olusi has cautioned those mocking the health of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the party, saying no human being is free from health challenges.Speaking in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT on ...

A five-member panel, headed by Justice Amina Augie, delivered judgement today, after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the appeal marked: SC/CV/ 939/2022 filed by Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii.Mr Odii and Senator Ogba had locked horns in a legal battle over who was validly elected ...

By Kasim Sumaina:The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Wednesday disclosed that the available statistics at its disposal has shown that this year’s flood is the worst in 10 years, as more than 100 communities are affected daily within the country.The Director General of NEMA, Mustapha ...

Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor and a staunch supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has lambasted the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign council, Festus Keyamo, over a social media post.The American psychologist ...

By Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo:The governorship candidate of Labour Party(LP) in Abia State, Monday cried out over the destruction of its billboard by alleged agents of the state government even after he had paid N10 million fee as required.Spokesman of the Alex Otti Campaign Organisation, Mr Ferdinand ...