Ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State, three gubernatorial candidates have stepped down for the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ayedatiwa, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed on Thursday that Dr. Ajibola Falaye, Hon. Jenyo Ataunko, and Olaide Ibrahim of the Accord Party, […]
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has signed a gas supply deal with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The agreement was signed by Justin Ezeala, the managing director of NGML, and Aliko Dangote, the president and CEO of the Dangote Group, on Tuesday. The gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA), signed […]
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has said the level of corruption in the power sector would make people cry. Read Also: EFCC summons foreigner, guests for Naira-spraying at Kano wedding He put it this way: “As we speak, we are grappling with electricity. If you […]
There was panic in Jos, the capital of Plateau state, on Tuesday, following a bomb scare. A statement by Alfred Alabo, police spokesperson in Plateau state, said the command received reports of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a “shallow dug hole” along the Murtala Mohammed way, beside the old Jos University Teaching […]
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has disclosed that the 1999 Constitution makes it impossible to impeach a president, suggesting that the country should change to a parliamentary system. Dogara, a lawyer, said the impeachment process stated in the 1999 Constitution makes it impossible to remove a sitting president no matter his […]
A northern Nigeria group, Northern Youths Movement, NYM, has tackled former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido over his recent comments concerning the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Lamido had come hard on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, calling him a “small boy in PDP […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has denied that she is organising a national prayer over the economic challenges ravaging the country. It was reported that the First Lady, in collaboration with other persons, is planning a prayer session for the country. Reacting, the spokesperson to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement […]
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged President Bola Tinubu to focus on improving Nigerians’ welfare as the country grapples with significant economic challenges. Speaking at the 2024 Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ) conference, Osinbajo highlighted the urgent need for social welfare programs and accessible healthcare as Nigerians struggle with rising […]
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday warned the newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, about an impending attack by terrorists in five Nigerian states. Primate Ayodele warned the new COAS that the Nigerian Army must be careful from December to February because terrorists are planning to […]
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared nine notorious terrorist leaders, operating in the North West region, wanted and is calling on the public to assist with any information that could lead to their capture. The DHQ, in a statement released on Thursday, urged citizens to remain vigilant and report any sightings or knowledge […]