July 30, 20220 The former secretary to the government of the federation, David Babachir Lawal and the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Saturday met with Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike. The visitors, on their arrival, were led into a closed door meeting at the private residence of governor Wike in…
By Michael Ovat-Awka, July 30, 2022. The Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has engaged no fewer than 31 contractors to clean up Anambra State. The Press Secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, disclosed this in a statement circulated to journalists in Awka the Anambra State capital on Saturday after the July clean-up exercise in…
He is the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State. He is one of the pioneer lecturers of music in Nigeria and also a prolific writer. He is a scholar who has written numerous articles and books on music especially the role of music in the lives of Africans and Africans in diaspora and has…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Austin Umahi who is also the immediate younger brother to Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has rejected an appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. Umahi said he believes the job is not for him or someone of his social status and urged any interested person to contact the…
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Usman Naabba has sentenced the proprietor of Noble kids college, Abdulmalik Muhammmad Tanko,38 and Hashimu Isyaku, 38 to death by hanging for kidnapping, and killing Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil.Other convicts were convicted to 5 years each for conspiracy. Last year, they conspired and kidnapped the…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again demanded the immediate release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group argued that the safety of Kanu can’t be guaranteed in government care following the various threats of attacks which recently hit Abuja, the federal capital territory. The IPOB leader has been in the custody…
Northern Christians on Friday rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as the Presidential candidate and running mate, respectively, for the 2023 presidential election. The Christian leaders arrived at the decision during the APC Northern Christians Leadership Summit in conjunction with Christians from the…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nigerians have been calling for an alternative to the two major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The disappointment in the two major parties and the woes that have befallen the country led to the quest for an alternative or Third…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has broken silence on the recent interview of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar. Atiku had, in an interview on Arise TV last week Friday, suggested that he could not work amicably with the governor as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The former vice…
The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has reacted to the move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the insecurity plaguing the nation. Recall it was earlier reported that the opposition senators led by the Senate Minority Leader, Felix Aduda, gave the president six weeks to end insecurity in the nation or face…
