Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra governorship election, says he can still emerge victorious in the exercise that is expected to end on Tuesday. The Independent National Electoral (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that election did not hold in Ihiala Local Government. Professor Chukwuma…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has stated that anyone who undermines the political value of Rivers State in the 2023 elections will be taught a painful lesson. Wike made the submission on Monday during the commissioning of the Orochiri -Worukwo (Waterlines junction) flyover bridge in the state. According to him, the people of the…
Publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has addressed the ongoing custody battle between his niece, Sophia Momodu, and Afrobeat star Davido, whose real name is David Adeleke. In a series of posts on his verified X handle, Momodu expressed surprise over Davido’s recent legal move to seek joint custody of their daughter. He noted that…
To improve primary healthcare of Nigerians, the World Bank has appealed to the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages. Shubham Chaudhuri, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria made the appeal in Abuja during the special National Council on Health meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Health. According…
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSDC) Ahmed Audi has said that bandits in Nigeria have foreign sponsors. Audi made this known on Wednesday during the training workshop for state commandants of the NSCDC in Abuja. Audi noted that Nigeria is experiencing serious conflict and problems called asymmetric war which…
By Udume Chibueze The appointment of three Deputy Comptrollers General (DCG) and three Assistant Comptrollers General (ACG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has received President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval. According to TheNigerian, the new DCGs are A Hamisu, MBA Musa, and FO Okun. K Olumoh, AB Mohammed, and A Alajogun are the new ACGs….
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio represented President Bola Tinubu at the burial ceremony of Senator Ken Nnamani’s wife. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio who represented President Bola Tinubu at the burial ceremony of Senator Ken Nnamani’s wife, delivered his condolence message on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, paid glowing tributes to Sen. Ken Nnamani’s wife,…
Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised the Igbos to be weary of the promise of the APC government to hand over power to them in 2023, noting that it was dangerous to take the APC government seriously. The newspaper reported that Mr Obasanjo stated this during a stakeholders meeting held at the residence of…
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor has defended his decision to pick Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as his running mate. Adediran on Tuesday called on electorates in Lagos State to work with him and his running mate, adding that she will add more value to…
The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, and the Management of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) have been summoned over the failure to clean up Ogoni land. The National Assembly Joint Panel on host communities summoned the minister and the management of HYPREP over the failure to clean up Ogoni despite payment of $1 billion for…
