A twenty-two-year-old girl has been allegedly killed by her boyfriend in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local government area of Anambra State. According to an eye witness, Mrs Ngozi Nwude, the suspect Ikenna Oraekie had been in the habit of beating the girl despite caution from neighbours. She said, the deceased had …
Read More »Wike: South Will Shake Nigeria With Decision On 2023 Presidency
THE Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has opined that Nigeria would shake the day the southern part of the nation would declare its decision on the 2023 presidency. This was as the governor said the Peoples Democratic Party would not give its presidential ticket to any candidate who would serve …
Read More »Amaechi Is The Most Qualified For 2023 Presidency – Northern Group
The leaders from the north-west geo-political zone under the umbrella of Bridge Builders Initiative For Green Nigeria (BBIGN) said the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is the most qualified and preferred candidate of the north for 2023 presidency. In a town hall meeting held at Fulbe …
Read More »2023: Nigeria’s Enemies Against Igbo Presidency – Ohaneze
The most topical and popular issue in South East today is the actualization of a Nigerian President from the region. Though some people believe that restructuring of the federation is what the Igbo needs at the moment, there are those clamoring for Nigerian President of Igbo extraction. To this end, …
Read More »Amaechi Receives Daura Traditional Title, Turbaned By Emir Umar Faruk In Katsina
Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina was agog when Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, received a traditional title on Saturday. Amaechi and Alhaji Nasiru Haladu Danu, a businessman, received traditional titles of Dan Amanar Daura and Tafida Babba Daura respectively. The traditional titles were conferred …
Read More »Hijab Crisis: Kwara Muslim & Christian Groups Disagree Over Peace Move
The Kwara Muslim Stakeholders’ Forum and the Christian Association of Nigeria in the state have disagreed over an acceptable way to resolve the unending controversy over the use of the Hijab by Muslim female pupils in state missionary schools. The two groups, at separate press conferences in Ilorin, the state …
Read More »ASUU Begins Preparation For Strike, Declares Monday Lecture-free
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged its chapters across the country to sensitise members of the public on the situation between the union and the Federal Government. This is as it declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day in a bid to enhance the sensitisation. The …
Read More »Oil Soars Above $93, Nigeria’s Revenue Prospects Brighten
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, extended its gains on Friday, rising above $93 per barrel, in what is a potential boost to Nigeria’s crude oil export revenue. Brent crude, against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, hit a fresh seven-year high of $93.44 per barrel as of 4:15pm Nigerian time …
Read More »World Bank Blames FG As High Inflation Worsens Poverty
The World Bank has said the Federal Government of Nigeria did not take any concerted action towards curbing inflation in 2021 despite inflation shock pushing an estimated eight million Nigerians below the poverty line. The Washington-based bank said this in the latest edition of its ‘Nigeria Development Update’ report 2021. …
Read More »Aggrieved APC Factions Shift Battle To Court, Accuse Party Of Contempt
The internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress may not fizzle out any time soon as aggrieved factions of the party have shifted the battlefield to court after the national leadership of the party inaugurated state chairmen not in their camps. Some factions also accused the APC of contempt of …
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