Opinion

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has denied report linking him to the 2023 presidential ticket with the former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. His media aide, Dr Bashir Gwandu, described the rumour as a figment of some person’s imagination who are bent on distracting the …

Facebook feminist, Nkechi Bianze has shared highlights from her wedding which took place last weekend.   Bianze who disclosed that her husband is from Mbaise in Imo state, said no bride price was paid. She also revealed that she didn’t kneel down to give him a drink during the traditional …

Ahead of next week’s Sallah festivities, the National Economic Council, NEC, has urged for strict adherence to the COVID-19 response guidelines across the country, after receiving a regular state performance report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the report, the Coronavirus positivity rate has gone up …

Paul Adefarasin, Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church in Lagos, claims that northern Nigeria’s census and election results are rigged. “The numbers in Nigeria as far as census and election are concerned are a lie,” Mr Adefarasin said in his recent sermon, a video of which is …

Recent developments in the region forced India to rethink its approach to the armed group. In a crucial policy shift, India recently acknowledged that it entered into backchannel communications with the Taliban in Afghanistan. In early June, the Indian media reported that New Delhi has started talking to certain factions …

Shehu Sani has hailed the senate for rejecting Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission. The former Kaduna lawmaker said the electoral body has been saved from a serpent. On Tuesday, the senate declined Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral …

Sponsor of the controversial bill seeking a 5-year jail term for protesters, Hon. Emeka Chinedu has withdrawn the bill from the House of Representatives. Chinedu announced the formal withdrawal of the bill in a letter read by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila at Tuesday plenary. It will be …

Fiery Catholic priest and the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has demanded unconditional release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.   Kanu was arrested on June 27, extradited to Nigeria, and re-arraigned in court on June 29. He is currently …

*Fault continuous borrowing to finance consumption *Say N410/$ exchange rate assumption unrealistic *Pressures coming from exchange rate volatility By Babajide Komolafe, Peter Egwuatu, Yinka Kolawole, Udeme Akpan and Nkiru Nnorom Economic operators and private sector operators have said that the decision of the  federal government to borrow N5.6 trillion to …

Jigawa state governor, Muhammadu Badaru, has said that President Buhari is honest, transparent, and “sleeps with Nigerians at heart.”   The governor disclosed this to Nigerians while speaking at a grand reception held in Yola, Adamawa state on Saturday, July 10 to celebrate the recent decamping of Senator Grace Bent from PDP to …