The National Secretary of Labour Party (LP), Mr Umar Ibrahim, has said that Peter Obi remains the Party’s presidential flag-bearer, saying there is no faction in the party. Ibrahim made the declaration while addressing newsmen on Friday in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Festus Okoye, the …

Human rights activist and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has been declared the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2023 general elections. Sowore was declared the winner unopposed at the party’s national convention held at Work and Connect Event Center in Abuja on Thursday, which …

When I went to start my Ph.D. programme in September 2018, it was a chance to further explore my interest in democracy and the media. Leaving a banking job for a full-time research programme at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg was a challenging but fulfilling journey. After an interesting and …

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the newly-elected presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Omo-Agege, the standard bearer of APC in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State, in a statement by Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Delta APC Gubernatorial Campaign …

By Ijendu Iheaka The tussle between him and Rev. Augustine Ehiemere will scuttle All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidates’ chances of success in the 2022 elections in Abia if not settled, Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu has said. Prince Ukaegbu disclosed this in Aba on Sunday during an interview session with newsmen. …

Reasons why Nigerian citizens in Nigeria and in the Diaspora must enroll for the National Identity Number (NIN) have been spelt out. The enrollment exercise is currently going on in Nigeria and in countries around the world where Nigerians reside. Upwell Finance and Kevonne Consults Ltd., which are partnering with …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 One of the three pillars on which the retired Major-General Muhammdu Buhari hung his return to power as president and commander-in-chief in 2015 was that he would fight and uproot corruption. The other two were that he would end insurgency and insecurity as well as revamp …

“I’m on a mission to rescue and restore Nigeria from its present gloom to her state of economic boom.” That is the cardinal campaign theme of Akwa Ibom’s performing Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. In a special …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Prof. Maduike Ezeibe has called on Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to verify the efficacy of MSAMS on monkeypox through clinical trials in order to save lives. Medicinal Synthetic Aluminum Magnesium Silicate (MSAMS) is a mineral-based drug formulated by Ezeibe which has positive and …

Twin brothers, Arie and Chuko Esiri are the Directors of the award-winning Nigerian film, Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), which has continued to win international awards and attract rave reviews in leading media across the world.   The film took the film circuit by storm when it was taken around …

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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sokoto State chapter has expressed great shock over the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Emmanuel by an angry mob at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) on Thursday.  CAN in a statement jointly signed by the Sokoto State chapter …

Nigerian troops have eliminated scores of suspected Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists in Taraba State, PRNigeria reports. The ISWAP elements met their waterloo when they attacked troops on a military operation, at Tati village under Takum local government area of the State. But the Commanding Officer of …

*Says option will promote equity, good conscience, unparalleled peace  A socio-cultural pressure group comprising of accomplished public officers, technocrats, academics, professionals and leaders of thought of Enugu State origin, the Hilltop Club 1972, Tuesday enjoined Nigerians to support the zoning of the 2023 presidency to the South-Eastern part of the …

Dennis Udoma, Uyo A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, banner erected at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium during the presidential declaration by the Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godwill Akpabio, Wednesday, caused pandemonium in Akwa Ibom. The banner had the inscription: “Peoples Democratic Party, Akwa Ibom State Chapter is …

Our attention has been drawn to an article titled: “Garrulous Wike And His Presidency Mirage!”, written by Ray Morphy and published on his regular Leadership Newspaper Column, ‘Tuesday with Ray Morphy’. From the title alone, one would immediately infer that this is another hack installment in the Wike bashing enterprise; …

All is set for the commencement of academic activities in the newly-built Central School in Ameke, Obioma Kingdom, Udi Local Council of Enugu State. An opening ceremony has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa, Mr Ike Chioke, has said. According to …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his marching orders to troops of the Nigerian Army to intensify efforts aimed at eliminating bandits and terrorists from every part of the country. Faruk stated this shortly after laying the foundation for a …

..We must not allow them destabilize Nigeria BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Tuesday, urged Nigerians to call a spade a spade by appropriately calling bandits their right name which, he said,is simply terrorists.  …

…adjourns plenary till May 10 The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, and to prohibit the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee …

Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Ibrahim Danbaba, has decamped from the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker’s decision to join the APC was conveyed in a letter read at the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday. …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Fidelis Poor, a member of a syndicate who allegedly connived to defraud a first Class Traditional Ruler in Kwara State, His Royal Highness Idris Sero Abubakar, to the tune of N33,399,999.00 (Thirty-Three Million, Three Hundred …

William Attah, Gombe The Conference of Northeastern States Civil Society Networks has threatened to mobilize support from other civil society organizations across the country and beyond to pass a vote of no confidence on the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government if it does not rescind it’s decision to grant …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area(LGA) of Imo State. This was announced through a statement on Thursday, April 14, 2022, by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC. Okoye said …