It is no longer news that Mr. Peter Obi is the number one news in Nigeria. His popularity is indeed beyond compare. It is evident everywhere, especially when he travelled to the states of America such that any person who seeks to deny that fact is being untruthful to himself. …

• Vows his government will hit the ground running Deputy President of the Senate and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that his government will not seek vendetta against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the governing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, when elected …

What a delightful week it has been for Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Heirs Holdings, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation. On Monday, he stood tall in Sokoto at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference to receive a Recognition Award, handed out by no less …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has received commendation for its corporate citizenship performance by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, having received the ‘Corporate Organization Award’ just as the Agency’s Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, was recognized with the 2022 ‘Outstanding Service to Taxation …

Lagos, Nigeria Union Bank of Nigeria has launched a brand-new sonic identity tagged ‘The Sound of Union. At 105 years, the Bank is now leveraging the universality of music to engage with new and existing audiences through this unique sound identity. The Bank tapped prolific and award-winning music producer Tee-Y …

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The Bank in a statement gave this assurance while disclosing plans to sponsor The Fashion Souk 7.0. The statement further noted that 3 successful entrepreneurs who emerge winners in a business pitch …

Giving.NG is partnering with Shoprite Nigeria on “40 Days of Giving” campaign, aimed at inspiring people and organizations to spread kindness and treat it as an everyday thing, rather than a seasonal activity. Giving.NG, Africa’s first and only free crowdfunding platform, has announced that it will begin a campaign to …

Lionel Messi was his inspirational self as he lead Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash on Saturday. A fairly even encounter was brought alive when Lionel Messi scored with a curling effort to give Argentina the lead just after …

Less than 24 hours after a surprise visit by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, a solar system as an alternative source of power, has been installed at Umaru Shehu Ultra Modern Hospital located around Bulumkutu axis in Maiduguri. The system was installed on Saturday following a directive issued by Professor Zulum …

You need not lead a corporation or country for your capacity to lead to become manifest. A leader is always a leader even when he is leading his primary school mates. This is the lesson I learnt during our one-day recent trip to an African country. We travelled to one …

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**Massive turn out for APC in Gov. Okowa’s ward   Deputy Senate President, and the Delta State All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned advance fee fraud, aka 419, among some youths in the state. To arrest the trend, he said such youths would be discouraged from …

** Says Gov. Okowa wasted Anioma’s turn in power The APC Delta State has lamented the lack of infrastructure and development in Anioma nation of Delta State. The State party Chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, made this declaration at Nsukwa, Aniocha South LGA of Delta State, during the ongoing APC ward …

  Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has reassured the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the entire country that Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) represents, not only the best candidate for the nation’s presidency, but the “body and soul of the Igbo for the 2023 general election.” …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) branch, has urged well- meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to rescind its decision on ‘No Work, No Pay’ for lecturers. Prof. Tony Odiwe, Chairman, ASUU-OAU chapter, made the appeal during the Union’s peaceful protest at OAU …

Saudi Arabia came from behind to stun wasteful Argentina 2-1 in the opening Group C match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina in the 10th minute from the spot, a lead they maintained into the half-time break. Saudi Arabia emerged from …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Every act of creation is first an act of destruction – Pablo Ruiz Picasso The president, retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, has been the butt of cruel jokes in the past one week! What the president must have thought was innocuous, social media read meanings into it …

A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has sacked the governorship flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Akan Udofia. In a judgement to the suit AKAN UDOFIA vs ITA ENANG, APC & INEC FHC/UY/CS/144/2022, the court ruled that Obong Udofia was not qualified to …

Few hours after the Federal High Court in Uyo annulled the Governorship Primary result of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, the party’s flagbearer for the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District seat Senator Godswill Akpabio has lost his ticket to DIG Udom Ekpoudom at the Court of Appeal …

Accomplished lawyer and academic, 5th Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and presently a Judge at the Commonwealth Arbitral Tribunal sitting in London, Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, will on November 15, 2022, be celebrated by Who is Who in Nigeria and beyond. The occasion is the public presentation of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has set in motion the process for the setting aside of the judgement ordering that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, be committed to prison for contempt of court. This is contained in a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, the Spokesman of the Commission, …

The House of Representatives Majority leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has denied media reports purporting that he attacked Kano Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Murtala Garo at a stakeholders meeting held in Kano. The alleged media reports indicate that Ado-Doguwa attacked and got Garo injured during the …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to dare stop any candidate of the party from contesting the 2023 general election if he has such capacity. Governor Wike threw up the challenge in Port Harcourt on Sunday …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to presidential candidates ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, urging them to demonstrate leadership by directing their “campaign councils and political parties to regularly and widely publish the sources of their campaign funding.” SERAP said: “We are concerned …

Scores of terrorists suspected to be ISWAP fighters have met their waterloo in the hands of Nigerian troops after a failed attempt to free their leaders in a concentration camp located in New Bussa, Niger State. A defence intelligence source told PRNigeria that the military had been anticipating the terrorists …