Ahead of next year’s presidential poll, Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCGS), has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to zone their tickets to the South. CCGS President, Basset Etuk Williams, Read more…
The IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, holds dual citizenship in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday, blocked a British diplomat from speaking with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Eno Read more…
Mr Dangote’s wealth is on course to see greater boost later in 2022 when his $19 billion petroleum refinery project is expected to be delivered. Aliko Dangote recorded a boost of as much as $1.3 billion in his fortune in Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor Native doctors in the South East of Nigeria have resolved to build political bridges across geopolitical zones in the country to ensure the actualization of Igbo presidency. The group of native doctors/traditional religious practitioners under the aegis Read more…
A judge will decide whether to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal In a tweet on Friday, WikiLeaks said that the UK would be ruling on whether founder Julian Assange could appeal his extradition to the US. The High Court will deliver Read more…
The State Department has approved requests from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to transfer U.S.-made weaponry to Ukraine, reflecting a growing urgency on NATO’s eastern periphery to deter Russian aggression. Why it matters: As much as the Ukrainian military has improved since Read more…
The train cars were supposed to run on a rail stretching from Milwaukee to Madison, but now they’re heading to Nigeria. Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo Olu toured the Talgo facility in Milwaukee with Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson earlier this week. Read more…
The discovery of the decomposing body of five-year-old schoolgirl Hanifa Abubakar has triggered shock and outrage across Nigeria, where the hashtag #JusticeForHanifa is trending. The owner of her school, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, has been arrested and the establishment closed. He Read more…
The Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) very threatening” crisis that needs more than $1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths Read more…
January 20, 2022 INTERROGATING SEGUN SOWUNMI’S ‘KINDERGARTEN PRESIDENT’ The PDP Action 2023 , a pressure group for good governance within PDP views with constanation Mr Segun Sowunmi, the erstwhile spokesman of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria, recent Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor An Anambra State based legal practitioner, Bar Johnmary Akachukwu Maduakolam has declared his intention to represent Ihiala federal constituency in the House of Representatives come 2023. The House of Representatives aspirant hail from Umudiokpara Azia in Ihiala Read more…
The director-general of Ihe Abia, a socio-political organisation committed to good governance and accountability in Abia State and Nigeria, Ichie Emeka Okpara, has called on the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, and other stakeholders in the state to ensure that power transits Read more…