The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he did not owe any salaries, pensions, gratuities or any money when he was Anambra State Governor. Obi stated this in response to recent claims by the current Anambra State Read more…
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, former Governor of Bayelsa State and National Leader of the New Democratic Congress, has issued a blunt warning to Nigeria’s political establishment, accusing sections of the ruling class of what he calls class suicide through their refusal Read more…
The Sobering Irony of Benue’s Security Crisis It is difficult to escape the painful irony unfolding in Benue State.Only last week, the nation watched in disbelief as youths visibly armed with dangerous objects blocked the convoy of Peter Obi and Read more…
Oil prices rose more than 3% on Monday, after new Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline. Brent crude futures rose $3.21, Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Tinubu administration to provide clarity on how savings from the removal of fuel subsidy have been applied, following renewed concerns raised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over unpaid Read more…
Former Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has explained why he lent his vehicle to the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, during the latter’s recent visit to the state. Ortom, through his media aide, Terver Akase, said Read more…
There has been outrage among Nigerians following the killing of two Nigerian nationals, Bishop Michael Fakunle and James Nwankwo, in separate incidents in South Africa. Fakunle, an indigene of Iye in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, was Read more…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has identified seven priority sectors the state is targeting to attract investment, deepen industrialisation and drive economic growth. Otti spoke recently at the Meet the Governor Series of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce in Lagos, Read more…
No fewer than 35 women have been identified as alleged victims of a 53-year-old man accused of posing as a commercial motorcycle rider to kidnap, rob and, in some cases, rape unsuspecting passengers in Bauchi metropolis. The suspect, identified as Read more…
President-General of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, has defended the involvement of bishops in politics, saying he was never described as a “fake bishop” when he openly supported political leaders in the past. Kawas Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emma Nsoedo The campaign for the Nnewi Federal Constituency took off for Ikenna A Okafor (Ogbuefi Ekenedilichukwu) with a new sense of urgency and purpose as the flag bearer of the Labour Party. The candidate, who is determined Read more…
A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran grinds on in its Read more…