Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has said that the electorate in the North won’t vote for the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, should the latter become the candidate of the proposed NNPP-LP alliance for the 2023 general elections. Kwankwaso stated this while featuring on Sunday […]

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged the people of the South-East zone to prepare for what it called ‘a ballot box revolution in the zone’. This formed part of the communique made available  on Monday by the group after its meeting in Enugu. The ADC also condemned in totality the increasing state of insecurity […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has restated that his administration will not relent in fighting crimes and criminality in Nigeria. In a statement by Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IGP hailed the Oyo Command, and the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Squad (FIB-IRT) for recent successes. Baba commended the increasing deployment of technologically advanced […]

The number of security personnel killed in Niger State by suspected bandits has increased following the discovery of more bodies in the bush. Sani Kokki, the convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths of Niger State, explained that more bodies of the security operatives were discovered in the bush by the locals. According to Sani Kokki, “On […]

The Rector of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Dr Adeoye Odedeji, has advised graduates of the institution to give back to their alma mater. The rector said the only way MAPOLY could be greater is for alumni to contribute to the development of the institution. Odedeji said this on Friday during the donation of a […]

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved N33 million in upkeep allowance to be paid to post-graduate students from the state currently studying in France. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, on Sunday said the fund is part of the counter-part funding under the France–Kano State Government […]

Factional National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Barrister Tex Okechukwu, has called out Chief Chekwas Okorie, over his recent outbursts against the factional National Chairman of the party, Ozonkpu Victor Ike Oye, on the leadership tussle in the party. Recall that Okorie, who was the pioneer national chairman of APGA, had […]

One month after the victory of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the party appears to be on a self-destruction path. It would be recalled that Atiku emerged as the candidate following the dramatic stepdown of Aminu Tambuwal, a move that angered Governor Nyesom Wike and his […]

Nigeria and Germany have signed an accord for the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes. The signing by the officials of both countries took place on Friday in Berlin. Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada signed for Nigeria. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock and Minister of […]

There was palpable tension at the secretariat of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abeokuta, on Friday, following the death of a member of the union, identified as Sunday Ogunjimi. Ogunjimi was among other workers who had gathered at the NLC secretariat to await the outcome of a meeting between […]