The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says spending by Nigerian residents rose to N54.84 trillion in nominal terms in the first half of 2021. The figure is higher than N48.22 trillion recorded in the first half of 2020. The NBS disclosed this in its recent Expenditure and Income Gross DomesticContinue Reading
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately release the passport of Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers state. Inyang Ekwo, the judge, in the judgment delivered on Monday, held that there was no legal justification for the action the NIS took againstContinue Reading
By Female members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have insisted on having the Deputy Chairman (North). The women made the call during a meeting at the party’s secretariat in Abuja yesterday. Their demand comes days after the National Executive Committee of the party approved the recommendation of its committeeContinue Reading
Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of DAAR Communications, has disclosed how the agitation for Biafra by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has affected the chances of the southeast producing a Nigerian president. Dokpesi disclosed that some Nigerians believe that Kanu would force a Nigerian president ofContinue Reading
Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says public office holders should be made to undergo an integrity drug test. Speaking with NAN on Monday, Marwa said the idea behind the call for the test “is to reduce the prevalence of drug abuse” in the country.Continue Reading
Mr Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said he has no intention of withdrawing the case challenging his removal from court. Recall that a Rivers State High Court had restrained Secondus from exercising the functions of the National Chairman of the PDP. The judge, JusticeContinue Reading
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said the seizure of funds belonging to local governments in Lagos State by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005 provided ample opportunity for Lagos to think like a sovereign state able to overcome its financial challenges. Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said theContinue Reading
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has condemned the warning of Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, against End SARS protest on October 20. Falana, who made the remark in a statement obtained by Channels Television on Thursday, said the Police lacked the power to ban public protests inContinue Reading
There was confusion, Thursday, as conflicting reports emerged over the choice of the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Signs of disagreement amongst the ranks of party members emerged as the two opposing factions in the Osun PDP resolved to adopt different candidates for the position. TheContinue Reading
Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to the media to stop shunning governors’ wives. She spoke Wednesday night in Abuja at an event where some first ladies were honoured. Aisha, the Special Guest of Honour, was represented by her spokesman, Aliyu Abdullahi. Aisha commended the wivesContinue Reading
