The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Edo State Election, Godwin Obaseki, has faulted claims made by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a televised broadcast on Tuesday. Obaseki said this in a press statement by his Special Adviser on MediaContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said Nigerians may not survive the increment in electricity tariff and price of petrol. PDP explained that the level of poverty in Nigeria was much, hence it would be difficult for Nigerians to survive the new increment. A statement by PDP’s spokesman, KolaContinue Reading
There was panic at the weekend in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the seat of the Federal Government, over a leaked intelligence report of the likely existence of Boko Haram camps in Abuja. The terror group is also believed to have also set up camps in Kogi and Nasarawa —Continue Reading
The federal government has disclosed that it spent N30.5billion on COVID-19 between 1st April, 2020 and 31st July, 2020. The Buhari administration stated that this represents 84 percent of the N36.3billon public funds and donations received, leaving the balance of N5.8billion. Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, provided the figures.Continue Reading
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a dead party. Tinubu, who spoke during the flag-off of the APC governorship campaign in Akure, Ondo State said PDP was dead in the state. Declaring that the opposition party hasContinue Reading
There was palpable joy on Saturday as the first international flight landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This is coming after five months of the closure of the Nigerian airspace due to lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. The Nation gathered that the plane which took off fromContinue Reading
Massive flood which swept away hectares of rice farm in Kebbi and the activities of “corrupt middlemen” are threats to Nigeria’s food security, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday. He lamented the spiral rise in food prices at a time that “Nigerians have already suffered grave economic losses owing toContinue Reading
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. This was disclosed by Bashir Ahmad, the President’s Special Assistant on New Media. He, however, did not give details of the meeting as both men are stillContinue Reading
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari. SERAP filed the lawsuit against Buhari over the failure to publish details of N800 billion recovered loot. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1064/2020 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP explained thatContinue Reading
Billionaire Harry Ayoade Akande towers above many of his contemporaries, particularly because he has been in a warm embrace of fame for many decades.Beyond his famed status as a successful businessman, he has also remained very relevant owing to his uncommon brilliance, a quality that has endeared him to manyContinue Reading
