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The newly appointed member of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Advisory Council, Prof Gregory Ibe has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to hearken to several calls from many eminent Nigerians and release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He said that doing so could become a parting gift to Ndigbo and…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40m for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. The Court ordered Owuru to pay the sum of N10m each to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami;…
Mallam Adamu Adamu has acknowledged that when President Muhammadu Buhari nominated him Minister of Education in 2015, he had little experience in the field. Adamu, who is the longest serving minister, stated this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry on Thursday. He said he was forced to apply wisdom by appointing some professors of education and other good hands, with the help of the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education…
By Goodluck Ikiebe Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 Presidential Inauguration scheduled for May 29th, the FCT Police Command has deployed human and material resources across the nooks and crannies of the Territory to ensure a safe and peaceful Inauguration. A statement by the FCT Spokesperson, SP Josephine Andeh, says the deployment which consists of…
By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has been presented with the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Leadership Role Model Award, in recognition of his effort at restoring peace to the Council after nine years of leadership challenge. While receiving the Award in his office at the Moshood…
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria rolls out its drum on Thursday to celebrate first National Day, after 9 years of existence by Act of Parliament. In a welcome address, the National President, Mr Kaizer Ebiwari, who was highly elated, said the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) has trained…
By Goodluck Ikiebe Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has left Nigeria for Switzerland where he will be commencing a summer tour in Europe. This comes the same day he regained his freedom from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command following his arrest and detention for allegedly assaulting a policeman. It was…
Paul Pogba, a midfielder for Juventus and a French professional footballer, and his wife Zulay had their third child. On Wednesday night, he uploaded pictures to his Instagram account of himself, his wife, and the newborn. In celebration of the arrival of their kid, the former Manchester United midfielder also shared three pictures of himself…
The Governorship/National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Adamawa State has been relocated from the state capital, Yola, to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The tribunal said in a statement that the relocation is with immediate effect. The statement, obtained on Thursday morning, indicated that all cases already allocated hearing dates have…
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima would be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger respectively. The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja. The event is part of the activities lined up for the…
The Federal Government has unveiled a web portal to engage older citizens across the country. The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) Dr Emem Omokaro, who made this known in Abuja said the portal is known as the Continuing Engagement Bureau (CEB). Omokaro said the platform was created to collect data on retired civil servants…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has opened up on why it raised the Monetary Policy Rate, also known as the interest rate, to 18.5 per cent from 18 per cent. In a communique from the 291st Monetary Policy Committee meeting posted on CBN’s website on Wednesday, the Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, stated…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has described the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari as unacceptable. IPOB said the second Niger bridge should be named after an illustrious Igbo person and not Buhari Recall that Southeast governors had agreed to name the bridge after Buhari following the commissioning of the…
By Goodluck Ikiebe As the Nation prepares for the inauguration of the 7th democratically elected President on May 29th, 2023, all is now set for the First Senator E A. Lamai Lecture in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The event being powered by the Senator Lamai Foundation is scheduled to hold on Friday, 26th May, 2023, in…
By Goodluck Ikiebe The outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo says it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State. He stated this while making a speech during a valedictory session chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Citing some portions of the constitution, Keyamo, however, noted that his observation…
By Goodluck Ikiebe Ahead of the much talked about Local Government Election in Edo State, political parties have held primaries to elect their candidates for the poll in September. It was a carnival like celebration in Etsako Central LG as Hon Solomon Obomighie emerged unopposed as the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party Chairmanship flag…
