Ortom Won’t Appear Before Any C’ittee, Wike Lambasts PDP
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has berated the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faulting them for the suspension of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, over allegations of anti-party activities. While addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike postulated that the party’s NWC does not […]
I Didn’t Hold Secret Meeting With CJN, Tinubu Breaks Silence
The Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Bayo Onanuga has denied in strong terms the reports that went viral which alleged that Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a secret meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola in London, describing the report as grossly fake, misleading and malicious. The […]
Biden Arrives Canada To Discuss Trade, Migration Challenges
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has arrived in Canada where he is billed to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address parliament, with reports that a deal has been struck on managing undocumented migration across the neighbours’ long border. With the activities mostly scheduled for Friday, trade, Canada’s meagre defence spending, and […]
River Guber: Stop Trying To Discredit Me, Abe Warns Wike
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe has come out to claim that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is trying to discredit him and his aspirations. Abe, who claimed that he was not prepared for war against Wike, also claimed that the governor failed to provide security […]
Blinken Writes Off Xi-Putin Ties As ‘Marriage Of Convenience’
Antony Blinken, who is the Secretary of State of the United States has downplayed deepening ties between China and Russia describing it as a ‘marriage of convenience’. Blinken made these comments yesterday after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were filmed saying warm goodbyes at the end of two days of […]
Buhari Redesignates State House Clinic Into Medical Clinics
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has given his approval for the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to the Medical Centre. Permanent Secretary of State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Medical Centre. The commissioning was […]
10th Assembly: Why I Want To Be Senate President – Umahi
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has appealed to the presidential candidates of Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, respectively Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat and withdraw their election petitions from the court in the interest of national unity. He called on them to put forward the interest and unity of […]
Presidential Election: I Never Betrayed Obi, Wike Insists
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied claims by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi that he worked against him in the February 25 presidential election in the state. Speaking during a media chat with select journalists in Port Harcourt, Wike clarified that he had not betrayed Obi, and criticized him for […]
Guber Poll: How We Recorded 3.8m Cyberattacks — Pantami
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has revealed that a total of 3,834,244 cyberattacks were recorded in the country before, during, and after the 2023 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. A statement issued on Wednesday by Dr. Femi Adeluyi, Senior Technical Assistant on Research and Development to […]
Lagos: Healing Cannot Happen Without Justice – Rhodes-Vivour
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has told President-elect, Bola Tinubu, that there cannot be healing without justice for victims of violence and disenfranchisement in last Saturday’s election in the state. He made this known against the backdrop of Tinubu’s condemnation of cases of infractions, ethnic slurs and […]
$411bn Needed For Reconstruction In Ukraine – World Bank
The World Bank has asserted that the war-ravaged Ukraine needs $411 billion for recovery and reconstruction as Russia’s invasion over a year mounts a plethora of destruction. The assessment was jointly made by the World Bank, Ukraine’s government and the European Commission and the United Nations on Wednesday. According to the Alarabiya report, Ukraine also […]
Tinubu’s Trip For Rest, Hajj Not Medical Grounds – Spokesman
The spokesperson of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has denied viral speculations he travelled out of the country on medical grounds. A statement by Tunde Rahman which was sent to Africa Today News, New York on Thursday, said the president-elect travelled out to rest after energy-sapping presidential campaign. He said Tinubu left Murtala Mohammed International Airport, […]