The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Friday, finally named his running mate ahead of the 2023 General Election. Mr Obi, at a press conference in Abuja, announced Yusuf Baba-Ahmed as his substantive vice-presidential candidate hours after his placeholder’s withdrawal from the race. Doyin Okupe, who was the placeholder, on Thursday,…
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as it announces the sponsorship of the 6th Lagos Fashion Souk 2022. The event is organized in partnership with Nigeria’s foremost event management company, EVENTFUL Limited. The two-day Fashion Souk/business fair will hold on Saturday 9th and Sunday, July…
Camel sellers in Kano State are smiling home or perhaps to the banks with millions of naira as residents are trooping in to buy camels as the prices of rams, which are the common livestock killed during Sallah festivals have skyrocketed beyond what many residents can afford. On Friday, Kofar Na’isa livestock market in the…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has flown into Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for a meeting of foreign ministers of countries from the Group of 20 (G20), which is set to be overshadowed by tensions triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The summit will see the first face-to-face meeting between Russia’s top diplomat and some of…
Boris Johnson, the prime minister who oversaw the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and his country’s struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, has announced his resignation, having lost the support of top cabinet ministers. “The process of choosing that new leader should begin now,” Johnson said on Thursday at the door of Number 10…
Boris Johnson’s premiership is on the brink after a whirlwind two days in Westminster that saw 46 Tory MPs sensationally quit their roles in Government. In an historic collapse the PM suffered the highest number of government resignations of any Prime Minister since 1932, as three Cabinet ministers, 16 ministers, 22 parliamentary private secretaries, four…
Giving a breakdown of the number of inmates who escaped, in a statement by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Umar Abubakar said 443 inmates have been recaptured, while 551 inmates are currently in custody. He also said 443 inmates are still at large, 4 inmates were killed during the attack while 16…
Russian raids targeted cities in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, according to Kyiv. In Kramatorsk, a local official reported casualties while several people were reportedly injured Sloviansk.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has flown to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, which is set to be overshadowed by tensions triggered by…
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned his office on Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government.Johnson made the official announcement at Downing Street on Thursday. He said he will continue to serve until a new leader emerges. The former PM has faced a barrage of criticism…
