The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has approved the appointment of Abdulmumin Jibrin and Ladipo Johnson as the spokespersons of his presidential campaign. In a statement issued by the Special Assistant to Kwankwaso, Ibrahim Adamu, and made available to THISDAY in Kano yesterday, he said the duo…
The raging debate over the Muslim-Muslim preference for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took another dimension as the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said the first Nigerian military head of state, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, experimented with. Same faith leadership, when he picked a Christian deputy in 1966. But the Pentecostal Fellowship of…
The lawmaker representing Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the House of Representatives, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has raised alarm over the spate of kidnapping and general insecurity in his Constituency. He stated that the situation has grounded businesses in the area adding that even farming activities have also been affected as his constituents…
•Says Budgetary Process Must Be Real, Implementable, Actionable • Minister, Taraba Commissioner Commend Lagos Economic Planning Sustainability Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday urged Commissioners for Economic Planning and Budget across the 36 states to be disciplined, fair, firm and prudent in their budget planning and implementation…
Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor will take punitive measures against a string of foreign IT companies, including TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord and Pinterest. In a statement on Friday, Roskomnadzor said its actions were in response to failure by the companies to remove content that it had flagged as illegal, and the punitive measures would remain…
Valentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, has announced his decision to resign from the party. Mr Ozigbo said he would support Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general election. He stated this on Thursday during an interview with Arise TV,…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar says he has the most proactive plan to lead Nigeria out of darkness. He stated this in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abuja. Atiku, a former vice president, said that having keenly observed developments in the power sector in the last 24 hours,…
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep.Femi Gbajabiamila, says what transpired during the meeting between former president Olusegun Obasanjo and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, is assuring of the latter’s victory, come 2023. Gbajabiamila made the statement on Thursday while speaking at the Surulere Local Government Area (LGA) APC meeting…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for the demilitarisation of the vast nuclear power plant held by Russia in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, and said he was gravely concerned by the situation in and around it. Guterres, speaking to reporters after talks in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, said that military equipment and…
