The Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Otu has inaugurated an 11-man multi-stakeholder taskforce to checkmate the activities of petroleum dealers which have led to sudden fuel scarcity in the state. Inaugurating the committee, headed by Mr Peter Okim, Governor Otu frowned at the activities of petroleum dealers in the state, describing their action … Read more
As a member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Seidu Baba has distanced the Forum from supporting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as a consensus candidate. During a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Baba made this revelation. He stated that despite the former vice president’s efforts to be the sole … Read more
Major General Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna, a former commissioner for information and culture, has criticized Asari Dokubo, a former leader of the Niger Delta Militants, for recently accusing the Nigerian military of stealing oil from the Niger Delta. After meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday at the State House, former Niger Delta Peoples … Read more
On Saturday, Bello Matawalle received all of the vehicles that the Zamfara State Police Command had taken from him while he was the state’s previous governor. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, verified the development on Saturday over the phone and stated that the vehicles were returned in accordance with the Federal … Read more
On February 10, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced that the previous N200, N500, and N1000 notes would no longer be accepted as legal tender. This development follows the Abuja Supreme Court’s decision to prevent CBN from implementing the old notes’ expiration date of February 10. On Monday, February 13, Haladu Idris Andaza, … Read more
The collection of Permanent Voter Cards has been postponed by one week by the Independent National Electoral Commission. On Saturday, Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, revealed this. Due to the success thus far, the commission is extending the PVC collection for the second time. The following … Read more
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the deaths of Nigerian actors and filmmakers, Obinna Nwafor, famously known as Saint Obi and Murphy Afolabi. Obi, in a tweet on Monday via his verified handle, expressed sadness over their deaths. While condoling with their immediate families, Nollywood and the Actors Guild of … Read more
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, reiterated his commitment to work assiduously with all stakeholders towards eradicating tuberculosis in Nigeria. Ehanire disclosed this while lamenting that there is a high burden of tuberculosis in Nigeria, adding that there is a significant gap in some critical aspects of Nigeria’s national response to the bacteria. … Read more
Seyi Awolowo, a housemate on Big Brother All Stars, asserted that sponsors declined to sign Dorathy Bachor because she committed a sexual act during the show’s lockdown season. Bachor was a part of last week’s jury. During a talk with Adekunle, Frodd, and Venita on Sunday night, Seyi let them know about this. He claims … Read more
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the March 18 election in Enugu State, Ray Kene Ogbodo, has commended residents of the state for their resilience despite the harsh economic environment. Ogbodo, who made the remark in his Easter message, urged the people not to despair as he would hold the incoming … Read more