By Our Correspondent Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, on Monday in Owerri, received the Torch of Unity for the 2022 edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) which begins Nov. 28 in Delta. Uzodimma received the Torch at the Imo Government House from Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeria’s first Olympic gold medalist, who brought it into […]
By Our Correspondent Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, says he will not engage in excuses or blame games against predecessors if elected in the 2023 general elections. Obi gave this assurance when he was featured on the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has assured residents of Epe that he would run a God-fearing government if elected. Adediran, popularly called Jandor, gave the assurance while interacting with Imams and Alfas in the Ikosi Ejinrin Area of Epe Local Government on Sunday. The Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement said […]
The British Government says it has no plans to move to a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union. This is coming after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s eurosceptic lawmakers warned against pursuing closer alignment with the trading bloc. The Sunday Times reported that Sunak’s government would look to pursue frictionless trade with the EU, which Britain […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says only the enthronement of good leaders will bring about the desired restructuring for national unity and development. Sen. Kwankwaso made the remarks at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on Sunday in Lagos. He said that there could […]
A South Korean fighter jet crashed on Sunday, with its pilot escaping safely, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean air force. The KF-16 fighter jet, which belongs to the 19th Fighter Wing, crashed at about 8.05 p.m. local time (1105 GMT) in an area some 20 kilometres west of Wonju city. Wonju is […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda A Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mohammed Haruna has called on media practitioners in Nigerian to extend their accountability probing beyond politicians. Haruna charged journalists to also hold responsible, every person or group whose decisions and actions affect society. He spoke at the Media Roundtable on “The Accountability […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial officers nationwide. The President announced the scheme at the inauguration of the Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt. The President’s announcement is contained in a statement issued from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). […]
Libya and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation between the two countries. The MoU was signed by the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Hwej, and the Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Fadhila Rabhi, the Libyan Government said in a statement issued. The agreement includes studying […]
Our Correspondent The PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, on Wednesday appealed to the electorate to protect their votes during the 2023 general elections. Akindele, a Nollywood star, made the appeal while inaugurating a borehole donated to the residents of the Abule Oja community in the Yaba Development Council Area. “I am […]