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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said those against his presidential bid were the ones who brought Nigeria and Nigerians to the current economic and socio-political problems. Obi stated this on Friday shortly after signing the condolence register of the late President General of Ohanaeze...

Lagos State Government has announced that no fewer than 800 buildings will be affected following the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge. Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Aramide Adeyoye, speaking at a joint news conference on Friday, said the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge is expected to be...

Northern groups under the aegis of Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG), have said that the best New Year gift expected by Nigerians from President Muhammadu Buhari would be to sack and arrest the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele. The groups, which listed some of the...

  My Fellow Countrymen and Women. A very happy and prosperous New Year to you. First, I would like to thank and honour the Almighty who saw us through the year 2022 and has given us the opportunity to see another year. Each New Year is an opportunity to reflect...

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 3.11 per cent to close the last  week of the year at 51,251.06 and N27.915 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Banking, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth and NGX MERI Value indices...

A one-hour documentary on the President Muhammadu Buhari will air on Sunday, January 1, 2023, and Monday, January 2, 2023. The documentary titled Essential Muhammadu Buhari is a film portrait of the President chronicling his life and philosophy; told in his own words, and by some family members, friends and...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has called on Nigerians to vote for candidates with credible and corruption-free agenda in the 2023 general elections. Oba Akanbi, who made this call in his New Year address to Nigerians, added that the need to restore Nigeria’s glory meant that the...

The Federal Government has debunked reports that it was reviewing the salaries of public and civil servants. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in a rebuttal, said he was misquoted by State House Correspondents on the issue. The Minister, in a statement issued by the Head, Press and Public...

predicts division in Wike’s group   Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has expressed confidence that the party will clinch the presidency next year, despite the G5 governors’ reported pact with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in...