archiveMay 2022

  In Owerri, Eze Imo says VP chosen by God from childhood Osinbajo tells delegates in Osun, Imo, Kogi: Let's do what's right for our country for 2023 Osun people came out en-masse on the streets of Osogbo yesterday to show unyielding support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, regarding...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has not signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill contrary to belief in some quarters, The Nation said it has confirmed. Some online platforms on Saturday claimed that the President had already signed the bill, which was transmitted to him last Friday. However, more than one official...

Lagos State Government has re-emphasized its resolve to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada in six local governments in the state come June 1, 2022. The state government re-emphasized its position in a tweet on the state’s official twitter handle, @followlasg, accompanied by a video showing...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says only three elected ad-hoc delegates per ward and one elected national delegate per local government will vote at its forthcoming primaries and national convention. The party made the declaration in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar...

In the buildup to the political activities that would herald the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general elections, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and other stakeholders from various sectors of the country have released six point agenda for prospective political aspirants to consider as they seek elective positions....

The army said on Saturday that troops of 34 Brigade in conjunction with Department of State Service operatives have dislodged a training camp of the proscribed Indigeneous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Okporo in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. According...

  The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Southwest leaders and elders will soon reach consensus on producing a presidential aspirant for the zone ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He said consultation was ongoing daily and he was optimistic that the region may reach agreement soon...

  The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has told the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor Williams Kumuyi to disregard the warning by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to cancel the proposed crusade in Aba, Abia State. It dared IPOB and other separatist groups...

  Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has appealed to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Congress of the United States of America to urge the Nigerian Government to take steps to...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disowned reports that it would soon withdraw naira notes from circulation. Reacting to the report on Saturday, the Director, Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, said the statement purportedly made during a stakeholders’ engagement on eNaira adoption in Asaba,...