archiveSeptember 2022

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that he will ensure that at least 100 million Nigerians have access to free medical services if he is elected president in 2023. Obi made this promise at the 2022 Success Conference held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. The...

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has lambasted Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, for claiming the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has endorsed the Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi as its candidate for the coming election. It would be recalled that the National Publicity...

    Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  Abdulrasheed Bawa,  has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the strong political will he has demonstrated in tackling the menace of illicit financial flows,  IFFs,   and other acts of corruption. He gave the commendation on Saturday, September 24,  2022  ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to publish copy and details of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for the repatriation of $23 million stolen by the former Head of State, Sani Abacha....

The General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W. F Kumuyi, has appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) to shift grounds in resolving the conflict between them in the interest of Nigerian students. Kumuyi made the appeal in Minna while fielding...

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has said that about 35,000 academic staff have so far benefitted from its Masters and PhD training programme. The agency said it had put in place mechanisms through specialised training to ensure Nigerian graduates are easily employable in the society. It noted that its...

Police in Ogun State have arrested an 84-year-old man, Stephen Jack for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an eight-year-old girl. Police spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated in Abeokuta on Saturday that the suspect resides at Okun Owa area of Ijebu-Ode and was a well-known paedophile. He added...

  The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folalunsho Kumuyi, has said that God has not spoken to him about the 2023 general elections, adding however that not revealing what will happen next year does not mean that he may have not spoken to other genuine...

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed the call for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorcha Ayu. It would be recalled that some leaders of the party, including Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his counterpart, Seyi Makinde of...

The director of Public Affairs of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has explained the reason why Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was excluded from the 442-member campaign council. Keyamo said in a statement on Saturday that the decision was at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari. “Our attention has...