archiveJanuary 3, 2023

  Shortly after his emergence in 2019 as the 14th President of the Senate and Chairman of the Ninth National Assembly, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan promised to ensure the 2020 Appropriation Bill was passed and signed into law by the President before the end of that year. That promise would have...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday drummed his support for the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Ortom in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, titled ‘Governor Ortom backs Obasajo’s endorsement of Peter Obi’ said that...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83tn along with the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. Buhari signed the 2023 transition budget at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of...

A former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, for president in the February presidential election. Clark, who addressed newsmen at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday, insisted Obi’s move to restructure the country was commendable....

The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola , has restated his desire to transform Osun state and make it a shining light in comity of states. The Governor made this commitment at the 2023 Inter-religious service held at the Government secretariat in Osogbo to usher in the new year. Governor...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, led the tributes Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. A flood of fans, politicians and football dignitaries have flocked to pay their respects to the player known as “The King”...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has again said politicians buying Permanent Voters Cards are on wild goose chase. Barrister Festus Okoye, National Commissioner, Information and Voter’s Education Committee made the declaration on Monday while speaking on Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily. Okoye noted that those buying PVCs and harvesting of...

  Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that Nigeria’s foreign reserves fell by 8.46 per cent to $3.43 billion in 2022. The CBN disclosed this in its movement on external reserves figures published on its website. According to the report, the reserves which stood at $40.52bn...

A former military governor of Osun State, Col. Anthony Uzoma Obi (retd), is dead. The announcement of his death was made in a statement by the family on Monday. According to the statement, Uzoma died around 6 pm. on Sunday. “We, the Family of His Excellency, Rtd Colonel Anthony Uzoma...

  The presidency has said the criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was borne “out of frustration”, stressing that the attitude of the former president towards Buhari was the height of selfishness and little short of “moral squalor.” The presidency stated this in...