archiveMarch 2023

The United States on Tuesday condemned voter intimidation and violence in last weekend’s governorship and house of assembly elections in Nigeria. For the second time in three weeks, Nigeria has come under the searchlight following reports of violence, voter intimidation and suppression, ballot box snatching, and other vices during the...

As the annual Ramadan fast commences, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji ( Dr ) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has urged Muslims and Nigerians in general not to allow political differences and outcomes of the general elections affect the bond of brotherhood...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 18 per cent from 17.5 per cent. The CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday when he read the communique issued at the end of the 290th meeting...

  The Senate on Tuesday said it has constituted a committee to probe why President Muhammadu Buhari did not assent to 19 out of the 35 constitution review bills transmitted to him by the National Assembly. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made this assertion in his remarks during resumption of...

  The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has restated the need for African countries to expand their trade for deeper regional integration. ECA’s Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division, Mr Stephen Karingi, made the declaration in Addis Ababa on Monday. He was speaking with the ECA’s communication team on...

Protest has erupted in Abuja, the nation’s capital over the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria. The protesters, who are mostly youths, have taken over the Unity Fountain to express their anger. Clad in black attires with placards bearing various inscriptions, such as “We stand for Justice, we fight for...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N170.42 in February 2022 to N263.76 in February 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for February 2023 released in Abuja on Tuesday. It stated that the February 2023...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria under a Bola Tinubu’s Presidency will be reminiscent of Germany under Adolph Hitler’s where Jews were targeted and rights to vote and speak were suppressed. Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, said...

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has dismissed claims that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, rigged the 2023 presidential election. Asari Dokubo said contrary to claims, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi rigged the just concluded presidential election and not Tinubu. Obi and Atiku Abubakar of...

A former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has advised Governor Seyi Makinde to face the realities of governance. Ladoja who ruled the state as governor between 2003 and 2007 made this disclosure via a message sent to the governor on Tuesday. Makinde was on Sunday declared as...