archiveMay 7, 2023

  accuses Arewa youths of baseless blackmail A northern group under the aegis of Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) weekend said that there was no iota of truth in the allegations by the Arewa Youths Assembly (AYA) that the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero was plotting...

The spokesperson of the defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on defending its case in court on Monday and stop playing to the gallery. Keyamo told the PDP to avoid cheap emotional blackmails ahead of the commencement...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was plotting to influence the judiciary into doing its bidding in the pending presidential election petition before it. The party urged the judiciary not to budge under APC pressure but instead discharge its constitutional duties as...

A Max Air aircraft reportedly conveying passengers from Adamawa State crash-landed upon getting to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday causing panic. There was panic at the Abuja airport on Sunday when the Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. The Aerodrome Rescue and...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said Nigerians will not die but will adjust to the economic hardships in the country. The minister who in a statement issued on Sunday noted that economic hardships were not peculiar to Nigeria alone but to the world at large also noted...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained an order of final forfeiture of some properties linked to Emmanuel Atewe, a retired major-general and former commander of the military joint task force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta. In a statement issued by the commission,...

Anti-corruption body, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), has asked communication and digital economy minister Isa Pantami to explain how a N24.2 billion internet facility project was contracted. Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA’s head raised queries in a statement he released on Sunday, requesting Mr Pantami to clarify the procurement process that...

The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train refinery, is set for inauguration on May 22 by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to ThisDay report. This is a major boost to efforts by the Federal Government to make the country self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to...

Suspected drug barons have abandoned their drugs in Lagos State after a gun battle with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). It was gathered that following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives laid ambush for the traffickers last Thursday along the Eleko beach road in the Lekki area of...

In line with one of the pillars of the National Digital Economic Policy and Strategy, (NDEPS 2020-2030), which is to further accelerate economic growth in digital literacy and skills, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasized its full commitment to the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Government’s policy...