He asked the voters to ask themselves if their lives have been better under the administration of the APC, adding that the party has plunged Nigeria into an abyss of suffering. The former Vice President said this on his Facebook titled ‘The clear choice for a prosperous Edo State’ on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. He […]
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – TWO Local Government Areas; Uhunmwode and Orhionmwon in Edo South Senatorial District were agog as Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, led the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo; his running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq; the party chairman in the state, […]
By Peter Duru Makurdi—The Labour Party Chairman in Igumale Ward 1 of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr. Sunday Oche, has been killed by suspected armed herdsmen, in Igumale. A source, who is a friend of the deceased but spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the victims had Monday gone to farm […]
A human rights lawyer based in Abuja, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, regarding the plight of ten #EndBadGovernance protesters who are facing treason charges filed by the Federal Government. In his letter received by the AGF’s office on Tuesday, Olajengbesi stated that criminalizing […]
By Peter Egwuatu Banks’ Credit to Private Sector, CPS, rose Month-on-Month, MoM, by about 3.1% or N2.3 trillion to N75.5 trillion in July 2024 from N73.2 trillion recorded in June this year. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, shows that Year-on-Year, YoY, CPS rose 34 per cent to N75.5 trillion in July 2024 from […]
By Dickson Omobola Federal Government has condemned the upsurge in substance abuse among Nigerian youths, and called for a crucial response to the scourge. It said reports have shown that about 14.4 per cent of Nigerians between the ages of 15 and 64 have used psychoactive substances, with 10.6 million individuals currently suffering from drug […]
Bank of Industry, BOI, yesterday, urged Nigerian businesses with strong local content to begin to think beyond Nigeria. Speaking during the visit, he praised the company for its remarkable achievements in producing the Imose Zedon X-Pro laptops, mobile phones, and tablets locally. Olusi expressed his admiration for the company’s dedication to local content and encouraged […]
Hundreds of tricycle operators yesterday took to the streets of Kano State, protesting the hike in the pump price of Petrol. This came as the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol has been adjusted to as high as N1, 200 across some filling stations, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, […]
By Charly Agwam Bauchi State government has received 134,280 bottles of Multiple Micronutrient Supplement, MMS, from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BMGF, to treat malnutrition in pregnant women. The programme which is implemented by UNICEF, aims to combat anaemia in pregnancy.According to UNICEF, the MMS scale-up, launched in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria and […]
A middle-aged man has been electrocuted while trying to vandalise a Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED, electricity transformer and cables installed near Queens Hotel, Ankpa Ward in Makurdi.It was gathered that the young man whose lifeless body was found between the upriser polls mounted by the transformer was killed while trying to vandalise the installation. […]
