APC Crisis: You Lack The Power To Expel Me Lukman Tells Adamu, Omisore
The All Progressives Congress (APC), is in crisis again as national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Moh’d Lukman, said yesterday that the Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee of the party lacked the power to expel him. This is coming a day after the party’s national legal adviser, Ahmad Usman El- Marzuq, wrote […]
Obi Admits He Spoke With Oyedepo
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election has acknowledged speaking with Bishop David Oyedepo, presiding Bishop, of Living Faith Worldwide on the phone before the presidential election. A leaked audio phone conversation had Obi begging Oyedepo to help him intervene in Kogi, Niger, and some other places where the […]
Women Should Be Nigeria’s Next Senate President, Speaker – Oyefusi
The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Princess Abiodun Oyefusi has called for the zoning of the Senate Presidency and Speakership to women. Oyefusi made the demand while speaking to reporters on the role of women in political participation and the country’s development. The 10th National Assembly in Nigeria is […]
Gov. Wike Orders The Immediate Release Of Promotion Letters To Civil Servants
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the prompt issuance of promotion letters to 4,000 eligible civil servants who were recently promoted in the state. Wike during the Workers Day celebration in Port Harcourt gave the directive to the State Civil Service Commission. He assured that the whole promotion exercise of other categories would be […]
Boss Of Mexico’s Migration Authority Charged Over Deadly Fire
The head of Mexico’s migration authority, Francisco Garduño, has been charged in connection with a deadly fire at a migrant centre in Ciudad Juárez on 27 March. Forty migrants from Central and South America died behind bars when smoke filled a cell they were being held in. CCTV footage appeared to show the guards walking […]
Biden Hosts Philippines Leader Marcos As China Tensions Grow
President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit to Washington comes after the U.S. and the Philippines last week completed their largest war drills ever and as the two countries’ air […]
Worker’s Day: Atiku Lament Over Nigeria’s Minimum Salary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the N30,000 minimum salary paid by the Nigerian government as workers in Nigeria participate in the annual International Workers Day on May 1. The former vice president lamented that the current minimum wage of N30,000 is insufficient for the majority of workers in Nigeria. […]
Presidential Jet flown Abroad For Extensive Maintenance
In preparation for the swearing-in ceremony of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s new president on May 29, 2023, the Boeing 737 presidential jet was flown abroad over the weekend for extensive maintenance. The 20-year-old NAF 001 will be returned in May and given to the new administration following significant improvements to its avionics and other […]
Sudan: Embassy Not In Charge Of Bus Contracts, Ambassador Gives Update
The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, while providing update on the stranded Nigerians including students at the Egypt border said that the embassy are not in charge of bus contracts. Olaniyan pleaded with them to remain calm while lamenting the fact that Nigerian students are frequently without food and water. He […]
NDLEA Intercepts 126 Parcels Of Canadian Loud In Lagos
Over the weekend in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovered some drug parcels hidden in an imported car. The Agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. He explained that a used Toyota Corolla car imported from Toronto, Canada, at the Tincan port contained at least 126 parcels […]
