A group, the Niger Delta Rights Advocates has called for respect of the rule of law in the handling of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The group, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday, signed by its national coordinator, Bright Ngolo and made available to newsmen said […]

Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Kwara State chapter, has insisted that recent court orders retraining the Kwara Football Association from holding its elections be respected and that its right to vote as critical stakeholders in the round leather game be respected. The association filed a suit at a Kwara state upper Area Court, sitting […]

Effa Emmanuel, the Senior Pastor of World Royal City Church Asokoro, Abuja on Saturday said that many prophecies on the 2023 general elections failed because they were not divinely conceived. The Cleric made this known while speaking with journalists at a religious conference held in Abuja. PUNCH reports that as the 2023 general election gathered […]

Solemnity enveloped the ninth Senate when Orji Kalu, burst into tears while giving his valedictory speech on the floor on Saturday. Kalu, while weeping, stated that he was labelled a thief by some entities who conspired against him. He said, “Before I came into politics, I could buy anything money could buy. I’m not a […]

The Niger Delta Development Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to complete all ongoing projects in the Niger Delta region, including those in Oporoza, headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this after inspecting the canalisation of Oporoza Creek. Ogbuku noted that […]

Nigeria’s stability, more important than your pocket, Shettima tells lawmakers-elect Tope Omogbolagun The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advised the lawmakers-elect to consider the stability of the nation over that of their pockets. Shettima stated this while giving a speech at the valedictory plenary on Saturday, where he appealed to the 10th Assembly lawmakers […]

The chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Osun State, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi has berated former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for threatening to attack his predecessor in office, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Odeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Saturday, challenged Ganduje to carry out his threat against Kwankwaso and face […]

Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, has said that the new work policy of the state will not affect productivity. Governor Godwin Obaseki last week gave a directive that civil servants in the state would henceforth work three days a week to cushion the effect of the removal of the fuel subsidy. In a […]

The immediate past Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has called on the government to urgently address the brain drain among doctors in Nigeria or face the consequences in a couple of years. The former governor, who expressed worry over the rate at which doctors are leaving the country for foreign countries in search […]

Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government to conduct an independent probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria and its suspended governor, Godwin Emefiele. Sani, a member of the 8th Senate, in a statement on Twitter on Saturday, while reacting to Emefiele’s suspension by President Bola Tinubu, said the embattled ex-CBN […]