If indications from two separate but related events that were held last December are anything to go by, then one of Nigeria’s most vulnerable groups may be on the verge of experiencing better times. The events, hosted in two separate states/regions and separated by a 20-day interval, held at a …
Read More »2023: Some politicians canvassing support today should be in jail – OBJ
Obasanjo Olusegun Obasanjo, elder statesman and Nigeria’s former president, has argued, in what seems like a veiled reference to Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Anyim Pius Anyim, among others currently seeking to be president, that some aspirants currently moving freely around the country for consultations ahead of the 2023 presidential election …
Read More »BREAKING: ASUU to extend strike till April
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may likely extend its nationwide strike until April. Recall, it was reported that ASUU embarked on the strike on February 14th to press home their demands from the federal government. However, several engagements between the union and representatives of the government have ended …
Read More »JAIZ Bank Chairman Umaru Mutallab Dragged to Court Over Unremitted N75 Million Rent
In a bid to recover unremitted sum of N75mllion collected as rent, a limited liability company GORI Nigeria Limited has dragged the Chairman of Jaiz bank Plc Alhaji (DR) Adamu Umaru Mutallab before a Lagos high court. In a statement of claim accompanied by statement witness on oath of the …
Read More »Airtel offers free calls for Nigerian families, friends in Ukraine
Airrtel Nigeria has announced customers on its network can call their loved ones, family members and friends in Ukraine for free and without any conditions attached. The gesture, it said, is to provide unhindered access to everyone who needs to reach out and connect with their loved ones in Ukraine …
Read More »BREAKING: Uncertainty over UK trip as Buhari returns to Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday afternoon returned to Abuja from a three-day visit to Nairobi in Kenya where he participated in United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 50th anniversary event. Buhari, who touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 1pm, was initially scheduled to proceed to London in …
Read More »Russia awaiting Ukrainian response to peace talks – Kremlin
The Kremlin has claimed it is waiting for a response from Ukraine following yesterday’s second round of peace talks. Moscow said it had told Ukraine “how we see the solution to the problem”, adding what happens next will depend on Ukraine. The Kremlin added that no documents were agreed yet …
Read More »Nigeria ready to deploy 5G Network, says NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof Umar Danbatta has informed the commission is on the verge of deploying the Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria. He affirmed Spectrum licenses for the companies that will roll out services have have been issued. He spoke during the NCC …
Read More »Ondo Govt Set To Return Mission Schools To Original Owners
Despite opposition from a section, Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reiterated his administration’s readiness to return missionary schools in the state to the original owners. The Governor, however, disclosed that only the Catholic Church has signified interest to take over its schools in the state. The state …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Police arrests Sowore’s lawyer Marshal Abubakar
Sowore’s-lawyer-Marshal-Abubakar-arrested Marshal Abubakar, lawyer to Omoyele Sowore has been allegedly arrested by the Police. Marshal Abubakar is a legal practitioner attached to Femi Falana Chambers in Abuja that handles Sowore’s legal concerns. The activist made this known via his Facebook page on Friday, saying that Marshal Abubakar was forcefully arrested. …
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