Makinde at Zik Lecture, Praises Obi’s Exemplary Conduct, Urges Restructuring
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State commended Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, lauding his display of sportsmanship and remarkable maturity throughout and after the 2023 presidential elections….
Okowa extols Zik’s virtues, says widening poverty fuels insecurity in Nigeria
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has identified alarming poverty rate, inequitable distribution of wealth as root causes of protracting insecurity in Nigeria….
Destruction of 20tons drugs an indication of NDLEA’s resolve — Marwa
Nov. 30, 2021 Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has described the public destruction/burning of 20 tons of assorted illicit…
Anyim, 2023 and Zik Prize: The Man and the Moment
November 14, 2021 Senator Anyim Pius Anyim needs no introduction. He is a democrat by badge and banner. He wears his democratic epaulet boldly without pretence. A proud Igbo man,…
COVID-19: Over 600,000 eligible persons vaccinated in Nigeria – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Tuesday, a total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. In…
27 stranded Nigerian girls arrive Abuja from LebanonÂ
Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government and the Lebanese government, as well as its community in Nigeria arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
Stop plans to concession major int’l airports – Labour urges FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to desist from further contemplation, discussions and arrangements to concession major airports in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC…
Journalists want November 16 declared public holiday to honour Azikiwe
A forum of journalists in the south-east Nigeria, known as Izunwanne, has called for the declaration of November 16 as a public holiday in honour of the first President of…
COVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians from U.S. begins May 10
Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the U.S. due to the novel coronavirus pandemic is to begin on May 10, according to the Consulate-General of…
COVID-19: FG receives 50 ventilators, medical kits from UN
The Federal Government has taken delivery of a shipment of ventilators and other medical equipment from the United Nations systems in Nigeria to help the country’s fight against the Coronavirus…