On Business, as Western multinationals exit Nigeria, companies from Asia and Turkey are stepping in to fill the gap. The depreciation of the Naira and volatile currency swings have deterred many US and Europe-based multinationals from continuing operations in Nigeria. Last week, London-based Diageo Plc sold its controlling stake in […]
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Yunusa Tanko: Nigeria needs electoral reform, not rotational presidency
Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson for the Peter Obi/Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that reforming the electoral process is more crucial now than the proposed single-tenure rotational presidency to deepen democracy. Tanko, a former National Chairman of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP), shared this view in an […]
President Tinubu Says Eliminating Banditry And Terrorism Will Enable Farmers Return to Farm To Boost Food Production
President Bola Tinubu has addressed Nigeria’s poverty challenges, highlighting the need for systemic change and tackling insecurity. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the widespread poverty and suffering in Nigeria. He emphasized that Nigeria is not alone in facing these issues but stressed the importance of addressing […]
Gunmen Invade Anambra Communities, Abduct Unspecified Number of People
Gunmen invaded Nnewi in Anambra State, Nigeria, on Monday, killing several residents including the local vigilante commander, Eloka Mbajekwe. The attack began around 11 a.m. when the gunmen confronted commercial riders about not observing a sit-at-home order and then opened fire. The attackers also targeted a hotel, resulting in more […]
Abduction/Murder Within Nnewi, Nnobi Axis: Anambra CP Orders Manhunt On Assailants
Abduction/Murder Within Nnewi, Nnobi Axis: Anambra CP Orders Manhunt On Assailants Vows to get justice on the heroic act of the murdered Vigilante Operative and others Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has ordered immediate manhunt operation on the armed men Operating in a red Highlander jeep, who […]
APC Stakeholder Architect Uganaeme joins APGA,praises Governor Soludo’s leadership
In a major political shift, Chief Architect Emeka Uganaeme, a key APC figure in Nanka, has joined APGA, citing the impressive leadership of Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo. Uganaeme, living in Awka since 1999, praised Soludo for transforming Awka and lauded APGA’s governance, likening Soludo’s integrity to that […]
Edo 2024: Shaibu declares support for opposition candidate
A former deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has declared support for the opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo state. According to Shaibu, the governorship race started with three homeboys – himself, Okpebholo, and Olumide Akpata of the […]
Emir Sanusi Snubs Police Ban On Durbar In Kano.
As the Emirship tussle in Kano continues, the reinstated emir and the deposed one led the Eid el-Kabir prayers in separate prayer grounds in the state on Sunday. While Emir Muhammad Sanusi II led the prayers inside the Kofar Mata Juma’at Mosque alongside Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf due to rain, […]
Youths Storm LGA Secretariats In Rivers, Ask Chairmen To Vacate Office.
Youths in the three local government areas of the Kalabari ethnic group have occupied their council secretariats to demand the vacation of the council chairmen from office. The local government areas are Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru. Amateur videos obtained by Newsmen on Monday showed that some of the youths mobilised […]
FG pushes N62,000 Minimum Wage pay despite Labour’s opposition.
The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning comes two days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being […]