Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has called for the electronic transmission of election results in the country. He made the call on Friday during a national political summit in Abuja, ahead of the…
Air Vice-Marshal Sikiru Smith who was abducted on Monday in the Ajah area of Lagos State has regained his freedom. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, confirmed the release to Channels Television. He was released in the early…
Former Central Bank Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the forthcoming governorship elections in Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has said the State loses N19.6 billion every day that it is locked down. Soludo stated…
The “Lion of Burdillon” is roaring again as the sensitization train of South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA’23) hits Lagos this week from Sunday 3rd October 2021 carrying with it the message of Millions of Nigerians yearning for His Excellency…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday, cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan against defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike warned that APC has no good intention for Jonathan, adding that the ruling party is trying to ruin…
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday announced the postponement of the planned unveiling of the country’s digital currency, e-Naira. The Spokesman of the CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, announced this in a statement on Thursday titled ‘CBN defers eNaira launch…
The Federal Government will soon release $120 million to Imo State to support the state government’s livestock programme. Governor Hope Uzodinma disclosed this on Friday during a broadcast to mark the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary in Owerri. He noted that…
Nigeria spent N445.4bn on debt servicing payments in the second quarter of this year, the latest data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. From April to June 2021, Nigeria spent N322.7bn on domestic debt servicing, while $299m (N122.7bn)…
No fewer than ten persons were said to have been set ablaze and many others were slaughtered while ten women were abducted by bandits in Kachiwe village Sarkin Pawa ward, Munya local government area of Niger State. The bandits destroyed…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says that 2,791 persons have died of cholera across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2021. Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, told the newsmen in Abuja that a…
