The Enugu State Government is set to reinstall and unveil a statue depicting the 21 coal miners massacred in Enugu in 1949. This was disclosed in a terse message by the Enugu State Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Dame Ugochi Madueke. Madueke’s message reads: “The statue of the 21 coal miners massacred 75 years ago…
President Bola Tinubu will today receive Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a State visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement on Saturday. “Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding to enhance collaboration in critical sectors,” Onanuga noted. Modi was…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola, has called upon the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore alternative identification methods to mitigate voter disenfranchisement. Adeola observed that accepting various forms of voting identification would enhance the electoral process’s inclusivity and transparency. The lawmaker representing the Ogun West Senatorial District commended using…
The Presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu is an operative of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A U.S. District Court recently ruled that Nigerians cannot gain unrestricted access to information on President Bola Tinubu’s past, particularly concerning alleged drug investigations. This case, led by Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, seeks full disclosure…
‘ Isaac Fayose, a social media commentator and younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has publicly challenged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) if he believes he possesses significant political power. Fayose’s remarks, made in a video circulating widely on social media and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone for a second recess after adding two Local Government Areas to the 13 results earlier announced. With the total of 15 LGAs announced so far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is maintaining a strong lead in all, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. The collation…
A Nigerian nurse who was kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated jihadists has escaped after six years. While in captivity she has been married twiceto members of the group The military presented Alice Loksha, who had been a health worker for the UN children’s agency UNICEF in the northeast, to reporters at a military base in Maiduguri,…
The Chief Executive Officer, Stine Industries Ltd, and Zara Stores, Chief Akai Egwuonwu, Chief Maja Umeh (ANYA AMICHI) BOT Member of APGA and Former Commissioner of Information and Culture including the Chief Executive Officer of BLORD GROUP, Chief Linus Williams are among top dignitaries who are presently at the Candle Light Procession for Late Dist…
…Say Banks Unsupportive Of Single-Digit Interest Rate Vehicle Purchase Scheme. The Federal House of Representative Committee on Industry, Trade and Investment has described the investment at the Coscharis Assembly Plant Aweyaya, Lagos Island as huge, saying production activities at the plant are low because sales are low. To this end, the House Committee said that…
As Ondo State prepares for its off-cycle governorship election, President Bola Tinubu urges all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the elections. President Tinubu anticipates a democratic process in the state that will genuinely reflect the people’s will and power to…
