Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted after his principal, Atiku Abubakar hinted on supporting Peter Obi in the 2027 polls. Recall that Atiku in an interview with BBC Hausa said he will not hesitate to support Obi in the next election if the party picks the former Anambra governor. Reacting to the development, Omokri…
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift in the region. This move showed their departure from their former colonial ruler, France, and a turn towards closer relations with Russia. The announcement was made following a meeting of…
Dangote said this at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday, adding that his refinery had the capacity to meet West Africa’s petrol, diesel and aviation fuel demand. President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that from June, Nigeria will not be importing petrol due…
According to the eyewitness, the accident led to the death of some of the victims. A lecturer with Imo State University and five others died on Saturday night at the school’s junction in Owerri when an articulated truck lost control and rammed into some vehicles and passersby. A journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who witnessed the incident…
It particularly noted that roads from Enugu to Maiduguri were in deplorable state and the railway from Enugu up to Maiduguri had been completely destroyed. The North-East Governors’ Forum has expressed concern over the neglect of the North-East zone in the allocation of federal government capital projects. The forum called on the Nigerian government led…
A former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has responded to Governor Alex Otti’s remarks regarding the utilisation of N10bn for the Abia airport project, saying, “My aim was to develop tradeport, not airport.” Addressing the matter in a viral video post on Olu ndi Igbo with the Twitter handle @VoiceOfTheEast, on Thursday, Ikpeazu defended…
The Lagos State Government has threatened to wield the big stick against any teacher or school that continues to utilize the extra one-hour after the official closing hour for extra lessons, for which they are paid by pupils. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, stated this while commissioning a block…
Imams in Niger state have called the immediate sack of Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs. This is coming after she petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and filed a lawsuit against the speaker of Niger state house of assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji over plans to sponsor the weddings of 100 orphan…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has revealed that he would support the death penalty for those stealing government money, cautioning that those who steal one million or one billion should not be killed, “but someone who steals one trillion of government money should be killed.” Ndume also noted that corruption in Nigeria…
A young man from Nigeria caused a stir by selecting N5,000 over Jesus Christ when faced with a choice between the two options. The incident was captured in a video that went viral on a well-known social media platform. The man’s swift decision to choose money over Jesus Christ left many viewers shocked, prompting a…
