A former Edo Deputy Governor Chief Lucky Imasuen has joined Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election holding today. Imasuen and Ize-Iyamu were among the 12 governorship aspirants screened and cleared by a committee put in place by the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC. While Ize-Iyamu withdrew from…
Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino has told Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer that they need to celebrate if they score against Manchester City in the Premier League. Both were on target in the 4-4 draw against Pep Guardiola’s side earlier this season and as former City players their celebrations were muted. However, Pochettino has now demanded…
The African Union has appointed President Bola Tinubu as the Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. A statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, says “The African Union has identified the Nigerian leader as the right champion for this noble and actionable continental effort. Ngelale said his principal will address participants…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones of the country. This was revealed in a statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), said the move is in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the…
Less than 24 hours before the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Edo State, one of the aspirants, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has quit the race. In a letter of withdrawal (which was not dated) he sent on Friday to the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, and copied the acting state chairman of…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the deteriorating security situation in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union….
A Nigerian man, whose name was withheld, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and battering a fellow Nigerian in Ubari city in Southern Libya. Ekweanaedo News reports that Migrant Rescue Watch made this known in a post via X on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The post read, “Police (CID) in response to a hospital report…
The most wanted suspected notorious kidnapper in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dahiru Adamu, has been arrested. The development comes barely three days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, placed a N20 million bounty on him and one Abu Ibrahim. The two terrorists have been allegedly causing mayhem in the nation’s capital, kidnapping and killing…
The Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu informing him of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s alleged misconduct for his yet-to-be buried deceased predecessor and principal, Rotimi Akeredolu. The open letter was signed by six federal lawmakers: Hon. Adesida Abiodun Cornelius (Akure North/South), Hon. Timehin Adelegbe…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag on the shelves. The development came twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle…
