Former spokesman to the People Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Campaign Organisation, Segun Sowunmi, has said that one of the things that took him to Daura, Katsina State, on a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari was to know his thoughts about the possibility of a Nigerian president from the South-East. He…
Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) has convened the first edition of its SME Scale-Up Bootcamp, in partnership with Zenith Bank and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to empower 80 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The bootcamp, themed, ‘Dream Big, Scale Bigger’ was a two-day workshop designed to empower chief executive officers of fast-rising SMEs…
North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia’s war in Ukraine. This month, Pyongyang has conducted tests of what it called an “underwater nuclear weapon system”, a solid-fuelled hypersonic ballistic missile, and a new…
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up to rank 145 out of 180 countries assessed. According to the latest corruption index released by Transparency International (TI), the country also gained one point added to its previous 24, ending up scoring 25 out of the 100…
The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. They are 46 year old Sgt William Jerome Rivers, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23. The three were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The US has blamed…
Israeli forces have killed three militants inside a hospital in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised. The Israeli military said the militants were hiding in the hospital, and that one was about…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has promised to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible. The chairman of the screening committee for the primaries and Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, stated this while addressing PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters in Abuja. “We appreciate the concerns that you all…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that one Olumide Openaike, a staff member of Microfinance Bank, Kemta Oloko, reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State staged his abduction over N1.7m debt. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. The wife…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has concluded plans to build a 10-storey hotel in Awka, the state capital to enable his dream of turning Anambra State into Dubai-Taiwan. Hon Osita Onuko, The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), disclosed this to EwkeAnaedo at the weekend….
Barrister Ifeanyi Ubah, The Senator Representing Anambra South Senatorial District, has indicated interest to contest the Anambra State Governorship Election come 2025. The Senator, pledged to do a single term in office to complete the turn of the Anambra South Senatorial District in the spirit of good governance agreement guiding the zoning and rotation of…
