Ambassador Bianco Ojukwu, the widow of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, will begin her senatorial campaign for the 2019 Anambra South Senatorial District on Tuesday (today). The event, it was gathered, would take place at the Ekwulobia Township…
Buhari sympathises with Kebbi flood victims (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the government and people of Kebbi State on the flood disaster that ravaged 11 local government areas of the state. Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, made the disclosure in Birnin…
Britain conditioned South Africa on land reform support
Britain supports South Africa’s land reform programme provided it is carried out legally, Prime Minister Theresa May said in Cape Town on Tuesday, adding that she would discuss the issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa. “The UK has for some time…
Buhari to Trump: I’m fit, sprightly, not lifeless (Vanguard) *Bode George seeks probe of Lagos PDP chair’s murder (Punch)
Buhari to Trump: I’m fit, sprightly, not lifeless (Vanguard) President Muhammadu Buhari has fired back at the United States President, Donald Trump over alleged claims by the American leader referring to the Nigerian president as “lifeless”. The reaction which came through…
Life Beer progress booster season 4 to boost SMEs in South East
Life Continental Lager Beer, No.1 beer brand in Nigeria, made in Igbo land by Nigerian Breweries Plc, has finalized plans to boost the entrepreneurial spirit of Igbo men and women across the south-east states of Nigeria as the brand unveiled…
Nigeria needs effective resource management, not restructuring to move forward- Osinbajo
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president has stated that the country needs better management of resources and meeting the citizens’ to move forward. This is, in contrast, to call from different quarters for simple geographical restructuring of the country as a…
LASU Senate re-elects Prof. Noah as DVC, Academics (Vanguard) *We arrested 57 suspected homosexuals- Lagos Police (Punch)
LASU Senate re-elects Prof. Noah as DVC, Academics (Vanguard) The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday re-elected the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Olumuyiwa Noah, following the expiration of his tenure on Aug. 24. The university’s Spokesman, Adekoya…
‘Cleaner Lagos’ workers protest unpaid salaries
Hundreds of workers under of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) of the Lagos State Government on Monday, staged a protest at the office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. The workers, who chanted solidarity songs and displayed banners with different inscriptions said…
Okorocha swears in LG chairmen, canvasses support for Buhari (Punch)
Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo State on Monday swore in 27 Local Government Areas’ chairmen who won the local polls on Saturday. This is coming less than 12 hours that the chairman of the Imo state Independent Electoral Commission,…
Journalist Jones Abiri sues Nigerian govt, demands N200m (Premium Times)
Recently released journalist, Jones Abiri, has demanded a compensation of N200 million from the Nigerian government for his prolonged detention without trial. Abiri’s application was heard on Monday at an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. Mr Abiri, a…