Opposition against the hike in petrol price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, yesterday, swelled as the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice President Abubakar Atiku,…
Police fire teargas at protesters in Abuja
•Protesters carrying a large Nigerian flag run for safety after Nigerian policemen fire teargas at demonstrators during the “Fearless In October” protest over bad governance in Abuja, Nigeria on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Police officers…
Tinubu appoints Mohammed NIA DG, Ajayi as DSS boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed…
Tinubu swears in Justice Kekere-Ekun as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Friday administered the oath of office on Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), pending her confirmation by the Senate. The swearing-in of the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second…
Public Servants Must Prioritise Nation’s Progress — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has emphasised the need for public servants to prioritise the nation’s progress above everything else. Speaking during a valedictory session for the outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi Esan, at the State…
Protests: Issues around the issues — Magnus Onyibe
Five years ago, on October 11, when Nigeria celebrated its 59th anniversary, I wrote a piece titled “The Call for a National War on Poverty,” which was published in Thisday newspaper and several other traditional and online news platforms. The…
Crisis: A Challenge from ex-Gov Obiano — Phillip Obiakor
In the late 1960s when the vicious war between India and Pakistan ended, India faced a severe drought. A grave food crisis became its lot. The country depended on international philanthropy to feed its citizens. An exasperated Indira Gandhi who…
Tinubu’s minister accuses Obaseki of repackaging FG’s rice
Minister for Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of re-bagging food items from the federal government to give the impression that the state government sponsored such relief materials for the people of the…
The speech Bola Tinubu did not make — Promise Adiele
Words are powerful whether in written or spoken contexts. They decide and have decided the fate of many people, societies, and groups in human history. Mark Anthony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar swayed the angry plebeians against the conspirators after the…
Hunger: Accept Tinubu’s olive branch – Ex-Imo deputy governor begs protesters
The Ex-Deputy Governor of Imo state, Prince Eze Madumere, on Monday pleaded with the promoters of the “end bad governance” protests to accept the olive branch offer to them by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. He spoke to newsmen in Owerri,…
