Governor Emmanuel, his anointed & the rest of us

By Uwem Samson Udom It is no longer news that on January 30th the Akwa Ibom state Governor, Udom Emmanuel introduced publicly to his audience at the government house the man he has anointed to be his successor. Since that announcement huge reactions have trailed the Governor’s action. The disquiet, uproar and avalanche of his […]

Continue Reading

‘Women should have genuine passion for whatever they aim to become’

Candius Diallo is an entrepreneur, business strategist, consultant and founder of LaVerita Hair. With a professional experience that cuts across healthcare, aviation, real estate and the beauty industry, Diallo is best known for her competence, transparency, passion and commitment to projects she’s involved with. Born and raised in America, she relocated to Nigeria some years […]

Continue Reading

Gunmen kill Kaduna govt official, kidnap nursing mother, baby

Unidentified gunmen numbering five struck again in the early hours of yesterday and killed the Director of Operations of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda. It was gathered that the attackers breached the security network at the victim’s residence located in Barakallahu community in Igabi local council of the state and assassinated him. […]

Continue Reading

Senate probes payment of N698m for ‘unexecuted’ NDDC contract

National Assembly. Photo/facebook/TopeBrown/NigerianSenate The Senate has commenced investigation of alleged payment of N698 million by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for an unexecuted security contract. The Public Accounts Committee of the Senate, which is carrying out the investigation, confirmed to The Guardian yesterday that the contract for security surveillance of NDDC projects was awarded […]

Continue Reading

Police kill five terrorists in Katsina

A fierce gun duel between the police and enemies of the state has left five suspected terrorists dead in Matazu local council of Katsina State. The incident occurred last Thursday when the terrorists attacked Kuru and Dangani communities in the council area. Speaking yesterday while parading 13 suspects arrested mostly for terrorism related crimes at […]

Continue Reading

PSC directs fresh investigation of Kyari, promotes 89 staff

Kyari. Photo/BBC The Police Service Commission (PSC) has ordered fresh investigation and deferred decision on the case involving suspended Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Commander, DCP Abba Kyari. Spokesman of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said: “Kyari had earlier been indicted by a report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the […]

Continue Reading

Over one million people contract sexually transmitted infections daily, says AHF

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has stated that about one million people worldwide contract a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) every day. AHF Nigeria Country Programme Director, Dr. Echey Ijezie, who disclosed this at an event to mark the 2022 International Condom Day (ICD) in Abuja, yesterday, also noted that the world records about 1.5 million […]

Continue Reading

Supreme Court throws out Buhari’s Executive Order 10

• HURIWA Lauds Judgment • It’s Pyrrhic Victory, Setback – Lawyers • Governors Will Take Position After Studying Judgment, Says Fayemi • Order Not Unconstitutional, Dissenting Judge Insists In a split decision of six Justices to one, the Supreme Court, yesterday in Abuja, nullified Executive Order 10 initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari to grant financial […]

Continue Reading

Leave legacy of credible elections in 2023, Tambuwal, Makarfi, others tell Buhari

Photo: Bayo Omoboriowo Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that the only legacy left for President Muhammadu Buhari to leave for the nation is to conduct a credible, free and fair election. He urged Buhari to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan by conducting an election […]

Continue Reading

As Nigeria’s corruption ranking slips AGAIN, only President Buhari can fix it

By Joel Popoola President Muhammadu Buhari has the arduous task of fulfilling his pre-election promise of making Nigeria less corrupt than it currently is. Another annual international Corruption Perception Index, another year of depressing reading for Nigeria. This year’s league table of the most corrupt countries on Earth sees Nigeria slipping even further – dropping […]

Continue Reading