The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), comprising Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rose from an extraordinary meeting, on Thursday February 2, declaring support for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Ahmed Datti, for the 2023 general elections.At the
Read More
International Police organisation, INTERPOL, Nigeria, has said the United Kingdom (UK) government will not repatriate former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke.INTERPOL Head, National Central Bureau (NCB), Nigeria, AIG Garba Baba Umar, disclosed this Thursday, on the sidelines of an investigative hearing by an ad hoc committee of the
Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with governors elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Though the agenda of the meeting was not officially disclosed, it was gathered that some national issues including the ongoing currency swap, fuel shortages in some
Read More
---Legislative experience, Policy expertise, personal background; this is it.Nigerians will be flocking to the poll on Saturday 25th February 2023 to elect their President and members of the National Assembly (the Legislators).The atmosphere has been bubbling with so much ‘noise’ since 28th September, 2022, the campaign kickoff day.Party candidates have
Read More
Vice President YEmi Osibanjo has met with the All Progressives Congress, APC, legal team and other senior lawyers in the current administration.The meeting, which took place at the Presidential Villa after the weekly FEC meeting on Wednesday, was aimed at seeking counsel from the VP to ensure adequate preparation ahead
Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated with the Arise News Channel, on its 10th anniversary, commending the owners and Management for their efforts in ridding Nigeria of colonial mindset and promoting pride for the nation’s heritage.The President, in a release issued on Thursday by his spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, said:“I pay
Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State will on Saturday conduct mock voters’ accreditation in selected 12 polling units across the three senatorial districts of the state.Dr Adeniran Tella, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made this known on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the
Read More
…Wike revokes the earlier permissionThe management of University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, has dismissed an online report on the social media that the school has given Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, permission to use its facilities for his campaign rally.This comes, as the Rivers state
Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decorated 29 referees with the FIFA.The NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau decorated the referees during the 2023 FIFA badging Ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Goal Project, Abuja on Wednesday.He urged international referees from the country to respect the integrity regulations expected of them.Gusau
Read More
Its 3.35pm Wednesday November 02, 2022; 114 days 16 hours 25mins to the Nigeria Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for 25th February 2023.The atmosphere has been bubbling with so much ‘noise’ since 28th September, 2022, the campaign kickoff day.Party candidates have since started cajoling, enticing and manipulating the teeming
Read More