The Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday Tuesday, December 26, zoned the vacant Ebonyi South Senate seat to Onicha Local Government Area of the state. Austin Umahi, the younger brother to minister of works, David Umahi, had declared interest in the position, reports The Nation. The elder Umahi, who is the [&hell...
•Manchester United’s striker Rasmus Hojlund (R) celebrates third goal with teammates Rasmus Hojlund capped Manchester United’s thrilling fightback from two goals down as the Denmark striker netted for the first time in the Premier League to seal a dramatic 3-2 win against Aston Villa yesterday. Erik ten Hag’s side were in danger of another dam...
•Christmas chicken As Christians around the world marked Christmas Day yesterday, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party clashed on the state of the nation and the condition in which Nigerians marked the festive period. The opposition PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologun...
•Sulaimon Argungu (right) and Umar Bature The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have released timetables and schedules of activities for the February 3, 2024 bye-elections. The APC bye-election timetable was released yesterday. It was signed by the party’s National Organising Secr...
The Home Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has received the sum of $5.6m from the World Bank to procure 21 items, which included office stationeries, furniture, solar inverter, office equipment, and vehicles. The approvals were made under the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability...
•PPRO Omolola Odutola A suspected kidnapper and child trafficker, Tayo Adeleke, had confessed to the Ogun State Police Command how he and other members of his gang had been kidnapping children to sell in neighbouring Benin Republic. Adeleke is currently in the police net, where he is being interrogated over an attempt he made with […]
The year 2023 has been a challenging year for the global economy as inflation, rising interest rates, tight labour markets and geopolitical shocks hit forecasts and caused uncertainties. Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa was not exempted from these challenges as the country’s financial sector witnessed some highs and lows in the year in r...
•Rev Father Lubo Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria Plateau Chapter, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo has disclosed that reports reaching has revealed that between Christmas Eve and today Tuesday not less than 150 persons have been killed in affected Plateau Communities. Rev Father Lubo who stated this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen a...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, on Dec. 23, destroyed six illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, today in Abuja. Gabkwet […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today Tuesday, December 26, said that average airfare paid by passengers rose by 61.27% in 12 months. Its report titled: “Transport Fare Watch for November 2023,” which made the disclosure yesterday noted that “On a year-on-year basis, the fare rose by 61.27% from N3,848.48 in November 2022.” The NBS [&h...

