•Nasir el-Rufai A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasiru El-rufai has querried the current leadership structure in Nigeria, noting that the country has been taken over by urban bandits. El-rufai made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday at the 60th birthday lecture of the former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, with the theme “Wea...
•Big Thumb Network Speakers at the Big Thumb Network (BtN) roundtable have called on Nigerians to take back their country from self-serving politicians who care less about the people’s interests. The roundtable was held yesterday in Lagos in collaboration with Save Democracy Mega Alliance (SDMA) and the Indigenous Food and Allied Processors As...
•Asuerinme Ighodalo and Monday Okpebholo The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21st Edo Governorship election, Asuerinme Ighodalo, has insisted on continuing the pursuit of justice, saying, “As with the judgment of the Tribunal, we have received this decision with deep disappointment, but also with an unwavering ...
A former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Maina Waziri, has claimed that the June 12, 1993 presidential election did not reflect the true will of Nigerians, as the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida left the electorate with no real choice but to vote between two of his allies—Chief M.K.O. Abiola and Alhaji Bashir Tofa. […]
•Tinubu and Amnesty International logo Amnesty International today revealed that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29 two years ago, more than 10,217 people have been killed in attacks by armed groups across several northern states, with Benue recording the highest death toll of 6,896 fatalities, followed by Plateau state...
•Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney In a major policy shift, the Canadian government has announced new immigration cap, slashing the total number of temporary foreign workers and international students’ visas to less than five percent of its population by 2027. The move, unveiled during King Charles III’s address at the opening of Canada’s 45...
•Cardinal John Onaiyekan The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, yesterday took a swipe at the Tinubu-led Administration, saying that the living standard of Nigerians has crashed considerably in the last two years under his watch. He asserted that if the president continues like this for the rest ...
•Tinubu and Suswam As President Bola Tinubu marks the second anniversary of his administration, a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has said that the president has not done well in addressing the sufferings of Nigerians. Suswam stated this on Channels Television last night. He explained that the president has not mitigated the pa...
•Securities and Exchange Commission The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to the public against investing in Silverkuun Investment Cooperative Society/Silverkuun Limited. In a circular released in Abuja today, the Commission stated that Silverkuun is not registered as an investment adviser or fund manager in the Nig...
The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, have called for strategic approaches to ameliorate the plights of almajiri and other children in the country. They made the call in separate statements yesterday on t...

