Kaduna State has secured a $6 million loan from Indian Xing Bank to build Kaduna light rail from Rigachikun to Maraban Rido and French concessionary line of credit to build Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said.Addressing the ground breaking of BRT in Kaduna, El-Rufai said as part of the State Government efforts…
Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo and his predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano will be leading a 1,579-man campaign team to seek the support of Nigerians in the 2023 presidential election. Other top party members included in the national campaign council released yesterday in Abuja, were deputy governor of Anambra State, Gilbert Onyekachukwu, APGA National Chairman, Ozonkpu Victor Ikechukwu…
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign on Saturday dismissed the attempt by the TInubu/Shettima Campaign to compare what it observed as the prosperous years of the PDP to “the famished years” of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in office, noting that it is a further confirmation that the APC Presidential Campaign is plagued by a “lying spirit.” While…
Thousands of indigenes and supporters of the Labour Party in Southern Kaduna have thrown their weight behind the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the LP governorship candidate in the State, Jonathan Asake. They are promising to give them block votes in the 2023 general elections, describing Mr Obi as the best candidate for the…
Governor, Nyesom Wike, has lambasted some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. The governor said it was unfortunate for Atiku’s men such as Lee Maeba, Austine Opara and Abiye Sekibo, to link him to political violence. The Governor, who harped on the need to…
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the killing of Labour Party State House of Assembly Candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area in Imo State, Hon. Christopher Eleghu. According to IGBERETV report, Hon. Christopher Eleghu (aka WASCO) was shot and killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen who also set his house and cars ablaze….
Banks holding majority stakes in six electricity distribution companies (DisCos) yesterday got a marching order from the Federal Government to divest within 12 months. Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, who gave the ultimatum, said the government was monitoring the operations and divestment process of the six DisCos to ensure compliance with the core objectives of restructuring…
I am that breath of fresh air that Nigeria needs — Accord presidential candidate, Prof Imumolen Accord party’s presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen has again urged Nigerians to emphatically endorse his candidature for the position of Nigeria’s next president in 2023 as a way to demonstrate that they want a clear break from the ugly…
UNDERCOVER: Inside Oyo Islamic Torture House Where Children Are Chained, Caged, Starved And Brutalised For four months, 17-year-old Aisha Hakeem was caged in a cell at the Ayegbami Islamic Centre in the Oremeji area of Ibadan, Oyo State. She had been enrolled in the Islamic school for rehabilitation after repeatedly disobeying her father. Born into a broken family,…
An APC member submitted an oped which appeared on PM News this evening in the current conflict between ThisDay/Arise News and the duo of Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake. On ThisDay/Arise News: Having most woefully failed to blackmail and intimidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu into dancing to its tune and attending its usually rowdy and rambunctious…