Thugs suspected to be loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, disrupted the meeting of the National Mandate Group (NMG), a group supporting the aspiration of the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in Rivers State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the group, led by Senator Lee Maeba, was in Bori, the headquarters of Khana local…
In this edition of #TheAlternative, I am going to x-ray a statement made by the minister of state for labour and productivity (more accurately unproductivity), Festus Keyamo, who also doubles, or majors as the spokesman for the Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council. In a recent interview to a budding media outlet, Mr. Keyamo said: “Asiwaju Tinubu is…
In the last three weeks, bank customers across the country have had cause to complain about poor services by lenders, especially with regard to tech application delays and outright failure. Funds transfer among customers in some cases now take an upward of two weeks to either drop in the receiver’s account or reversed to the…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has hit out at those criticizing him for “installing” former military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, as Nigeria’s President in 2015. Soyinka said those insisting he installed Buhari are talking rubbish, adding that their parents should apologize for inflicting morons on the world.He spoke on Channels Television’s Newsnight, a pre-recorded…
The federal government has reiterated its assurance that measures are being deployed to address the brain drain in Nigeria. Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama spoke with reporters on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, Lagos.He inaugurated the Orthopedic and Trauma Centre, Molecular Building Complex, Oxygen gas plant, Clinical Training Centre, and…
The former Olympic and world 100m champion Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo of himself in his familiar celebration pose. The application for the logo, which depicts Bolt pointing skywards in silhouette, was filed in the US last week. “The mark consists of the silhouette of a man in a distinctive pose, with…
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has questioned the Federal Government’s handling of the farmer-herder crisis. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded programme that airs every Monday, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban the cattle group, Miyetti Allah, while it had proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra, a group seeking…
Enugu govt congratulates indigene for emerging first African to win AFS award for Young Global Citizens The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has congratulatedMr. Noel Ifeanyi Alumona, an indigene of the state who won the 2022 AFS Award for Young Global Citizens. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor…
Global Peace Ambassador and founder, Art of Living Foundation, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar emphasised the need for Nigerians to key into the principles of love in order to achieve national unity and harmonious society. This, he said at the Culture Festival 2022 which was held on Sunday 21 August at Eko Hotel & Suites, VI,…
The Federal Government has completed the takeover of four electricity distribution companies and constituted the board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, said the newly constituted board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company would enhance ongoing efforts to resolve the liabilities relating to tariff shortfalls for power…