The Emir of katsina, Alhaji Dr Abdulmumimi Usman Kabir has observed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was the only surviving Federal Government Project among so many that were established between 1970 to 1990. Emir Kabir made the observation on Wednesday, 20th July, 2022 when the State Coordinator NYSC katsina state Hajiya Muhammad Aisha…
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, said yesterday that the 100 million Nigerians living in poverty made up his political structure. Despite a strong support base on social media, Obi’s presidential campaign had been criticised for lacking real-life structure, as critics of the former Anambra governor have said…
NLC has planned to embark on a nationwide protest in support of the striking members of ASUU on July 26 and 27. The federal government has declared the proposed Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as illegal. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Lai Mohammed, stated this while briefing journalists…
A claim that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu changed his name over the years to what he currently bears has gone viral. A Facebook user, Jackson Ude, had on Sunday made a post on a page, Nigeria Cycle, alleging that Tinubu had another name on his primary and secondary school…
Google Nigeria on Thursday said the top three trending people in Nigeria in the first half of the year are Peter Obi, Vladimir Putin and Bianca Ojukwu. Search trends information is gotten from Google data based on what Nigerians have been searching for and asking Google. Google processes more than 40 000 search queries every…
The people of Bayelsa have used the media to voice their complaints and concerns about the unrest and poor security condition of the state. Several Bayelsans have criticized the governor’s inability to maintain order and protect the state. These indigenes and residents including business people, traders, senior oil workers, young people, women, and seniors in…
Governor Douye Diri’s henchmen in Bayelsa State Lucky Ogua and Special Adviser on Political matters, High Chief Collins Kokodia, have been sponsoring and planning to sponsor more candidates in opposition parties. It is the two who got candidates to run for offices in the state house of assembly under APGA and APC. The Secretary to…
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Abdu Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola bags Businessday 2021 award of Excellence in Service based on various reforms instituted by the Ministry under his Leadership. He was represented at the award ceremony by The Hon. Commissioner, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire & Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), ACG Ado Jafaru, Rtd. Which held at the…
THE election on Wednesday of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the President of Sri Lanka offers scant hope of dousing the five-month-old unrest rocking the country or ending the economic crisis that triggered them. Opposed to the veteran political operator and six-time prime minister, the protesters who have already put a prime minister and a president to flight, have vowed…
Ahmed Idris, suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), received N15 billion bribe to fast track 13% derivation funds to oil-producing states, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The 13% derivation fund is a benefit-sharing system that helps communities get funds meant for development. The fund comes from the federation revenue to oil-producing…