Peter Obi on PDP Leadership Crisis and State of Nigeria’s Economy
Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has never been afraid to air his views on national issues, ranging from the economy to the democratization of the political space.
Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has never been afraid to air his views on national issues, ranging from the economy to the democratization of the political space.
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing Khartoum’s offer to mediate in the ongoing conflict in Tigray.
With exactly 559 days to the 2023 presidential election, the search for a new leader for Africa’s most populous country and largest economy – Nigeria – has begun. The Independent
Security cooperation between the United States and Nigeria has neither been halted nor frozen by the recent suspension of weapons sale to Nigeria by the US Congress. US Consul General
Authorities in Nigeria’s North-Central Niger State have confirmed the kidnap of the Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Sani Idris. According to Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel-Berje, the commissioner
After months of a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer at a London hospital, billionaire businessman and Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, Captain Idahosa Okunbo,has passed on. He was
Four notorious bandits have been killed by security forces in the ongoing operations against bandits in Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,
Business magnate, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, is dead. He died of pancreatic cancer in London Sunday morning, according go THISDAY. He was aged 63. THISDAY gathered that he was diagnosed
Nigeria will begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from August 10, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 said on Saturday. The Director of Press, PSC on COVID-19,
Ruth Pagu, one of the girls abducted by Boko Haram at a secondary school in Chibok seven years ago on Saturday reunited with her parents in company of the two
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Middle Belt Forum (MBF), and Afenifere have reacted to the comment by a former Nigeria military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), that the next President
Eighty two of the 94 students abducted by bandits at the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State on June 17 are spending their 52nd day today with the kidnappers
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had reinvigorated its operations and strengthened them to enable the troops take the war to the enclaves of insurgents, bandits and other criminals
President Adama Barrow of Gambia has commended Nigeria’s commitment to the war against illicit drug trafficking and abuse, even as he called for more collaboration among anti-drug law enforcement agencies
As a way of supporting the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Canada Government is donating the total sum of $3.74million to support Tanzania’s social protection programme. Canada’s contribution would
Aminu Yar’Adua, the son of late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, is in prison custody after allegedly killing four persons in an auto crash in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. A
Former Nigerian military president, Ibrahim Babaginda, says the depth of corruption under Nigeria’s democratic dispensation is such that his regime will be seen as one of saints. In an
South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital for medical observation on Friday, the government’s Correctional Services department said. As a former head of state
Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a UNESCO world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region. Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn
Nigeria’s federal government has named seven of the 36 states of the federation as beneficiaries of a $700 million loan sourced from the World Bank for water projects. The states
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