Archive for April 30th, 2022

Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has thrown his weight behind the presidential bid of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state. Uwazuruike spoke on Saturday when he led some south-east youths on a solidarity march in Owerri, Imo state capital, in support of Bello’s […]

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared Monday as the day for the celebration of eid-el Fitr. The national moonsighting committee disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday night. The Sultan’s confirmation signals the beginning of Shawwal and the end of the holy month of Ramadan. “His Eminence the […]

Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says President Muhammadu Buhari would have protested if former President Goodluck Jonathan had piled up debts like his administration. Sani spoke on Saturday during Daily Trust’s Twitter Spaces titled ‘Insecurity and 2023 General Elections’. Recently, many Nigerians have raised concerns over the increase in […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election.  On April 9, Amaechi declared his intention to run for president on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform. According to a statement released by his media office on Saturday, Amaechi said if Buhari decides to […]

The issue of power rotation between the south and north continues to be a topic of discussion ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Those who are at the forefront of the call for the southern presidency argued that President Muhammadu Buhari would have spent eight years in office as a northerner in 2023, hence […]

Mino Raiola, the renowned Italian football agent, has died at the age of 54. Raiola, a popular figure in the football world, had been sick for months before passing away on Saturday in the hospital where he was admitted. He had reacted to rumours of his death with a furious rebuttal on Thursday. The […]

The court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt will resume hearing on the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against the Rivers state government over the collection of value-added tax (VAT) and personal income tax (PIT). Emmanuel Ukala, a senior advocate of Nigeria and lawyer representing Rivers state, confirmed to TheCable […]

While state political appointees seeking elective offices in the 2023 general election are resigning in droves, their counterparts at the federal level have refused to relinquish their positions. The unwillingness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet members, who are nursing political ambitions, to step down from office has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians. […]

At first glance, there is no indication that they are persons with disabilities (PWDs). But Betty Olayikan and Yewande Odutoye, who are deaf and currently work at the Sheraton Hotel Lagos, have had interesting experiences growing up. Betty wasn’t born deaf. She lost her auditory perception after she took ill. She, however, said stigma […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says launching a presidential bid is not a walk in the park. Mohammed said it is “not easy” to be on a presidential campaign trail while at the same time serving as governor of Bauchi state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, however, said he […]