Archive for April 28th, 2022

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has announced his intention to contest the governorship of Kebbi state in the 2023 general election. He spoke on Thursday at an event which featured members of the Kebbi chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi, was also present at […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has informed Rotimi Ameachi, a presidential hopeful, that the ambition of Bola Tinubu is the “rallying point” of the state. The governor spoke on Thursday in Marina, Lagos, where he received the minister of transportation. Amaechi and Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, are presidential hopefuls on […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give presidential hopefuls on its platform a fair chance to compete in the primary poll. Abubakar, who declared his intention to run for president last month, made the request on Thursday when he addressed members of the national working committee (NWC) […]

Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has emerged as a 2022 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Soyombo, the pioneer editor of TheCable, is among 13 fellows who will spend up to six months at the Reuters Institute. […]

Abdullahi Jibrin, a lance corporal with the Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam community in Yobe state, has reportedly committed suicide.  Jibrin was said to have committed suicide after he was arrested for allegedly working with Boko Haram. Jibrin, a weapon instructor, was said to have taken part in the recent attacks recorded […]

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has launched a competition for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)/startups in the product manufacturing space and creatives in the branding industry. The hackathon was launched to commemorate its third anniversary in May. “To mark this grand occasion, the Secretary-General, H.E. Wamkele Mene, and the AfCFTA […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says it deducted N245.77 billion for petrol under-recovery costs in March. The value shortfall comprises the previous months’ outstanding and part of the February 2022 value shortfall. NNPC said this in its monthly presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Wednesday, April 27. […]

Ben Ayade, presidential hopeful of the All Progressives Congress(APC), says insecurity could have been worse if not for the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari.  On Tuesday, Ayade, who visited Buhari in Aso Rock, declared his intention to succeed the president. He had said he went to visit the president “as a loyal […]

Since the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the former Alaafin of Oyo, there have been torrents of speculations about the emergence of his successor and the criteria for the selection. Adeyemi succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu in 1970, and after 52 years on the throne, civilisation has greatly influenced the tradition and culture of […]