EXTRA: I’ve never smoked cannabis… but I’m ‘high’ on justice, says Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he has never smoked cannabis in his life. Sowore, an advocate for the legalisation of marijuana, disclosed this during a Twitter Space hosted by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The conversation, themed ‘Cannabis: health or wealth’, was on whether […]
DISPLACED BY FLOOD: Inside Kwara communities where erosion paves way for open defecation
BY ABDULGANIYU ABDULRAHMAN AKANBI In the bone-chilling weather of an August morning in his community in Ilorin West LGA, Kwara state, Salihu Alabi Olojoku, a man in his mid-forties, nervously stood among his peers. Wearing a wrinkled face, he narrated how erosion had displaced him from his home. “This land belongs to […]
‘Invest in Africa for high yields’ — Emefiele woos investors at IMF/World Bank meetings
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has called on foreign investors to consider Nigeria and other countries in Africa as their choice investment destinations. Emefiele said this on Friday while receiving the Euro Knowledge award conferred on him by FIN Banking on Emerging Markets forum on the sidelines of […]
‘I believe in Obi’ — ex-defence spokesperson reacts amid backlash over inclusion in LP campaign
John Enenche, a retired major general of the Nigerian Army, has reacted to the backlash over his inclusion as a member of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign. Enenche, who was director of information of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) during the #EndSARS protests in 2020, had spoken on the controversy generated over the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Nnamdi Kanu not off the hook, says NSA
The national dailies all reported the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Source: Top Stories
PDP BoT to Ayu: Give firm assurance you’ll resign after 2023 elections
The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party, to assure members that he will resign after the 2023 general election. The advice to Ayu is part of the resolutions of the PDP BoT reached on Friday at a meeting in Abuja. […]
Ayu replies Wike: No one gave me N1bn… don’t bring my family into party affairs
Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied receiving N1 billion from a presidential hopeful. Ayu’s statement comes after an allegation by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, that the PDP chairman collected the money in the build-up to the party’s presidential primary. Earlier on Friday, Wike had also […]
Dangote, Kogi have agreed to reopen Obajana cement plant, says FG
The federal government says an agreement has been reached between the Kogi state government and Dangote Group to reopen the Obajana cement plant. Mohammed Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, confirmed this to state house correspondents at the end of the national security council meeting on Friday in Abuja. The Kogi government and […]
Defence chief warns Ortom, Akeredolu against procuring AK-47 for security outfits
Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS), says no state has the power to procure automatic weapons for its security outfits. He said this on Friday in an interview with journalists after the national security council (NSC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. While inaugurating […]
Peter Obi breaks silence on ‘errors, omissions’ in LP presidential campaign council list
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says an updated presidential campaign council list will be released in “due course”. The party came under fire following the release of its 1,234-member campaign council list on Wednesday. There was uproar over the alleged inclusion of John Eneche, a retired army general […]