Ohuabunwa: Orji Kalu has EFCC case to answer | He shouldn’t be senate president
Mao Ohuabunwa, a former senator representing Abia north, says Uzor Orji Kalu, senate chief whip, has a case to answer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and therefore should not be senate president. Kalu defeated Ohuabunwa to become the senator representing Abia north in 2019. In March, Kalu declared that […]
Peak Milk apologises to Christians over ‘offensive’ Easter ad
The management of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, manufacturers of Peak Milk, has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over a controversial advert depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The company published an Easter message on Friday with a picture of a dented tin of Peak Milk pierced on two sides with […]
Anti-brain drain bill: We’ll strongly resist plans to enslave doctors, says NARD
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will strongly resist plans to enslave doctors in the country. The association was reacting to a proposed bill which seeks to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 2004 to address the brain drain in the health sector. Sponsored by Ganiyu Johnson, an […]
Newspaper Headlines: Obi’s petition a waste of time, APC tells tribunal
Reports on the anti-brain drain bill, election petitions and tussle for 10th national assembly leadership positions dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Femi Adesina: Kukah’s opinion coloured by politics | Buhari leaving Nigeria far better
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says the opinion of Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, on national issues is “coloured by politics”. Speaking on Monday in an interview with Channels Television, Adesina said Kukah should understand that the Buhari-led administration has tackled insurgency and banditry in the country more than the situation was in […]
Buhari to depart Abuja Tuesday for Saudi Arabia — his last visit to kingdom as president
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to depart the country on Tuesday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said the trip which would last for eight days is Buhari’s last visit to the kingdom as president. Shehu said while in Saudi Arabia, the […]
CAN slams Peak Milk over ‘offensive’ Easter ad, demands apology to Christian community
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak Milk, for using an “offensive” advert to depict the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The company published an Easter message on Friday with a picture of a dented tin of Peak Milk pierced on two sides with a nail. […]
Edwin Clark: Lai spreading fake news about Obi — he should be prosecuted
Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, should be prosecuted for spreading fake news against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). On April 4, speaking in Washington DC during an engagement with some international media […]
‘It’s against Nigeria’s democracy’ — law professor writes Biden, Trudeau over Chimamanda’s letter
Yemi Oke, a law professor, has faulted a letter written by Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, over the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. In a letter published last Thursday, Adichie said the Nigerian election was “deliberately manipulated”. The letter was addressed to US President Joe Biden. The award-winning novelist […]
Salihu Lukman: Any Muslim vying to be senate president doesn’t respect the constitution
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says any Muslim aspiring to be senate president does not respect the constitution and the party. Lukman made the remark on the grounds that President-elect Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-elect, are both Muslims. The APC national working committee […]