FCCPC begins probe of Abuja hospital for ‘refusing to treat victim of one chance’
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Olorunfemi Greatness, a victim of a “one chance” robbery, in Abuja. “One chance” is a type of robbery in which unsuspecting passengers are lured into commercial vehicles whose occupants are robbers, who […]
‘Total shutdown’: Electricity workers, PENGASSAN set to join NLC strike
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), say its members will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the planned indefinite nationwide strike. The labour had threatened to go on an indefinite nationwide strike from October 3 over the removal of the petrol subsidy by the federal […]
Obi: Achebe would weep for today’s Nigeria — but there will be a country
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last elections, says Chinua Achebe, the late literary icon, would weep at the “realities” of Nigeria if he were alive. According to a statement by Tai Obasi, Obi’s media aide, the LP candidate spoke during the Chinua Achebe international symposium held […]
Dele Alake: Solid minerals can revive Nigeria’s economy
Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, says Nigeria’s abundant mineral resources can be used to revive the country’s economy. In a statement issued on Saturday by Alaba Balogun, head of press and public relations, Alake affirmed that the present administration under President Bola Tinubu is shifting attention from hydro-carbon. According to […]
Independence Day: Tinubu to address Nigerians on Sunday
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast to mark the 63rd independence anniversary of the country. According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, on Saturday, Tinubu will address the nation at 7 a.m. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook […]
Ex-Kaduna governor, ex-minister resign from PDP
Mukhtar Yero, a former governor of Kaduna, has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yero, who was the governor of Kaduna from 2011 to 2015, announced his resignation from the PDP in a letter addressed to the party’s chairman of Kaura ward in the state on Saturday. “With gratitude […]
Independence Day: Doomsayers’ll be disappointed — Nigeria’ll be great again, says Abbas
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says Nigeria will be great again and “doomsayers will be disappointed”. In a statement on Saturday, Musa Abdullahi, special adviser on media to the speaker, said Abbas congratulated Nigerians as they celebrate the country’s 63rd independence anniversary. He called on fellow citizens to keep […]
Independence Day: Let’s pull our country from uncertainty to safety, Atiku tells Nigerians
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says Nigerians must strive to pull the country from a “place of uncertainty to safety”. In an independence message to Nigerians on Saturday, Abubakar said the youths have triumphed beyond imagination in various professional fields across the world. Nigeria will mark its 63rd independence anniversary on October 1. […]
Tribunal affirms PDP’s Kefas Agbu as Taraba governor
The Taraba governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Kefas Agbu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of the state. In a judgment delivered on Saturday, the tribunal dismissed the petition filed by Muhammad Yahaya and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for lacking in merit. Agbu […]
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Niger junta ‘did not threaten to down Tinubu’s plane’
Mohammed Usman, Nigerian ambassador to the Niger Republic, has denied reports that the military junta prohibited President Bola Tinubu’s jet from flying in its airspace. The military junta in Niger was said to have asked the plane conveying Tinubu, who had just returned from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, […]