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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says former vice-president Atiku Abubakar abandoned the people of the state during their trying times. Ortom spoke on Sunday when he received Atiku and his campaign team at the Benue government house. The Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign technical committee headed by Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar […]

Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says Nigeria does not need someone who wants to become the president just because he is wealthy. Speaking on Sunday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Utomi said the country needs a selfless and intellectual leader to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on the country’s citizens living in Ukraine to be security conscious.  The call comes as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to rise.  The crisis stems from the protracted Russia-Ukrainian war that began in early 2014.  Russia had annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and […]

The presidency has rejected a Financial Times article on the state of security and the economy under President Muhammadu Buhari. The article — titled ‘What is Nigeria’s Government for?’ — was written by David Pilling, African editor of Financial Times, and published on January 31, 2022. In the article, Pilling said Buhari has […]

Ben Murray-Bruce, a former Nigerian senator, has lamented the increasing trend of ritual killings among young people. In a tweet on Sunday, the former senator said young people who are supposed to be the “leaders of tomorrow now engage in unimaginable crimes just to become millionaires overnight”. “What has suddenly gone wrong with young […]

Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited (SEPCOL) says three out of the ten crew members on board the oil vessel that exploded and sunk have been found alive.  SEPCOL, in a statement signed by Ikemefuna Okafor, chief executive officer (CEO), said the members would receive appropriate medical attention. The floating production, storage […]

Pelumi Olajengbesi, a lawyer, says Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba nation agitator better known as Sunday Igboho, will soon regain his freedom. Olajengbesi had in January announced his resignation from the legal team of Igboho. Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic since he was arrested at an airport in Cotonou by […]