TODAY, Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Day anniversary, a milestone that should ideally be celebrated with pomp and pageantry. However, the mood across the country is tempered by the harsh realities of poverty, insurgency, corruption, and poor infrastructure. National Chairman…
SENATOR Ifeanyi Araraume, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, has extended heartfelt felicitations to Nigerians on the country’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. In his message, Araraume reflected on Nigeria’s journey since gaining independence,…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for the violence to end now with war ramping up across the Middle East. Guterres, in a statement on Tuesday, condemned the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation. “This…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday visited the Maximum Correctional Centre Makurdi and granted pardon to six inmates serving at the facility. Alia said that all the pardoned inmates were recommended by the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy headed by…
A Canada-based Nigerian Priest, Rev. Fr. Patrick Ampani has urged President Bola Tinubu to do more to alleviate the hardship Nigerians are experiencing. Ampani made the call on Tuesday while reacting to President Tinubu’s 64th Independence Anniversary speech. “I…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency ( NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna States during Wednesday’s morning…
Ex-President Donald Trump has said that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are to blame for Iran’s attack on Israel. The development comes after the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, announced that Iran had launched a missile attack against Israel.…
THE Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo has announced that his administration will begin payment of the N70, 000 new minimum wage from the end of October, 2024. The governor made the announcement during a parade ceremony to celebrate Nigeria’s sixty…
CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Pro-Democracy Campaigner, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR), Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, was full of joy on Monday, 30th October, 2024 at the reception in honour of Dr Monday Ubani,…
Niger Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, launched a scathing attack on France at the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations on Monday, accusing the former colonial power of pursuing a ‘new recolonisation strategy’ through its…
