The 2023 Labour Party, LP, Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has urged the Nigerian Government to use borrowed funds to create jobs and improve the standard of living in the country. Obi noted that it was alarming that government borrowing reached…
OPERATIVES of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command arrested six members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, in Abuja during a pro-Palestine demonstration. The protesters, including Ishaq Haruna, Nura Attahir, Ali Muhammad, Abba Abdulkareem, and…
A former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sherrif, on Sunday, lost his mother, Hajja Aisa. The development was disclosed in a statement sighted by Daily Trust in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Sunday. According to the statement, the mother…
THE family of late Nick Imudia, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Konga, has refuted claims that he committed suicide. On June 27, the deceased had reportedly jumped from a storey building in Lagos. However, in a statement on Sunday signed by…
PASSENGERS and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against the UK government and the airline, a law firm said Monday. People on BA flight 149 were taken off…
THE desire and commitment of Super Eagles players, who were born abroad have been questioned by Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Enoh. The Minister said some players in the team are not good enough for the Super Eagles. Osun Defender reports…
(Published in The Guardian of Sunday, June 23rd, 2024) I write in response to an article on the politics page of your esteemed newspaper of June 9, 2024, titled ‘Dissecting Aregbesola’s political battles in APC’ written by your correspondent in…
BENIN Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has announced a two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti states. BEDC, which disclosed this in a public notice, attributed the service interruption to critical maintenance work. The planned power interruption will commence on Monday,…
THE NNPC Retail Limited attention has been drawn to a recent video clip on social media concerning its fuel pump attendant coercing customers to purchase lubricants as a prerequisite for purchasing fuel. NNPC Retail Limited said it had launched an…
A Woman Techmaker Ambassador (WTA), Mrs Gbemisola Esho, on Sunday encouraged women to take advantage of the opportunities in Google’s Women Techmakers Programme. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Lagos, Esho said that the programme…
