Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race
Presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili has withdrawn from presidential race and opted to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election.
Card readers will no longer fail – INEC
The smart card reader will not fail as it did during the 2015 elections at some polling units, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Dr. Briyai Frankland, has said.
Minimum Wage: Workers kick as FG sends executive bill to N-Assembly
Workers, through their unions expressed anger yesterday at the ₦27,000 minimum wage recommendation of the National Council of State, as the Federal Government transmitted the executive bill on the new minimum wage to the National Assembly.
It’s baseless to link CJN’s trial with election — Falana
In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), speaks on the false asset declaration charges filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen
2019 budget: Reps open debate, uncover irregular figures in proposals
The House of Representatives has discovered irregularity of figures in the 2019 budget as it commenced debate on the general principles of the Appropriation Bill at plenary, yesterday.
TETFUND secretary’s confession opens can of worms
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) have said that the confession by the sacked Executive Director of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has further exposed the seething corruption in the Buhari Presidency.
Alleged ₦3.2bn Fraud: Kalu’s trial stalled
The continued trial of a former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu and two others over alleged ₦3.2 billion fraud, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, was, yesterday, stalled due to non issuance of fresh ‘fiat’ to the trial judge
DRC poll hub: All set for historic presidential inauguration
The stage is set for the first peaceful handover of executive power in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. Kabila’s 18-year tenure comes to an end today as a new man takes office.
Mozambique Maintains Ban On South African Meat
The Mozambican government is maintaining its ban on the import of meat from South Africa because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Limpopo province.
UAE, Turkey, Qatar, Russia pledge support for Sudan’s embattled govt
Sudan’s government has received much needed economic support from the United Arab Emirates, in addition to offers of support from Qatar, Russia and Turkey, even as fresh protests are planned for Thursday.