Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), a frontline Igbo think tank, has warned against the imposition of former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, as the President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The warning was coming ahead of the forthcoming national elections of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. National President of ADF and former President of the […]

The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva. WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International […]

An activist and public affairs commentator, Malam Salihu Othman Isah, has condemned what he described as the incessant air strikes and other forms of military attacks on defenceless civilians in some parts of the country. Isah, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) said in an interview that it is unprofessional […]

The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly following the submission of the report of the committee it had constituted to study the bills. The chairman, management board of the forum, A. M. Al-Amin Daggash, in a statement made available to journalists […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah had built a good team, noting that he had reviewed a number of things with him in Abuja. He saluted the governor for his commitment to development, stressing that they had to move the nation forward. The president gave the commendation at a stakeholders’ […]

Hundreds of youths yesterday at the Marama Day celebration in Hawul local government area of southern part of Borno State enlisted support for the senator representing the senatorial district, Ali Ndume, for rejecting the proposed tax reform bills of President Bola Tinubu. The festival which was held yesterday was conceived since 2004, as Marama-Day, metamorphosed […]

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that power outages will occur daily from 9 am to 4 pm starting Monday, January 6 to 20, 2025, affecting areas including Kubwa, Karu, and Nyanya, due to the relocation of electricity towers for a road dualisation project. This is a confirmation of the earlier announcement by the Abuja […]