Members of Lagos State House of Assembly have adopted Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu to be chosen as the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the party’s governorship primary election on Sunday. Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, who is seeking a second term in office, has been at loggerheads with party stakeholders inContinue Reading
Mr Victor Emuankhagbon, the Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo, on Saturday confirmed that six deaths were recorded in the flooded communities in the area. Emuankhagbon disclosed this when he received a delegation of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and officials of the Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
Nigeria has stressed the need for strong partnership, effective monitoring and sound management of resources committed to the Lake Chad project. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama stated this at a follow up meeting on the High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad region on the sideline of the 73rd UNContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from New York where he participated in the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He aslo attended other official engagements on the sideline of the UNGA73 between Sept. 24 and Sept. 29. The theme for this year’s Session is: ‘Making theContinue Reading
Bishop of Okigwe South, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. David Onuoha said that the 58th anniversary of Nigeria should be used for sober reflection and repentance to move the Nation forward. Onuoha, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, enjoined Nigerians to praise the Almighty God for His grace, love andContinue Reading
The organised labour in the country comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC), has suspended its warning strike on a new minimum wage embarked upon on Sept. 26. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the organised labour had embarkedContinue Reading
As part of its capacity building, Total says it has trained more than 150 youths in various skills this year with each of them given a starter-pack worth N200, 000. Mr Vincent Nnadi, the Executive General Manager, Community Social Responsibility, Total Upstream Companies of Nigeria, said the beneficiaries were exposed to threeContinue Reading
A week after an official Chinese newspaper ran a four-page ad in a U.S. daily touting the mutual benefits of U.S.-China trade, the U.S. ambassador to China accused Beijing of using the American press to spread propaganda. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday referred to the China Daily’s paid supplementContinue Reading
… Faithful turn to prayer warriors, accuse govt of complicity The Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, Camp at Bishop Ajayi Crowther Primary school, Onitsha, Anambra State, is boiling as all manners of security operatives had in the early morning of Sunday, stormed the place, sacked the Anglican worshippers who came forContinue Reading
