Buhari Signs N21.83trn 2023 Budget Into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion and the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 budget is the last to be prepared by…
2023: Why ‘Emi Lokan’ Is Wrong Attitude For Leadership Of Nigeria, Obasanjo Says, Endorsing Peter Obi
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that ‘Emi Lokan’ (My turn) is a wrong attitude and mentality for Nigeria’s leadership. He said this in a New Year letter where he told Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of the…
2023: CNPP Reacts To Buhari Charge To Security Agencies, Nigerians
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed hope for free, fair and credible elections this year with his recent warning, charging security agencies to maintain a high sense of professionalism and desist from…
Pope Benedict XVI is Dead
Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned from the Papacy in 2013, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow I inform you…
NIDCOM Rejoices with Nigerian Girl over Victory in Cooking Contest in Italy
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has rejoiced with a Nigerian lady from Benin City, Tracy Eboigbodin, who won an international Cooking Contest in Italy on Friday. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Commission’s Head…
Bolanle Raheem: Falana Tasks Lawyers As ASP Vandi Appears In Court, Remanded For 30 Days
A Magistrate Court in Lagos State, on Friday, remanded ASP Drambi Vandi at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over the alleged murder of a lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day at Ajah Roundabout in the state. Raheem was shot dead…
Yahaya Bello: Buhari Inaugurates Reference Hospital, Massive Projects in Kogi
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated a world class Reference Hospital and other legacy projects in Okene in Kogi State, constructed by Gov. Yahaya Bello’s administration. Other projects inaugurated included ”Agassa -Upogoro- Benin road and the newly built Palace…
Northern Elders Forum Mourns Ambassador Obiozor
Northern Elders Forum has said it is saddened by the demise of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador George Obiozor, describing him as a great Nigerian whose life captured the truism that most of us can serve the nation and our…
George Obiozor: Imo State’s First Female Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osakwe-Hibbert Pens Down Emotional Tribute
Imo-State’s First Female Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs and an elected Councillor for Penn Ward Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, Hon. Cllr. Celia Osakwe-Hibbert, has penned down an emotional tribute as she mourns the passage of the President General of the Ohanaeze…
As Fuel Scarcity Bites, Air Fares Jump 97%, Bus Prices Rise 45% in One Year
With petrol scarcity biting hard and aviation fuel prices skyrocketing, Nigerians paid as much as 97 per cent more to fly locally, while the fare paid by citizens for bus transport increased by as much as 45 per cent between…
