The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has proposed to call 100 witnesses for his petition at the Presidential Election Petitions Court. This is even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing to call 22 witnesses, Bola Tinubu, 39 and the All Progressives Congress (APC), 25 to defend their […]
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Some partners include the Yemisi Shyllon Museum and Terra Kulture from Nigeria To commemorate Africa Day (25 May), an event that marks the founding of the African Union and celebrates the continent’s quest for unity; Google is unveiling a range of programs and activities to celebrate the continent’s diverse cultural heritage. The initiative will also […]
The PDP in Enugu State is rattled by the trending case. The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Yisha’u Ahmed, has accused the Governor-elect of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, of possessing a “fake NYSC certificate.” There has been controversy over the NYSC certificate belonging to the governor-elect with claims that the certificate […]
The street demonstration by the protesters held near the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting during the court’s sitting on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters on Saturday thronged the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja where Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect’s election is being challenged. A barricade mounted by the police to divert traffic away prevented the demonstrators […]
Zimbabwe has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke’s Annual Misery Index (HAMI). Hanke blamed Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation as the main reason for it topping his list. It came fifth in his 2021 analysis for the same reason. The inflation rate is […]
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has tasked Nigerians and non-governmental bodies in the country to rise to the occasion of standing with and defending the cause of public education, saying the sector is in the state of near collapse. He spoke at the weekend while addressing […]
…as he attends private screening of ‘Gammy and the Living Things’ Standing ovation greeted the private screening of the first ever animated musical in Nigeria, “Gammy and the Living Things” which held last weekend at Film House Cinemas, Landmark Centre, Lagos, which had in attendance Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo SAN, who was the Special Guest of […]
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said overseas medicals for Nigerian Presidents will henceforth become a thing of the past with the inauguration of the N21 billion Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Center, located within the precincts of the State House in Abuja. Speaking at the inauguration of the medical centre yesterday, Aisha […]
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci has opened up after she completed a 100-hour cooking marathon in her quest to become the Guinness World Records holder for the ‘longest cooking time’ by an individual. While GWR is still in the process of reviewing her record time to induct her officially into […]
Russia’s move to support Zimbabwe with 32 helicopters could just be its way of dumping the American-powered crafts, Ian Cox an expert in aviation and defence matters has suggested. President Emmerson Mnangagwa took delivery of 18 helicopters from Russia Thursday, part of a yet to be unpacked Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the two countries. […]
CONTROVERSIAL Nigerian cleric and self-proclaimed philanthropist Chris Okafor’s three day visit into the country continues to raise eyebrows with his sojourn under the spotlight. Okafor, leader of the Liberation and Miracle Ministry arrived in the country Thursday, with businessman and Zanu PF central Committee member, Mike Chimombe rolling out the red carpet. He is attending […]
Deputy Information Minister Kindness Paradza has told journalists not to force themselves on First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who has developed a habit of hand picking reporters she wants and chasing some away based on where they work. Mnangagwa stands accused of abusing her authority to disrespect media freedoms by barring journalists from accessing public events […]
ZANU PF Mashonaland West province has with immediate effect, ordered closure of WhatsApp groups linked to the political party. A notice issued by Zanu PF province’s Information Department secretary, Godwin Nigel Murambiwa said all platforms created for purposes of discussing party related business must be dissolved forthwith. “The department of information would like to advise […]
A total of 4,270 inmates would be let out of Zimbabwe’s prisons over the weekend thanks to a pardon from President Emmerson Mnangagwa. It comes ahead of general elections later this year. President Emmerson Mnangagwa decided to pardon about a fifth of all prisoners in Zimbabwe just a few weeks before the elections. The release […]
After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most vulnerable communities, UN health experts warned on Friday. In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more countries now face outbreaks, increasing numbers of cases are being reported and the outcome […]
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition. Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Officials in Cameroon have shut down markets in an attempt to stop a wave of cholera infections spreading through all 10 regions of the central African state. The government says more than 20,000 people have been infected, but the figures may be higher as a majority of the country’s 26 million people […]
Jalingo — Eight years after leaving office, former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that he lost sleep over the insecurity that pervaded the country during his tenure. Jonathan disclosed this in Jalingo, yesterday, during the inauguration of projects executed by the Ishaku administration including a 22km dual carriage road with flyover and pedestrian bridges. The […]