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Wike hints on naming choice presidential candidate

By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT Says I know who can rescue Nigeria GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Monday hinted on naming his choice candidate he would support in the race for next President of Nigeria as he keeps stakeholders guessing. Wike during flag-off of project to deliver internal roads for Eneka town, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, […]

Fayose disowns Tinubu as preferred choice for 2023 presidential election

By Williams Anuku Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has debunked online reports purporting that he had pledged to support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. In a viral report, Fayose, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was alleged to have […]

Why we’re suspending New York to Lagos flight operations — Delta Airlines

By Prince Okafor Delta Airlines, United States’ longest serving flight operator in Nigeria, said it will from October 4, 2022, suspend flight operations between JFK airport, New York and Lagos. The airline which is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier, disclosed this in a statement made available to […]

Organ Harvesting: Don’t release biodata to Ekweremadu, London Court – Alleged victim

By Fadehan Oyeyemi David Ukpo, the victim of the alleged organ harvesting scandal involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, on Tuesday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside its July 1 order for the release of his bio-data for use in a London court in Ekweremadu’s trial. Ukpo, while faulting […]

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Barca star, Aubameyang robbed, assaulted at gunpoint

By Efosa Taiwo Masked burglars have broken into the home of Barcelona striker, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang robbing and assaulting him and his family in the early hours of Monday morning. The robbery was reported to have taken place around 01:00 when the player was at home with his family members. It is reported that the […]

PDP crisis: Something will happen soon – Gov Wike

By Ochogwu Sunday Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday, commented on the cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying nothing has happened yet but “something will happen” soon. The Governor who has been in a face-up with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the outcome of the presidential primary election, made […]

Dethroned Zamfara monarch who allegedly supported banditry is dead

By Davies Ngere Ify Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the former Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State, has reportedly passed away. He died while receiving medical care in Egypt, according to reports. The monarch was rushed to Egypt few days ago when his family members noticed that his health was deteriorating and needed urgent medication. According to […]

Abba Kyari: Your hypocrisy now obvious – HURIWA reacts as Malami loses extradition case

  By John Owen Nwachukwu Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Monday described as a grand hypocrisy the extradition suit by the Attorney General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), against the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, […]

Again, naira crosses N700/$ mark at parallel market

The figure represents N10 or 1.4 percent depreciation compared to the N692 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in Lagos and Abuja, who spoke to TheCable, said that there is high demand for foreign currency in the street market. The street traders, popularly known as ‘abokis‘ put the buying price of the […]