Billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangote, slid down 14 places to 37th position in the World Richest Persons list within 24 hours. Dangote, the President, Dangote Group, who remains Africa’s richest person, was ranked 23rd on Thursday by Forbes. A check on Forbes website on Friday, however, revealed that the business mogul, who is said to be worth […]
In this report, LEKE BAIYEWU examines the issues surrounding the restriction of Peoples Democratic Party tickets for elective public offices President Goodluck Jonathan has been adopted the sole candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. The ruling party gave an automatic ticket to the President to seek a second term in the 2015 presidential election. The PDP adopted […]
The Kogi State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Mallam Suleiman Abdullahi, on Sunday said a teacher recently died in the state because of his inability to raise N3,000 required for his medical bill as teachers in the state were being owed salaries and other entitlements. He claimed that teachers in the state had been subjected to unbearable hardships. […]
At least 23 automakers have signified interest to set up assembly plants in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, has said. He said this at the fifth Conference of the Haulage and Logistics Magazine organised by the Intelligent Data Company in Lagos. Jalal was represented at the conference, which had […]
Gani Adams The Yoruba social-cultural group, Oodua Peoples Congress, has said it now secures the lives and properties of more Nigerians in view of the country’s high level of insecurity. OPC also said it was training more members towards protecting prominent politicians and public office holders. Speaking to our correspondent in an interview on Friday, […]
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most vulnerable country among 198 countries in the world. According to the seventh annual Climate Change and Environmental Risks Atlas released by a global risk analytics company, Maplecroft, climate change and lack of food security multiply risks of conflict and violence in Nigeria and 31 other countries. The […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said it is concerned about the growing insecurity at the border areas between Nigeria and Cameroon, where thousands of Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks have sought refuge. The insurgents have in recent times launched repeated cross-border attacks from Nigerian border towns into northern Cameroon, hindering the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Senate have agreed to curb the overwhelming influence of state governors in the affairs of the party, particularly its primaries. SUNDAY PUNCH, on Friday, gathered that during a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday night, the President, the senators and the leadership […]
Bishop David Oyedepo The British government has said it is investigating David Oyedepo’s Winners’ Chapel International’s request to establish an independent school in the country. The fee-paying school, Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford, was set to open to children from the age of four in September. The school, which will teach “Biblical truths” in […]
A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission have joined forces to ensure that the All Progressives Congress does not retain power in Lagos next year. Tinubu said that just as three parties merged to form the APC and become a […]
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