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House, Legislature, Top Stories
Saturday, November 28th, 2020
The wife of the newspaper vendor killed by a security aide attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has opposed her husband’s family demand for N500m compensation. Josephine Okereke on Thursday said she was not aware of the pre-litigation process. Mrs. Okereke urged Gbajabiamila to ignore the family demand and fulfill his […]
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Africa & World Politics, National Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Wednesday, November 25th, 2020
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of securing the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) brightened yesterday as South Korea withdrew its candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, from the race. Washington Trade Daily quoted sources as saying that South Korea had notified the United States (U.S.) government of its decision and would make the […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, November 21st, 2020
Omoniyi Salaudeen The youth restiveness as precipitated by the recent EndSARS protests in some parts of the country still remains a talking point in the country. Since the sudden eruption of the crisis that threatened the fabric of the nation, the desire for sustainable peace has been the major concern of the stakeholders. The only […]
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Ekiti, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has said he has never at any time nursed the ambition of being a senator, saying his next ambition in life is to become Nigeria’s president or a cleric. He said he hates being a senator who would be making laws that the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, November 13th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he would forever be indebted to late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings. Obasanjo made the revelation in a condolence message to the family of Rawlings and people of Ghana over the death of Rawlings. He said it was Rawlings who housed […]
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#EndSars, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
DJ Switch who quietly left Nigeria, following death threats, has surfaced in Canada, speaking with parliamentarians about the event of 20 October in Lagos. According to reports, DJ Switch, whose real name is Obianuju Catherine Udeh, told a parliamentary committee that the soldiers who shot at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, said they […]
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#EndSars, Biafra, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, November 9th, 2020
Okey Sampson, Umuahia Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is worried that the level of destruction of public and private buildings in the South East during the #EndSARS protest by hoodlums may delay the take-off of the Biafra government that will soon come on stream. MASSOB national director of Information, Sunny […]
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American Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, November 7th, 2020
Dylan Stableford — Senior Writer Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press projected Saturday, sending President Trump to a bitter defeat four years after he shocked the world by winning the White House with a victory over Hillary Clinton. Biden crossed the 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College on Saturday after […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Armed Forces, Army, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
• Five Abductors Killed In Gun Battle With Kidnappers • Defence Headquarters Keeps Mum Over Operation The Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF) played a significant role in yesterday’s rescue of Philip Walton from his abductors, by a Naval Special Warfare group in the United States, better known as SEAL Team Six. Walton, a 27-year-old American, was […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Latest Politics, NNP News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Friday, October 30th, 2020
(NNP) After days of silence, the Trump administration has finally released a statement explaining its reason for preferring the South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, for the Director-General’s position of the World Trade Organization. The U.S. preference goes against the overwhelming recommendation of Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by the majority of the 164 nations. A statement […]
