ECOWAS lifts Blockade imposed On Mali following Coup
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has lifted a trade and travel blockade on Mali after a coup d’état on August 18. The lifting of the sanctions followed…
Kano LG Polls: Ganduje Asks Electoral Commission To Be Neutral
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje speaks during the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House on October 6, 2020. Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has asked the State Independent…
EU snubs Britain, backs Okonjo-Iweala for WTO top job
The fallout of Brexit was evident after European Union (EU) governments yesterday snubbed the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, and expressed support for Dr. Ngozi…
Ondo Election: Abdulsalami Committee sues for peace as IG deploys 33,783 policemen
After pandemonium was unleash on Akure, Ondo state, between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following violent attacks which left…
Editorial: Ondo 2020 – Reject APC and PDP, Vote Ajayi
The venerated former United States House Speaker, Thomas “Tip” O’Neil is credited with musing that: “All politics is local.” As the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) grapples with the embarrassing…
Restructuring: ‘Stop Playing Pharaoh,’ Ethnic Groups Tell Presidency
Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities have lashed out at the Presidency for its latest vituperations against calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, and asked a presidential spokesperson to stop playing “Pharaoh”. The…
Firstbank Reinforces Its Financial Inclusion Drive, Disburses Over 17bn Naira Loans Through FirstAdvance
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, recently announced that loans in over the sum of 17 billion naira have been disbursed to individuals, across the…
Pastor Sam Adeyemi to Buhari: “Effective Leaders Listen”
As Nigerians continue to react to the harsh response of the Federal Government to Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s call for Nigeria’s restructuring, another cleric, Sam Adeyemi, Senior Pastor of Lagos-based church,…
Nigeria Announces special salary scale, longer service period for teachers
Nigeria on Monday announced a special salary scale and longer years of service for basic and secondary teachers in the country. These measures have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari,…
Adeboye Adds voice to Call for Restructuring to avoid Nigeria’s Breakup
The call for a political and economic restructuring of Nigeria got louder on Saturday, with one of the country’s leading clerics warning of a possible breakup if the calls were…