CAN President Urges Nigerians Not To Despair

The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Daniel Okoh, has urged Nigerians not to despair but to unite and keep hopes alive for a new beginning for Nigeria. In his Easter message, Okoh noted that Nigeria had faced many challenges ranging from insecurity and economic instability to social and political unrest in recent years, and urged Nigerians to extend a hand of love and kindness to the less privileged in the society.  “However,...

Nigeria to harness gas resources for energy transition, security – SPE

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council, has said that Nigeria needs to effectively harness the potential of gas resources to ensure not only energy transition but energy security. Mr Felix Obike, the chairman, SPE, Nigeria Council made that known while briefing journalists in Abuja. Obike enumerated the need to deepen programmes and projects on gas utilisation and policy implementation in realisation of the net zero carbon emission. He noted that the just concluded 2023...

Ozalla Crash: FRSC reiterates danger of night trips

Reaffirms determination to stop speed-related crashes As LGA chairman authorises mass burial for burnt 15 victims The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has advised the motoring public to avoid night trips due to the dangers associated with it. Dauda Ali Biu, the Corps Marshal, while reaffirming the readiness and determination of the Corps to bring to stop, all speed induced crashes, said that machineries have been put in motion towards rejigging operational strategies for positive...

Benue: Herdsmen kill traditional ruler’s two children, 34 others

Injure 38 others Ortom summons emergency security meeting Not fewer than 36 people have been confirmed killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nyiev council ward of Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State by criminals suspected to be herdsmen on Friday night. The attackers razed down an undisclosed number of houses, set fire on barns of yam seedlings and other farm produce warehoused in the affected houses. Reports have it that the majority of the...

Easter: Ex-president Jonathan preaches love, unity, peace, sacrifice

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians to show love to one another and imbibe the spirit of sacrifice as a means of rebuilding trust and building a stable and prosperous nation. Jonathan stated this in his Easter message, and stressed that this is a period to reflect on the gift of salvation and the power of faith and hope in surmounting earthly challenges. He also noted that the task of deepening our democracy, enhancing...

LP Crisis: Chairmen Forum calls for emergency NEC meeting

Following the crisis in the national office of the Labour Party (LP), the Chairmen Forum, which comprises the 36 chairmen of LP across the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called for a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party to address the crisis. It will be recalled that on Friday in Abuja, 28 state chairmen of the LP overpowered a team of police men mounting guard at the gate of...

Kogi Guber: women group supports power shift to Kogi-West.

A group of women in Kogi State have staged a road work, advocating for a power shift to Kogi-West senatorial district in the next governorship election. The women, in their hundreds, drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state during the  road work in Lokoja on Saturday called on all political parties aspiring to succeed Governor Yayaha Bello in January 2024 to consider allowing Kogi-West to produce the next governor. Alhaja Salamotu Asabe Danfulani...

Datti won’t engage Soyinka in any debate, LP media team says

The media team of Labour Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and Datti Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, has said that there is not going to be any debate between Datti and the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. It will be recalled that Soyinka recently dared Datti-Ahmed to a public debate following the latter’s comment in an interview with Channels TV, where he stressed that “whoever swears in Tinubu ” has “ended...

Thugs, policemen, break into Labour Party national headquarters

… As party asks Buhari to call APC to order The national headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja on Thursday witnessed a massive attack, as a detachment of the Nigerian Police and thugs believed to be working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) broke into the building and chased away workers. A statement signed by the national chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure stated that the invaders who are armed reportedly pulled down...

TETFund: Buhari approves N320bn intervention funds for public tertiary institutions 

In a move to boost public tertiary institutions across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N320,345,040,835. (Three hundred and twenty billion, three hundred and forty-five million, forty thousand, eight hundred and thirty five Naira only) for the 2023 intervention funds. Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), said this in Abuja, while speaking at the Fund’s annual strategic planning workshop with all heads of beneficiary institutions....

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