ABUJA — A U.S.-based Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Godswill Nwankwo, has declared his intention to contest the seat of the country’s president in the 2023 election. Nwankwo made his intention known on Monday in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said that his intention was borne out of concerns to build on existing structures and improve the standard of living in the country. According to the intending presidential aspirant,...
LAGOS — The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), on Monday, said that death dealt a big blow on the human rights community with the demise of Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Odumakin and Chukwuma, human rights activists and leaders died a few hours interval on Saturday. While Odumakin, Spokesman of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Afenifere reportedly died in the hours on Saturday at age 56,...
ADO-EKITI — The Southern Senators’ Forum has expressed grief over the death of Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, and founder of CLEEN Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma. This was contained in the condolence messages to the families of the duo, signed by the forum’s Chairman, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. He described the death of the two renowned activists as tragic, devastating and saddening, saying their contributions to the growth of democracy in Nigeria were immeasurable. The News...
IBADAN — The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of Easter to rise in oneness, truth, faith, and good work to end terrorism in Nigeria. Badejo, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ibadan, also called on stakeholders to join hands in prayer to restore sanity, unity, and progress in Nigeria. “It will be...
ABUJA — The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has called on Nigerians to unite against insecurity and corruption as well as other challenges hindering development in the country. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Charles Akpan, Deputy Director Press and Public Relations of the ministry, and issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Ngige made the call while felicitating with Christians on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ngige...
By Goldie Njideka, Contributing Reporter The Light Givers Humanitarian Foundation, a non-governmental organization has empowered over 300 women in the Ihiala local council area of Anambra state on agriculture and agro-ventures. The three-month-long training programme, according to the NGO’s chairman, Chief Stanley Chukwudi Obodoagwu, was designed to empower participants drawn from communities across the local government to enable them to put food on their tables as well as work towards sustainable food production in the...
KANO — No few than 16,000 patients from the five Emirate Councils in Kano have benefitted from the State’s free dental and oral health services. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, disclosed this on Friday, at the closing ceremony of the free dental outreach inaugurated on March 20, to mark World Oral Health Day. He said that the exercise which began on March 20, had surpassed its 15,000 target beneficiaries across the state. According...
ABUJA — The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday, witnessed increased traffic due to the huge number of passengers travelling to different parts of the country to celebrate Easter. Reports by The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that flights from Abuja to other routes were fully booked before Thursday. Also, booking and check-in counters of many airlines were crowded with travelers rushing to board their flights. Many of the airline officials who spoke with...
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. “This is...
“…if you were lucky and you cast that vote they dreaded, and it turned out they hated the outcome, they would simply declare the republican loser, the victor.” ―Don Okolo In truth, if you were searching for America’s most evil City or State, you’d have three, maybe four southern States to run through the mill of ignominy, to see which one stands with her head held high…proud she had beaten out the other three. The...
