Atiku, Yahaya Bello mourn ex-Anambra Gov. Mbadinuju

Atiku expresses shock, sadness over his passing Bello describes his death as great loss to Nigeria The former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State have expressed shock and sadness over the passing of Dr. Chinwoke Mbadiniju, who governed Anambra State from 1999 to 2003. Atiku, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, described the...

UK Stop Recruitment Of Health, and Social Care Personnel From Nigeria, 53 Other Countries

The United Kingdom government has announced that it has stopped active recruitment of health and social care personnel from Nigeria and 53 other countries globally. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, but it does not prevent individual health and social care personnel from independently applying for employment in the United Kingdom. Countries on the red list are; Afghanistan, Angola,...

Idoma Stakeholders Moves To End Security Challenges In Benue State

Disturbed with the incessant attacks on Benue state communities by suspected marauding herdsmen, His Royal Majesty, Och’Idoma Agaba-Idu Elaigwu John, and Chairman, Idoma Area Traditional Council in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) have summoned an emergency meeting held on Monday in Otukpo. The meeting of Idoma stakeholders resolved to set up a high-powered and expert committee to find a lasting solution to security challenges facing Benue state. According to a statement issued by Onuminya Samuel Odoba, Chief Palace Scribe and...

Peak Milk changes controversial Easter ad after CAN’s rage, apologises for the ‘insensitivity’

The management of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, manufacturers of Peak Milk, has removed a controversial advert for the Easter season which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ad, a photograph of a dented tin of Peak Milk, punctured in two places, with a nail dripping milk, lying beside it, was publicised last Friday. It was captioned: Bruised and Pierced for us. #GoodFriday. Reacting to the ad, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, described it...

Former Anambra State Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Passes on

Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju has passed on in the early hours of Tuesday, April 11, 2023. He died at 78 years old. The announcement of his demise was made by his son Cheta Chinwoke Mbadinuju. Late Mbadinuju hailed from Uli in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State and was governor of Anambra State from 1999 to 2003. When his party then, the PDP, failed to give him a return ticket,...

#TinubuTheDrugDealer trends on Twitter as UberFacts reports Tinubu’s drug trafficking case

The Nigerian Twitter space is agog as #TinubuTheDrugDealer trends following the publication of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu’s drug trafficking case by UberFacts. UberFacts, an online outlet that publishes random facts, on Monday, informed its 13.5 million followers on Twitter about Tinubu’s legal woes with the United States government in 1993 which made him forfeit $460,000 ill-gotten gains from heroin trafficking. In 1993, Bola Ahmed Tinubu surrendered $460,000 to the US government after a Chicago court...

2023 Elections:  Group berates Soyinka over Comment

…Tells Nigerians to boycott his  literary works A group, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement (FNM) has berated the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka over his comment on the 2023 general elections and has accused him of pursuing a selective witch-hunt instead of focusing on the real issues surrounding the elections. Recall that the group has been protesting for the past 21 days at the Unity Fountain, Abuja over alleged irregularities and manipulation of the...

Christian Pilgrimage: Last batch of pilgrims returns to Nigeria- NCPC boss, says

Having completed its pilgrimage exercise, the last batch of pilgrims for the December 2022 Main pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan has returned to the country   According to report, the batch was the 10th batch of pilgrims that participated in the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) December 2022 Main pilgrimage exercise, made up of pilgrims from Plateau, Ekiti,  Kwara, Osun, self-sponsored Pilgrims as well as Consulars.   The last batch of pilgrims departed Nigeria on...

N20bn Payment Probe: northern youths tell NNPCL boss to step aside

…Warns of mass protest TheGroup Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Kolo Mele Kyari, has been told to  to step aside by The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to allow for an unfettered probe by the House of Representatives into the payment of N20 billion to a ghost consultant. The group alleged that  the NNPC manipulated the fuel subsidy regime which according to it was seen during the acute fuel scarcity that...

Top performing senators, reps members to be honored by stakeholders

Twenty lawmakers in the ninth National Assembly said to be Most Valuable Parliamentarians (MVPs) are set to be honoured by stakeholders ahead of the resumption of the tenth Assembly. According to a report, the lawmakers were gleaned from “an independent, thorough and unprecedented data-driven annual performance appraisals of the 469-member ninth National Assembly since its first anniversary in 2020,” are said to have made the semi-finalists based on their contributions to legislative strengthening and promotion...

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