A former Senate President and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim opens up on critical national issues, making a strong case on why he is in the best position to be the next president. He speaks to WAPS Editorial Board member, Dr. Anthony Ogbo about significant issues surrounding the upcoming election.
Preparations for the elections have begun since 2021 when the Senate passed the Electoral Amendment Bill on the 9th of November, 2021. One of the clamour of the youth that was amplified following the 2020 ENDSARS protest was the demand for young people to be given a chance in government to make a difference. Mr. Sanni Alausa Issa, a writer and personal development enthusiast, focused on helping young people achieve short and long term personal...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual meeting Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The affected commissioners of the NPC included: Chief Benedict Effiong (Akwa Ibom), Mrs. Gloria Fateya Izonfo (Bayelsa), Kupchi Patricia Ori...
By Emmanuel Chigbata A five-storey building yesterday, Thursday night collapse at Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The building was still under construction when it collapsed. Speaking, The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Paul Odenigbo, refuted local media report that people were trapped in the collapsed structure. The local media reported that “many people were trapped” in the rubbles. Confirming the incident, Mr Odenigbo said nobody was trapped....
In a post shared on his Instagram story, the artiste said that since every political office holder blames Buhari for being solely responsible for the problems in Nigeria, they should all resign — from the state governors to the traditional rulers. According to him, the blame game shows they are not contributing any quota to national development. Hence, they are not needed since they have left the responsibility for Buhari. He wrote, “Everybody na great...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed to bring in foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists following the Monday night attack on a Kaduna-bound train, if the military fails to tackle the terrorism head-on. El-Rufai, who spoke with journalists shortly after briefing the president on the recent killings in Kaduna State including Monday’s bomb explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line which claimed nine lives with a yet-to-be known number of people abducted, said...
Muslims in Nigeria have joined their counterpart across the globe in observing the Holy month of Ramadan. This followed the confirmation of sighting of the moon in some parts of the country by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). Sultan Abubakar, in a live broadcast on Friday, announced that the Ramadan fast will begin today Saturday, and charged Muslim faithful...
A drunkard, Iliya Musa who hailed from Maduguva community in the Mubi North LGA of the Adamawa State has confessed to have raped the old woman. The suspect who is now in Police custody claimed that he committed the heinous act under the influence of alcohol. “I was returning from a wedding ceremony that night when I heard my grandmother sobbing. I went in and in the twinkling of an eye I found myself on...
The Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has lamented that Guzamala and Kukawa local government areas are still held by the terrorist group. Lawan was speaking at the official flag off ceremony for distribution of Phase IV Scholarship worth N5 million to 446 indigent students of Guzamala, displaced by insurgents in the last six years, studying at various tertiary institutions. The occasion which took place at the Kashim Ibrahim College...
Nollywood veteran actor Pete Edochie has said one of the All Progressives Congress aspirants, Bola Tinubu, is too old and too weak to run for president in 2023. Tinubu, a former Lagos governor and national leader of the APC, has repeatedly presented himself as the bona fide candidate for the presidency. Dismissing his age and health issues, he noted that being the president is not a job that requires physical fitness like bricklaying and grave...
