I’ll consult Soludo for solutions to Nigeria’s challenges —  Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI’ll consult Soludo for solutions to Nigeria’s challenges —  Obi

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 21, 2022

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says he will consult Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra, for solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. The aspirant said this on Monday during a meeting with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held at Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos state. According to him, the government is a continuum, and as such, Soludo can do better for the state since he is now in office. “Soludo knows and he...

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2023: Nigerian students vow to deliver Peter Obi with 10 million votes

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Nigerian students vow to deliver Peter Obi with 10 million votes

PilotnewsNovember 21, 2022

In order to ensure that Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate becomes the next President of Nigeria in 2023 general election, Students under the umbrella body of Students Obi-Datti Network (SON), has vowed to deliver Obi and his running mate Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, with 10 million votes. They made the vowed over the weekend, during the inauguration of South East Zonal and States executive members of SON in Awka, Anambra State Capital. It...

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“AY Must Not Perform in UK, He’s Homophobic” — Gay Activist

LifestyleNewsPolitics“AY Must Not Perform in UK, He’s Homophobic” — Gay Activist

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2022

British—Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist and ordained Anglican cleric, Rev. Jide Macaulay, has asked the British government to stop AY from holding his AY Live London 2022 tour in the United Kingdom for being homophobic. Macaulay made the appeal while reacting to a 2018 video of the standup comedian inciting hate and violence against the marginalised LGBTQ community in Nigeria. “God no approve am (homosexuality). We get to help government make we stop all this gay...

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Donald Trump Says There’s No Reason to Return to Twitter After Elon Musk Reinstated Him

NewsUnited StatesDonald Trump Says There’s No Reason to Return to Twitter After Elon Musk Reinstated Him

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2022

Donald Trump, former United States president, says he has no reason to return to Twitter after the new Twitter boss, Elon Musk, lifted the ban on his account. Trump’s account on the social media platform was permanently suspended on 8 January 2021 following the attack by his supporters on the US Capitol that left several people dead. The suspension cut Trump off from his nearly 90 million followers on Twitter. Trump’s account, however, reappeared on...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Assist Nigeria, Other African Countries With $7bn

AfricaNewsNigeriaPhilanthropyBill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Assist Nigeria, Other African Countries With $7bn

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 21, 2022

Donation will help tackle hunger, disease, poverty and gender inequality In the next four years, Nigeria and other African countries would receive aid of $7 billion from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation said in a statement is committing the money towards tackling hunger, disease, poverty and gender inequality. According to Reuters report, the organisation said Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, will take the lion share. “The European budgets are deeply affected by...

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Anyone Who Tells You the Winner of 2023 Presidential Election is Deceiving You — Moghalu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnyone Who Tells You the Winner of 2023 Presidential Election is Deceiving You — Moghalu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 19, 2022

A former presidential aspirant, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, says the outcome of the 2023 presidential election is uncertain. Stating this on Twitter, Prof. Moghalu predicted victory for Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party; Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress; and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Kano, Lagos and Rivers states respectively. According to him, this makes the result of the 2023 polls unpredictable, which is...

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Soldier Guns Down Humanitarian Worker In Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSoldier Guns Down Humanitarian Worker In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 19, 2022

The United Nations has  condemned the killing of an aid worker by a soldier in Damboa local government area of Borno state. On Thursday, a soldier opened fire on humanitarian workers and his colleagues, killing one and injuring another. In a statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, sympathised with the family of the slain aid worker. The statement reads in part: “Yesterday’s killing of a staff member of the humanitarian non-governmental...

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Digital Economy: “Nigeria Still has a Long way to go” – Geeksvillage founder

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaDigital Economy: “Nigeria Still has a Long way to go” – Geeksvillage founder

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 17, 2022

Digital economy has gained traction in the lexicon of Nigeria’s public office seekers, to the extent that many “youth empowerment” programmes of power seekers now contain some sort of activities relating to acquisition of digital skills, by the citizenry. But in reality, many of those with thriving digital footprints, set out on their own without any form of “empowerment”. This is the story of Geeksvillage, just like many other digital and tech solution providers in...

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2023 Election: Fresh Battles in Enugu As ADC, Idoko Files Suit Against INEC, PDP

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Election: Fresh Battles in Enugu As ADC, Idoko Files Suit Against INEC, PDP

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2022

In pursuant to section 77(3), 84(1) and (13) of the Electoral Act, 2022, the African Democratic Congress and Chika Emmanuel Idoko (plaintiffs) have originated a summon against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 36 candidates of the party in the 2023 elections. The case filed in the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Abuja Judicial Division holden at Abuja, Nigeria, law suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1770/2022 demands that within ten (10)...

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Muslim-Muslim Ticket: “I Can’t Suppress Christians; My Wife, Children are Christians” — Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMuslim-Muslim Ticket: “I Can’t Suppress Christians; My Wife, Children are Christians” — Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 17, 2022

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has no plans to marginalise the Christian community if elected in 2023. At an interactive session with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday, Tinubu said his choice of former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as running mate had nothing to do with religion. “My choice of Shettima is borne out of the urgent need to address the...

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