The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has stated that many Nigerians are already tired and frustrated with the leadership failure that has continued to burden the country for many years, saying that the coming election presents a ray of hope to the people for a New Nigeria, if things are done correctly. Obi made this known ...

Calls For Enhanced Security Partnership Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has described the present security situation in the state as a near-war situation and consequently called for enhanced security partnership to rid off the criminals The Governor stated this at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, when he received the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, ...

In furtherance of its objectives on job creation and economic development, the Federal Government will continue to create the enabling environment to encourage more private sector investments in the agriculture sector, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo said this Friday at the formal commissioning of Pandagric Novum Farms, an integrated feed and food manufacturing company in Panda ...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of its 62nd Independence Day anniversary assuring that the nation will rise again. The former Vice President in a statement by his media office in Abuja on Friday said that the celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day is an event ...

The media outfit of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Obi-Datti Media office, has raised alarm on activities of some hirelings of the opponents of the Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad ticket to make abusive and provocative statements against ethnic and religious groups in the country with the sole purpose of harming the growing goodwill of its candidates. Obi-Datti Media Office, ...

At least four members of the National Working Committee of the main opposition party, PDP, have returned over N120 million to the party’s account. The amount returned ranged from N28 million to N36 million per person. The PDP leaders said the money was recently paid into their accounts and tagged “housing allowance” or “house rent.” In separate letters addressed to ...

Nigeria’s economy needs to diversify away from oil. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images David Fadiran, University of Cape Town Nigeria has always managed to attract foreign direct investment despite its poor economic outlook. This is thanks to its oil reserves and the consumption potential of its large population. But these inflows of foreign investment have been in decline and ...

To build a successful society and nation, there must be a deliberate effort to create unity, with equity, justice, the rule of law, accountability as components. And the onus particularly lies on the elites of that society, who must be prepared to make the sacrifices for the benefit of the people. This was the summation of Prof. Osinbajo’s remarks on ...

By Isidore Emeka Uzoatu A noted cynic and friend of mine provided the mnemonic for this piece. Unbidden, he had opened up on the aged tale of the world being filled by three human types. The first make things happen. The second watch them happen. The third? Well, they end up wondering what happened, long after it had come to ...

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Nigerian politicians of the present day are so boring that no high tension stories can be written about them. These politicians of nowadays cannot brew myths around their escapades as we used to have them in the good old days. Let me fire the first question: Where were you when Chief Obafemi Awolowo moved up to the ...