The Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, nominated Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, Abuja, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at the unveiling of Baba Ahmed on Friday in Abuja, Obi said he is “eminently qualified” to be Nigeria’s vice-president if the party wins the presidential election…
A former chairman of the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) and member of the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye, has said that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, risks loosing Christian votes if he settles for a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 elections. Speaking in…
The United States Embassy has warned its citizens in Nigeria against travelling on the airport road in Abuja. The warning came after suspected terrorists attacked Kuje prison and freed inmates on Tuesday. Also, United Kingdom citizens were warned not to be cautious of travelling to 19 states in Nigeria. Among the states are Borno, Yobe,…
President Mohammadu Buhari has attribute Tuesday night attack on Kuje prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to failure of intelligence. Buhari stated this on Wednesday when he visited the prison. Meanwhile the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. Buhari who visited the Correctional Centre on Wednesday expressed…
The secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), disclosed this on a tweeter post in the early hours of Wednesday. He said Barkindo died at about 11p.m on Tuesday few hours after delivering a speech to…
The catholic priest, Rev. Fr. who was abducted by gunmen in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State Monday by terrorists have been released by his captors. He was abducted at his residence at the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, Kauru LGA. However, in a statement on Tuesday, the Chancellor of the…
