The Presidency has described as “internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary”, insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari would embark on a third term ambition with effect from 2023. The Presidency said that Buhari would “serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 – and then there shall be a …

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will sue the Niger Delta Development Commission and its contractors for the alleged shoddy road projects executed in the state. The governor, who blamed flooding in parts of Edo State on shoddy road projects by the NDDC contractors, …

Prof Darlington Obaseki,the Chief Medical Director of University of Benin Teaching Hospital(UBTH) has advised aged people to go for regular checkups to avoid diseases which could lead to death. Prof Obaseki gave the advice shortly after a program organized by UBTH to celebrate the 2019 United Nations International Day of …

The Igbo Union in Benue State, comprising Igbo residents in various parts of Benue State, on Monday said their lives and property were no longer safe in Benue State despite government assurances. Speaking through its Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ezeadi, to journalists in Enugu, the union said as at …

A non-governmental organization, Teletele Foundation has embarked on anti-cultism march along major streets in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The march which kicks off by 07.00 hours of October 1, 2019 is scheduled to mark the 59th Independence celebration of Nigeria with a strong …

The figures obtained from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning have revealed that the Federal Government is planning to borrow fresh N4.6tn within the next three years, covering 2020 to 2022, to finance its programmes. READ ALSO: Rivers state now own 45 per cent of SPDC stake in OML 11 …

Governor Nyesom Wike had disclosed that the Rivers State Government had acquired 45 per cent of Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 oilfields. The governor said he had directed the state Ministry of Finance Incorporated to bid for the facility with $150 million supported …

Unlike the ongoing effusion of national pride in China (today) and Botswana (yesterday) that are also marking their national days, gloom, anxiety and seething discontent are pervasive among Nigerians at home and abroad on the country’s 59th anniversary. The reasons are not far-fetched: In June 2018, Nigeria grabbed the title …

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019 Dear Compatriots, 1st October each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. It …

The Executive- Director Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD), a non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Mr Hassan Luqman has described the country’s post independence judiciary as “world class’’. Luqman, also an Abuaja-based Legal Practitioner on made the claim on Monday during an interview. READ ALSO: Nigeria at 59: Shun primordial …