Independence: Soludo Renames Anambra Cargo Airport After Chinua Achebe
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human...
Google Celebrates Nigeria At 63 With Doodle
Google is celebrating Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day with a special doodle on its homepage. The doodle commemorates Nigeria’s Independence Day on Sunday, marking the country’s official emergence as a sovereign nation on this day in...
FG, Labour Meet To Avert Oct. 3 Strike
The meeting between the Federal Government and the labour unions have started at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the aim of averting the industrial action planned by the unions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Celebrating Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day: Highlights from Tinubu’s Address
Presenting the complete text of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's nationwide address on the occasion of Nigeria's 63rd Independence Anniversary, which took place on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Dear Compatriot, I stand before you today, both as...
Atiku’s Independence Day Statement: Nigeria’s Critical Crossroads Emphasized
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed that Nigeria is marking its 63rd independence anniversary at a pivotal moment. Atiku, in his Independence Day address delivered in Abuja, emphasized that...
Peter Obi’s Independence Day Message: Paving the Way for a Revitalized Nigeria
Presidential candidate Peter Obi of the Labour Party, ahead of the February 25 general election, urged Nigerians not to lose hope despite the challenging state of the nation 63 years after gaining independence from...
Tribunal Upholds Governor Eno’s Election, Strikes Out YPP’s Petition
Akwa Ibom State Governorship Elections Petitions tribunal has again upheld the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom state. The tribunal also dismissed the...
LASG Bans Total Street Trading, Hawking, Seals Up Ladipo Market
The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Friday announced a total ban on street trading, hawking, building of illegal structures on drainage setbacks and the display of wares on walkways across the state. The Commissioner for...
Nigeria@63: Tinubu, Sultan Beg Labour Unions To Shelve Planned Strike
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has appealed to labour unions to shelve the nationwide strike slated to commence on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The unions have...
Obaseki Accepts Shaibu’s Apology, Says To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is Divine
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says he has accepted the public apology by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, but noted that “his aberrant behaviour contradicts what the people of Edo stand for. “To name a...
NBA Condemns Alleged Torture Of 28-year-Old Man To Death In Bauchi
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Chapter, on Thursday condemned the alleged police torture of 28-year-old Aminu Abidina to death in Bauchi. Mrs Sadiya Saleh, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the...
BREAKING: Tribunal declares Kaduna guber polls inconclusive, orders re-run
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state inconclusive. According to report from Vanguard correspondent, the tribunal, during its resumed proceeding on Thursday, in a split...
Subsidy: You Can’t Go On Strike, FG Tells NLC, TUC
The Federal Government, on Thursday, asked the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to shelve their plan to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike action on October 3. Government maintained that...
