Reduce stress, it kills rapidly, Nigerians told
Chairman of Quantum Business School in Port Harcourt, Mr. Victor Itonyo, and relationship expert, Wisdom Osiri, have urged Nigerians to reduce stress by adopting ‘safe support system’, warning that stress kills people rapidly. The duo stated this yesterday in Port Harcourt during a “Family, Business and Love” programme organised by Quantum Business School. Itonyo lamented…
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Outcome of PDP presidential primaries will shock many, says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries will astound Nigerians. He said whoever emerged from all the aspirants should be assured that the entire party would rally round and make sure that he wins the 2023 presidential election. The media aide to the governor,…
Fuel scarcity worsens as NNPC fails on demand, promises
• Marketers sell above N300/litre• IPMAN worst hit as depot owners, MOMAN operate at a loss• NACCIMA calls govt, stakeholders to find solution Almost a month after the scarcity of premium motor spirit threw the country into an energy crisis, indications emerged, yesterday, that the situation may go from bad to worse, as prices at the…
Despite assent, Nigerians still losing sleep over Electoral Act
• Groups, others kick on the proposed amendment• Urge National Assembly to ignore the president• Constitutional lawyer backs presidency on the planned revision• Passage is a landmark for the nation, says Garba Shehu The lead up to President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the long-awaited Electoral Act 2022 was attended by protests. The aftermath doesn’t appear to…
Afenifere faults Buhari on transport projects saving people from trekking
Says President’s claim on a prosperous Nigeria belies the reality The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, chided President Muhammadu Buhari over his gloating on infrastructure his administration provided for Nigerians. It said it was an indication that those in the corridors of power do not seem to be in touch with the present reality in…
Russia, Ukraine war distorts global markets
• More subsidy for petrol as cooking gas may soar• Evacuate stranded Nigerians, Reps, Ohanaeze, lawyer tell FG• We’ll do so once airports are opened – FG Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rattled global financial and energy markets, causing oil prices to spike and financial instruments to fall after Russian troops moved into Ukraine by air, land…
Asiwaju BAT: The issue in 2023
The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has not put anybody in doubt that he is ready to give his all to win his party primary and eventually the next presidential election. He is, arguably one of the most experienced politicians in Nigeria with vast political structures across the 36 states…
5G Licence: NCC confirms payment of $273.6m each by MTN, Mafab
• ITU adds standard to technology Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said provisional winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum licence to the commission. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, officially confirmed the payment yesterday,…
Defence chief moves to end inter-security agency rivalry
• Navy gets new spokesman The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has said that rivalry among security agencies in the country was responsible for unabated insecurity in the country. Irabor, service chiefs and heads of security agencies in the country have, therefore, embarked on a major move to check inter-agency rivalry and…
Court grants NDLEA’s request to detain Kyari, others for 14 days
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Zainab Dimka Abubakar has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) request to detain Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and six others being investigated for their involvement in cocaine deal for 14 days. The court gave the order following NDLEA’s application by…