The Caribbean island of Barbados has officially announced its intention to remove British Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, fulfilling one of Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua’s prophecies for 2020. In his prophetic message released on December 28th 2019, Prophet TB Joshua declared there would there would be “agitation from a section” of the United Kingdom ...

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has while strongly condemning what it described as vote buying by proxy ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, called on the federal government of Nigeria to refrain from acts capable of killing Nigeria’s democracy. The CNPP in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, and made available to ...

Mr Mike Igini, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, on Tuesday said that three university lecturers had been confirmed to have been involved in electoral malpractice during the 2019 general elections. Igini, who addressed newsmen at the INEC office in Uyo, said that three officials of the electoral body had also been sacked over alleged involvement in electoral ...

As Gov. Uzodinma’s SA Diaspora Affairs Fast Tracks Jobs for the Returnees By Olalekan Balogun Following the evacuation over 40 Imo Diasporans from South Africa in September 2019 during the life of the last administration in Imo State, it was expected that the state government rehabilitated them for proper reintegration into the society. The evacuees were Imo State indigenes who ...

As the world mark the International Day of Democracy on September 15, global leaders and activists are sharing messages on social media to defend democracy, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) reports. This came after signing an open letter, “A Call to Defend Democracy,” initiated by the National Endowment for Democracy and Stockholm-based International IDEA. NED encourages citizens around the ...

By Alex Agbo I chose to keep quiet on this Freeze – Ibiyeomie – Enenche matter because I had very useful things to think about. But the mounting venomous utterances from the Christians is becoming the undoing of the church. I find it utterly distasteful. Who knows if some ‘Men of God (?)’ would rain their curses on me after ...

The umbrella body of all registered political parties and political associations in Nigeria, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said it has mobilised a coalition of civil society groups to join the country’s labour movements to protest against the recent hike in patrol pump price and electricity tariff. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy ...

Delta State Government yesterday commenced the batched delivery of palliatives to vulnerable households in the state, an intervention of the private sector coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID). Addressing newsmen at the exercise in Asaba, the Commissioner for Information Mr Charles Aniagwu said that 179 households have been targeted in its 270 wards across the 25 local government areas. The Street Reporters ...

…Requests Siting of South East Office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Location The people of Ozalla-Abor Community, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, have invited the state government to acquire community land measuring 132 hectares for development projects including a housing estate. The invitation was contained in a letter from Ozalla-Abor General Assembly, signed by the ...

…Describes Askia Ogie as Visionary The Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Communities Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogie has been described as a visionary Corporate Executive and astute politician with a heart made of gold. The commendation is contained in a goodwill message to Bashorun Ogie by the Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor of Delta State, ...

The people of Southern Kaduna under the aegis of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has expressed worries over a third invitation extended to the former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr Obadiah Mailafia by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a radio interview. The national president of ...