May 2022

Timpire Sylva Drops Baton, Withdraws Presidential Bid

Timpire Sylva Drops Baton, Withdraws Presidential Bid

May 16, 2022 12:50 pm

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva has made a u-turn and withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The petroleum minister had given his reason as having considered the enormous work at the ministry and thus had to let go of his presidential ambitions.

Read Also: Timipre Sylva: Nobody Will Repair Nigeria For Us

An official at the ministry who chose to remain anonymous said Sylva withdrew from the race to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his quest to achieve a robust oil sector.

“He promised to consult the leader of the country

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I Owe My Political Careener To Justice Mary Odili - Wike

I Owe My Political Careener To Justice Mary Odili – Wike

May 16, 2022 12:49 pm

Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Rivers State Governor has reiterated the impact that Justice Mary Odili has had on his political career while noting that he will always remain grateful to for her timely intervention that saved his political career in 2004.

Governor Wike spoke of this aspect of his political experience at the 70th birthday and retirement thanksgiving mass of Justice Mary Odili as Justice of the Supreme Court, that was held at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chaplaincy, Catholic Institute of West Africa, (CIWA) in Port Harcourt on Sunday.

The Rivers State governor recalled how he cried to …

Four Arrested Over Lynching Of David Imoh, Others

Four Arrested Over Lynching Of David Imoh, Others

May 16, 2022 6:54 am

The result of Sunday’s mob action that saw to the lynching of five and the death of one in Oniru, Lagos State has seen the Lagos State Police Command arresting four people over the killing of sound engineer, David Imoh.

The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to Channels Television on Sunday.

Hudeyin said, “The victim is David Sunday Imoh, aged 38. The incident occurred on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

“Four persons have been arrested. A manhunt for the fifth person is ongoing and investigation is still on.”

The statement came after reports about Imoh’s death surfaced on …

UAE Polls: Buhari Congratulates Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed

UAE Polls: Buhari Congratulates Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed

May 16, 2022 6:51 am

As the United Arab Emirates wraps up its presidential polls, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to the new President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.

Zayed was elected President by a Federal Supreme Council to succeed his half-brother, the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed.

Read Also: Buhari Treats Me Better Than Past VPs – Osinbajo

The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja.

“I know that stepping into the shoes of the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed is no

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I Have Two Kids Affected By ASUU Strike - Ex-Minister Nwajiuba

I Have Two Kids Affected By ASUU Strike – Ex-Minister Nwajiuba

May 16, 2022 6:48 am

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba who is the erstwhile Minister of State for Education has insisted that his two children have been affected by the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Nwajiuba made this statement while apologising to Nigerians, adding that he takes responsibility for the lingering strike by ASUU.

Read Also: Nwajiuba, Best Presidential Candidate So Far – Chief Ekeh

The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

Nwajiuba, who last week resigned his position in the cabinet to concentrate on his presidential

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Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow - Osinbajo

Buhari Treats Me Better Than Past VPs – Osinbajo

May 16, 2022 6:45 am

The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari has given him much more opportunities than his predecessors ever had while they were in office.

Osinbajo spoke while stressing that the training and experience garnered as Vice President under Buhari would help him lead Nigeria if elected in 2023. The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant spoke during his interaction with the party’s delegates in Jigawa.

Read Also: Tinubu, Osinbajo In Attendance As S/West APC Leaders Meet

“As vice president, the president has given me an opportunity that I do not think any other vice

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Globalisation Is Threatening Our Cultural Heritage - Lalong

Globalisation Is Threatening Our Cultural Heritage – Lalong

May 16, 2022 6:43 am

The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has lamented on the huge threat that globalisation has to the cultural heritages in Nigeria.

The Plateau State governor also expressed his concern on Saturday during the annual cultural festival of Ilum O’Tarok, celebrated by the Tarok nation in Plateau, at the Langtang mini stadium, Langtang North Local Government Area.

Read Also: Lalong Condemns Attack On Custodial Facility In Jos

“I must re-emphasise the need for continuous propagation and sustenance of our rich cultural heritage that is under threat by globalization.

“Many of our cultural practices are gradually being abandoned while our languages

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2023 Presidency Why Buhari Loves Amaechi, El-Rufai Reveals

2023 Presidency: Why Buhari Loves Amaechi, El-Rufai Reveals

May 16, 2022 5:21 am

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari loves the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi even as the All Progressives Congress (APC) heads into their convention. 

Rufai revealed that Buhari loves Amaechi due to his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the era of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

He made this disclosure when Amaechi met with APC delegates from Kaduna ahead of the party’s national convention.

El-Rufai recalled wooing Amaechi and some other governors into the APC during the PDP administration.

Read Also: How Buhari

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Ten Killed In 'Racist' Shooting At Grocery Store In US

Ten Killed In ‘Racist’ Shooting At Grocery Store In US

May 16, 2022 5:15 am

A heavily armed 18-year-old man yesterday sent no fewer than 10 people to their graves at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a ‘racially motivated’ attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities have confirmed.

Footage which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York showed the gunman, who was wearing body armour and a helmet, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told a news conference.

Gramaglia put the toll at 10 dead and three wounded. Eleven of the victims were African Americans.

The gunman shot four people in the parking lot of the Tops supermarket, …

Commodity Prices Will Remain High In Nigeria – World Bank

Commodity Prices Will Remain High In Nigeria – World Bank

May 16, 2022 5:11 am

The World Bank has disclosed that the war in Ukraine has dealt a major shock to commodity markets, which has altered global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically high levels through the end of 2024 in many countries of the world including Nigeria.

The World Bank said this in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook report.

According to a new report by the Washington-based bank titled, ‘Food and energy price shocks from Ukraine war could last for years,‘ the increase in energy prices over the past two years had been the …

Seven Farmers Gruesomely Murdered By Bandits In Zamfara

Seven Farmers Gruesomely Murdered By Terrorists In Zamfara

May 16, 2022 5:09 am

No fewer than seven farmers have been confirmed dead after terrorists invaded their farmlands in Faru community of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in the early hours of yesterday.

According to one Garba Abdullahi, who is an indigene of the community, the farmers were working in their farmlands, preparing for this year’s farming season, when the bandits attacked and killed them.

The eyewitness narrated to reporters via phone that one of his relations, Sani Akwala was among the people killed during the attack.

“Sani Akwala was among those who were killed gruesomely by these blood-sucking criminal elements,” he …

Lebanon Votes In First Election Since Outbreak Of Crisis

Lebanon Votes In First Election Since Outbreak Of Crisis

May 16, 2022 5:04 am

Lebanon went to the polls yesterday for its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, with the ruling elite expected to comfortably weather public anger and restore normalcy.

The parliamentary election is a first test for opposition movements spawned by an unprecedented anti-establishment uprising in 2019 that briefly raised hopes of regime change in Lebanon.

However, observers have been warned not to expect any seismic shift, with every lever of power firmly in the hands of traditional sectarian parties and an electoral system rigged in their favour.

After an underwhelming campaign stifled by the …

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