UN reappoints Amina Mohammed its Deputy Secretary-General
Former Nigeria Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General affirmed this on Monday to formalise his prior announcement that the Nigerian would continue in her role during his second term. In delegating development coordination to the Deputy Secretary-General, the UN scribe set […]
Vice President Osinbajo’s Camp Consults With South-West Leaders Over 2023, Plans To Drown Tinubu
Pro-Yemi Osinbajo groups have started strategising on weakening the influence of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in the South-West as the race for the 2023 presidency thickens, CaracalReports has learnt. Already, the chairman of the Public Opinion Leaders Group, a unit of The Progressive Project (TPP), one of the groups rooting for Osinbajo presidency […]
Nigerian Musician Arraigned Over Murder Of Another Nigerian In South Africa
A Nigerian rapper identified as Nicholas Ebanehita Ogbeifun has been arraigned over the murder of another Nigerian man in Johannesburg, South Africa. The deceased Nigerian namely Ajence was reportedly shot on Monday, January 3, in what resembled an assassination, at a petrol station on Central Avenue, in the Kempton Park area, Gauteng. A chase by police […]
Ebonyi governor, Umahi declares interest in 2023 presidency
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has announced his interest in contesting the 2023 presidential election. Umahi revealed this to the State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor’s visit to the Villa comes barely 24 hours after the National […]
Illegal Crude Oil: We’re not aware of Wike’s wanted suspects —Rivers CP
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Friday Eboka, has said that the state police command has not been informed about those Governor Nyesom Wike declared wanted over oil bunkering and illegal refinery activities in the state. Governor Wike had last Sunday, in a state broadcast, declared 19 operators of illegal crude oil refining sites wanted […]
No Hacker Accessed Database of 71million Nigerians – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has denied that any hacker found his way into the servers of the commission. The issue of data security has been at the forefront since the federal government introduced the national identity database. The Minister of Communications and Dugital Economy, Isa Pantami sometimes in December 2021, announced that 71 million […]
Bandits now have own government in Nigeria —Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani on Tuesday said that bandits terrorizing North-West have been able to establish a governance structure in Nigeria. According to him, they have become a state within a state in the country. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central, at the 8th Senate, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm. He said, […]
Most Abia Residents asking me about flyovers don’t have cars – Governor Ikpeazu
The Executive Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has said it’s nobody’s business as he decided to start a flyover project. He noted that most of those asking him about the flyover do not have cars. This was revealed in a viral online video, which captured the moment Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State fired […]
Standard Chartered Bank To Shut Down Half Of Nigeria Branches
Standard Chartered Plc says it is closing about half of its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking. The decision was reached following the finance industry coming under pressure from mobile money providers. The London-listed lender’s local unit has already started to shut some offices in December and will eventually operate only 13 branches […]
Kalu hints on presidential ambition after Tinubu’s declaration
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has announced his interest to run in the coming presidential race in 2023. He made this known after the APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu declared his intention to run for the same office. Kalu who is a Former Abia State Governor, said stated that he would run if […]