Francis Ugwu

The Anambra State government has decried what it described as an unprovoked social media attack targeted at painting the state in bad light. The Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Don Onyenji expressed the government’s position at a press briefing in Awka on Saturday. Onyenji claimed that going to social media to vent perceived grievance … Read more

Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to the alleged humongous severance packages given to the ousted Service Chiefs. The social critic claimed the Service Chiefs left the nation in the hands of terrorists and bandits but were rewarded with enticing benefits. In a post via his verified Twitter handle on Friday, Sani wrote, “The other … Read more

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has cried out over the biting effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Igbokwe said he was recently furious and angry after buying a N20,000 worth of fuel, which he said didn’t go half of his vehicle’s tank. In a post via his … Read more

The Osun State Government has revealed that it is working on a plan to enrol contributory pensioners in the state health insurance scheme. This is even as Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued a directive for the immediate payment of pension entitlements as planned in the template released earlier in 2023. Adeleke dropped the hints while … Read more

The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has urged the election petition tribunals to declare unelected candidates with fake certificates. Amadi claimed that the nation is dying under the weight of fake certificates being paraded by politicians, including professors, lawyers and doctors. He argued that it is in the … Read more

A legal practitioner and social critic, Inibehe Effiong has slammed President Bola Tinubu over a long motorcade that followed him when he arrived in Lagos, describing it as absurd. Effiong claimed that Tinubu should have insisted on reducing the vehicles, noting that the action was “a reminder that the political class is not ready to … Read more

Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the recent demolition of some buildings at the Alaba International Market by the Lagos State Government. Obi said although some of the demolitions might be excusable, they had left many victims, mostly ordinary people who he believed were either innocently ill-informed or misguided. He … Read more

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, on the occasion of his 61st birthday. Sanwo-Olu, 58, described Gbajabiamila, with whom he shares his June 25 birthday, as a worthy ambassador of Lagos State. In a statement issued on Saturday by his media adviser, Gboyega … Read more

Gov. Babagana Zulum has expressed shock and sadness over the killing of eight farmers in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing occurred in Shuwarin, Tomsu Ngamdu, Baram Karauwa and Muna on Thursday at about … Read more

Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), says President Bola Tinubu has the capacity to take the nation’s tourism sector to the desired destination. Runsewe said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. He said the quality and calibre of advisers the president had … Read more