Author: John Ojoagbene

With the rising demand for food in Nigeria and the need to prevent food shortages amid several challenges, the federal government through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, (NALDA) has embarked on aggressive food production in Plateau State has embarked on ‘Aggressive Food Production in some communities in Plateau state. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, NALDA, Paul Ikonne at the flag-off of the project in Plateau state said President Muhammadu Buhari had directed them to provide more food for Nigerians to mitigate possible food crises occasioned as result of the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war. According to Ikonne, the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a three-day nationwide warning strike, in solidarity with affiliate unions in the universities and Nigerian students. The union’s threat is contained in a communique jointly signed by its President, Ayuba Wabba, and its General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and issued to journalists Thursday in Abuja. The communiqué was issued at the end of the Congress’ Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NLC had on April 13, given the Federal Government 21 days within which to set up a ‘High-Powered Panel’ to resolve the issues that…

A This is just as the Vice Chairman/Director of Public Affairs, Igbo Leadership Development Foundation, Dr. Law Mefor, says his group will be going to court to challenge Jonathan should he declare his intention to contest. Mefor stated this as the Peoples  Democratic Party members in the House of Representatives warned the ex-President against accepting offers of the APC and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Explaining the stand of the ILDF, Mefor, who believes the next President should be from the South-East region, argued that Jonathan had been affected by the constitutional amendment and thus had no right…

The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has opened up on how he found out that he had being nominated to serve as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in 2015. The Vice-president narrated the incident which he stated came as a surprise to him on Wednesday when he hosted members of the State House Press Corps to a breaking of fast (Iftar) at his Aguda Residence at the President Villa, Abuja. He explained that he was working on a case of defection of a federal lawmaker at the Supreme Court when news of his nomination got to him. He said: “I was working…

There was serious drama on Wednesday at the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress after a parcel containing $75,000 was stolen. According to reports, the cash was stolen while members of the party were struggling to gain access to the secretariat of the party. The ruling party started sale of nomination forms on Tuesday which has seen aspirants storm the party headquarters to purchase their form. It was gathered that canopies were set up in the premises of the secretariat due to the ongoing renovation. According to reports, the cash was stolen while members of the party were struggling to gain access…

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan is not constitutionally qualified to contest for presidency in 2023. Recall that Jonathan was elected President of Nigeria in the 2011 election after completing the tenure of former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. The Bayelsa born politician lost the 2015 presidential election to lost Muhammadu Buhari. Reports had emerged that Jonathan was planning on dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the 2023 election. Some supporters of the former president President had last week stormed his Abuja office, urging the former Bayelsa Governor to join the presidential…

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says he will not be resigning from his position as directed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that the presidential hopeful was reacting to the new guidelines released by the ruling party on Monday in Abuja. Recall that the APC had asked all political appointees who have the intention to contest in the party’s primary elections to resign. In its new guidelines, the party urged the political appointees who aspire to contest to resign at least 30 days before the conduct of the primaries. With the new guidelines in place, all political appointees who…

Real Madrid talisman Karim Benzema scored a stellar brace in Tuesday’s 4-3 Champions League semi-final defeat to Manchester City, knocking down Lionel Messi’s long-standing record. Following the double at the Etihad Stadium, the Frenchman now has seven Champions League semi-final goals — one more than the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner. Los Blancos traveled to the backyard of the English champions for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night. Playing at home, City came out all guns blazing in the first half and found themselves 2-0 up inside the opening quarter of an hour. The Whites’ ever-reliable talisman Karim Benzema produced…

Leading presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, will today, pick his expression of interest and nomination forms. The governor paid the required N100 million for the purchase of the forms very early yesterday, making him the first to officially seal his aspiration to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. Thousands of Nigerians from all walks of life had stormed the Eagle Square at the nation’s capital, on April 2, to witness the official acceptance of Governor Bello to vie for the 2023 Presidency. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all political parties in Nigeria to put elections and election-related disagreements aside and join the administration’s fight against insecurity. Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president made the call at an Iftar meal in Abuja with political parties and representatives of the business community late Tuesday night. According to the presidential adviser, the president described insecurity as the country’s “shared adversary.” He added, that “Without mass, popular support to our hard working Armed Forces, it will take us much longer to finish off the successful war we are waging against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.…