Jonathan Doctrine: “Eschew violence, embrace peace in elections”
Ahead of the local government election Saturday October 5, 2024, in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, former President Goodluck Jonathan has invoked his popular doctrine to eschew violence in the conduct of the polls. Jonathan, the first Nigerian incumbent leader to surrender power to the opposition in 2015 noted that elections were the cornerstone of democracy […]
WAEC records decline in examination malpractice
” The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says Nigeria recorded a decline in cases of examination malpractice in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates. About 11.92% of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice […]
FG Reacts to Critics on Ukraine Food Aid
By Osita Chinedu The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the criticism of Nigeria receiving food aid from Ukraine. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed stated that receiving grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. He further stated that about 60 percent of Egypt’s grain comes […]
FG warns Dangote, BUA, others over cement price
by Osita Chinedu The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa has threatened the major cement manufacturers in Nigeria that the government would open up and allow massive importation of cement if the prices of cement was not reduced across the country. This was coming a day after the Federal Government had a meeting […]
Nigeria through to the AFCONS 2023 Finals
Wins Bafana Bafana 4:2 on penalties by Osita Chinedu The Super Eagles of Nigeria has booked a place in the finals of the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Cote d’Ivore. The Eagles soared high above the Bafana Bafana of South Africa 4:2 on penalties after the semifinal encounter ended 1:1 after extra […]
AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast Books Semifinal Spot
by Osita Chinedu The Elephants of Ivory Coast have booked a place in the semifinals of the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023. In an intensely contested Quarter Final match with the Eagles of Mali, the Elephants snatched a 1:2 late winner through an Oumar Diakite strike in the added minutes of the […]