Ngige: APC leaders agreed on power shift to South after Buhari
Ahead of 2023 elections, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has expressed strong support for the emergence of a President of Southern extraction. Ngige said this is in line with the rotation and zoning convention guiding the composition of government at various levels in Nigeria. The minister stated that there was an understanding among the political class that...
No civil servant promoted in Rivers in 2021, Peterside alleges
A former governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has criticized the state government for promoting no single civil servant in 2021, saying no worker has been officially sponsored for any training to enhance their capacity to function. Peterside made this known in his 2022 New Year message made available to The Star on Saturday. The former Director General of...
2023: 2,500 Kano clerics pray for Tinubu’s presidential ambition
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Executive Director, Federal Housing Authority, Abdulmumini Jibrin Kofa on Saturday put together a special prayer session for the success of the presidential ambition of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The prayer session, which was conducted in his hometown of Kofa village in Bebeji Local Government Area, Kano State, at about 11:30a.m., was...
24,000 Nigerians still down with COVID-19, fresh 828 cases recorded
Nigeria recorded 828 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also reported one COVID-19-related death. The NCDC said that Lagos State, the epicentre of the disease, ranked first on the log with 550 cases. The agency noted that with the new cases registered, the infection toll from the virus rose to 242,341 while the death toll now stands...
Improved security excites Zulum, prays for more secure Borno
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has lauded the improved security in the state, praying for improvement in the New Year. Zulum, in his New Year message on Saturday in Maiduguri, said his administration would continue to do more in area of security for lasting peace in the state. “We must be very clear that there can be no livelihoods without lives. We continue to...
I made N13bn in 2021, Davido boasts
Nigeria’s music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido has revealed that he made $22.3 million (about N13 billion) in 2021. The Nigeria-American artiste took to his verified social media page on Friday to announce the amount. He wrote, “Made 22.3 million dollars this year”. The amount is estimated to be over N13 billion Nigerian currency. Recalled that the singer had on November 20, 2021...
APC: Why PDP can’t return to power in 2023
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot return to power as the country prepares for the 2023 general election, saying the opposition party has ignored the need for genuine restitution. The ruling party, in its 2022 New Year Message signed by the National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC),...
President Buhari’s New Year Message to Nigerians
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S STATEMENT TO THE NATION ON JANUARY 1, 2022 We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. I salute the courage and resilience...
Atiku to Nigerians: Let’s shun divisive tendencies in 2022
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to use the new year as an opportunity to eschew divisive and parochial tendencies, calling on the citizens to embrace inclusion and general good. Atiku, who stated that Nigerians need a reawakening that would invigorate unity as one people of one good country, said the reawakening must be a commitment the citizens...
Despite vaccination, FCT Minister contracts COVID-19
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, has tested positive for COVID-19. The minister confirmed his status on his verified Facebook page on Friday. He wrote: "After a hide and seek period spanning 21 months (1yr 9 months) between COVID-19 and my humble self, the virus finally caught up with me during the dying days of 2021. "After feeling unwell...
