Nigerians

Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Njoku has talked about humility in Nigeria. The movie star believes Nigerians often mistake people’s humility and honesty for weakness and foolishness and it is very sad. According to her, they fail to accord such people the respect they deserve because they are perceived as ...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has begged Nigerians to be united in the fight against corruption for the country to be back to the path of glory. Magu, who revealed this today, during the EFCC’s Fitness Exercise organized in collaboration with EFCC ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to say that it would defeat APC in the 2023 presidential election. The party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Suleiman Nazif revealed this recently. According to him, PDP will even go as far as having majority members in both chambers of the National ...

Non-governmental organization, ActionAid Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Government to improve on its battle against corruption via harsher punishment for looters. The Country Director of the organization, Mrs. Ene Obi revealed this recently. According to him, including Nigerians in the fight vs corruption is also compulsory if we want the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo on his 50th birthday, hailing him for his several years of contribution to Nigeria as a lawyer and human rights activist. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and ...

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has hailed the newly-inaugurated South-West Security Network codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’, saying it will promote community policing in the zone. A Chieftain of the forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, expressed backing for the establishment of ...

PDP chairman, Uche Secondus has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress, APC, of laying landmines that might explode and destroy Nigeria in 2020. According to him, Nigerians should be ready for the dictatorial regime in the new year. He said with a caged Judiciary system, a controlled ...

Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly and Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa has begged Nigerians and Lagosians to be prayerful and hopeful for a better life in 2020. Mudashiru who hailed Lagosians for their courage and prayers which has been important during the last ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that 2019 was a very successful year for Nigeria. He disclosed this as he received residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led by the Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, during the traditional Christmas Day homage, at the State House, Abuja. PMB appreciated ...

The Presidency has talked about the release of the detained Convener of Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore. According to FG, his arrest and detention was not connected to his journalism profession. In a recent statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan to sympathize with him after an attack by gunmen on his Otuoke country residence in Bayelsa. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. PMB expressed his shock after ...

Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said Nigerians will determine the fate of the controversial hate speech bill. He revealed this at a media parley in Abuja on the achievements of the 9th Senate in the past six months. According to him, Nigerians would have a specific date during the ...

Ex-Senate President, David Mark has begged Nigerians to use the coming Christmas season to pray for peace, progress and political stability in Nigeria. David, in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Mumeh, disclosed that divine intervention would aid Nigeria to overcome its current security, socio-economic and political issues. ...

A Yoruba Intelligentsia Group, Voice of Reason, VOR, has reacted to the current challenges in Nigeria and concluded that anarchy is looming. The group urged Muhammadu Buhari to consider history and the future in any action his government is presently taking. According to them, the country is slowing turning into ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigerian professionals to get into politics to ensure sustainable national development. He revealed this as he delivered the 3rd University of Lagos, Faculty of Engineering Alumni Lecture in Lagos and the topic he spoke on was ”Professionals in Politics: Panacea for Sustainable National ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begged Nigerians to abandon their corrupt ways and join in the government’s fight against corruption. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, also begged every citizen to accept integrity, transparency and accountability as the way to go if we all want ...

New York State senator, Robert Jackson has told Nigerians and other black people across the globe that Africa is waiting for them to make it whole again. He revealed this at the premiere of a movie titled “We Are The Endless Roar (WATER),” in New York. According to Robert, Nigerians ...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has come out to say that he was attacked by some misguided Nigerians in Madrid. Revealing this through his Twitter handle, @ChibuikeAmaechi, the ex-governor of Rivers said luckily for him, the Nigerians were fought off by the Spanish police before they could cause ...

The World Bank has come out to say it will keep collaborating with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to make statistics available to the Nigerian government to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director, disclosed this at the launch of the report of the ...

Executive Director, Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board, Alhaji Aliyu Yakassai has come out to say that those living with disabilities feel the most terrible effects of corruption due to their peculiarities. Aliyu revealed this at a symposium in Kaduna organized to celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities. According to ...