Author: David Great

A Lagos-based pastor and motivational speaker, Olumide Emmanuel, has stated that Nigeria has no future with the trio of President Bola Tinubu, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, and Mr. Peter Obi. The cleric, who is the General Overseer of Calvary Bible Church, based in Idimu, a suburb of Lagos State, made this known while featuring on the Honest Bunch Podcast, anchored by popular on-air personality and comedian Nedu Wazobia. The common sense guru, as he is popularly known by his followers, stated that neither the trio can take the nation to a future that can never be part of. “Tinubu…

Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, according to Edison Research, ahead of a series of elections known as Super Tuesday, in which he is expected to cement his hold on the party’s presidential candidature. In North Dakota, former President Trump defeated Nikki Haley, his final remaining Republican presidential candidate. Trump is poised to dominate Tuesday’s elections when 15 states and one US territory vote on the biggest day of the primary season. Former UN ambassador Haley won her first nominating fight, the Washington DC primary, on Sunday. However, she faces no obvious road to the…

Nikki Haley won the Washington, DC, Republican primary on Sunday, her first success in the nominating process and a symbolic triumph for the former US ambassador to the United Nations, Edison Research said. Haley, Donald Trump’s lone remaining rival, received 62.9% of the vote, compared to 33.2% for the previous president. “It’s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos,” Nikki Haley campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said in a statement. Nikki Haley was the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history, her campaign said. She still faces near-impossible odds…

Phil Foden kept Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge on track with a superb second-half double as his side hit back to clinch a 3-1 home victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Marcus Rashford’s eighth-minute thunderbolt gave United the lead against the run of play and it looked like the visitors might put a dent in City’s hopes of a fourth successive crown. But Pep Guardiola’s side remained patient, dominated possession and were eventually rewarded with Foden again proving how indispensable he is for City. Foden arrowed a sublime effort into the top corner in the 56th minute and the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that the $3.4 billion loan obtained by Nigeria from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the budget and respond to COVID-19 is missing, diverted or unaccounted for.” The allegations are contained in the recently published 2020 Nigeria’s annual audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/269/2024 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is asking the court “to direct and compel President Tinubu to probe the allegations that $3.4…

As FG approves two new universities In recognition of an outstanding contribution to the tertiary education sector at home and abroad, the acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Chris Maiyaki, has been appointed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the United Kingdom, to its International Advisory Committee (IAC), Empowered Newswire reports. Lauding him for his professional excellence, the QAA in a statement by its Director of International and Professional Services for Higher Education in the UK, Eduardo Ramos, stated that the appointment was based on Maiyaki’s wealth of experience at the NUC as well as…

Jose Peseiro, coach of Nigeria’s men’s national team, the Super Eagles on Friday resigned from his role after talks of a contract extension were in the offing. The Portuguese led the Super Eagles to the final of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast where they lost 2-1 to the host. “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honour to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfilment,” Peseiro wrote on his social media account. “We would like…

Nigeria’s commercial bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), has announced that all its Lagos branches will close early on Wednesday following the announcement that repairs will be carried out on the Third Mainland Bridge. GTBank in an email to its customers on Tuesday explained that its electronic services will be available. “Please be informed that our branches in Lagos will close earlier than usual on Wednesday, February 28 due to the recent announcement by the Federal Ministry of Works to close the Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours. Third Mainland Bridge: Fare hike as commuters lament chaotic gridlock GTBank added “Please…

A commercial mall under construction in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state collapsed late Monday, killing at least six people and leaving others trapped under the wreckage, according to the emergency agency. The building in Onitsha, which housed more than 120 shops, collapsed on Tuesday, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). “Some of the rescued persons have been taken to different hospitals in Onitsha for treatment,” NEMA said. Ibadan Explosion: Over 20 buildings affected – NEMA The Nigerian emergency agency said the search for other survivors was ongoing. Building collapses are common in Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer,…

By Femi Onakanren In April 2023, the Federal Government announced that Nigeria had secured an $800 million World Bank facility for its social welfare programme. This fund is the first tranche of cash transfer palliatives to be disbursed to about 50 million Nigerians, who belong to the most vulnerable category in the society. This concessional financing is part of the agreement between Nigeria and the International Development Association (IDA) to offer assistance to the economically challenged demography in different countries in the world. The FG is also implementing conditional cash transfers through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty…