First 1,000 days crucial for infant health, wellbeing — EXPERTS

By Chioma Obinna The nutrition situation of children in Nigeria remains worrisome.  According to the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICs, 1 in 10 children die before their fifth birthday though an improvement from the MICS 2016 which was put at 1 in

Presidential Poll: I’m challenging The Process, Not Outcome, Says Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections, Peter Obi, has said that he is challenging the process leading to the declaration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner

Despite Naira Scarcity, E-Payment Falls To N37.67tn

Cashless transactions fell to N37.67tn in February 2023 as Nigerians had to grapple with failed and delayed cash transfers. This was a 4.83 per cent fall from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January according to new data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement

Presidential Election: Tinubu’s Victory Not God’s Will – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has said the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu is not the will of God. Obi said God’s wish was for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a credible, free and

Seventh-Day Adventist Devotional For Children: “Jesus Manifests His Power Over Death”

*DAILY BREAD: A DEVOTIONAL FOR THE CHILDREN*  Eastern Nigeria Union Conference Children’s Ministries Department Monday, March 13, 2023  *TOPIC: JESUS MANIFESTS HIS POWER OVER DEATH*   _Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life; he that believes in me, though he

Presidential Poll: Group Flays INEC Over Woeful Performance

A Civil Rights group under the aegis of International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of deliberately flouting court orders for aggrieved political parties and their presidential candidates to inspect relevant electoral

Ex-Army Chief, Buratai Says ‘Tinubu Will Fulfill Campaign Promises’

Former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has assured the people of Biu Emirate in Borno State that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would fulfil his campaign promises of development, peace and security to Nigerians. He spoke when Biu APC

Governor Uzodinma Sacks Commissioner For Labour

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Saturday approved the immediate removal of the state Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Ford Ozumba. The removal was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Owerri by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba.

Group Petitions IGP Over Alleged Abuses, Attacks On Opposition Agents Of Govt In Ebonyi

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Ebonyi State and the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, in Abakaliki, has petitioned the inspector general of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, over alleged serial human rights abuses by the government in the state. The

Ensure South-East Gets Senate President,Group Tells Tinubu

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June this year, a group known as Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities for Better Nigeria (CENBN) has appealed to the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress