The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said that anyone who claims to receive unexpected credit alerts through prayer alone should be scrutinized for potential financial misconduct. In a recent appearance on the Honest Bunch podcast, Peter Obi emphasized the importance of productivity, saying that hard work, rather than miracles, is the path to success. “God cannot bless someone who is sleeping,” he noted, emphasizing that genuine achievement…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has pledged to improve healthcare services, promote community engagement, and provide finances for quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The Head of the Public Relations Unit at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Remi Adeleke, made this announcement in a post shared on Sunday. Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said in a legislative discussion on maternal…

The Nigerian Army has honoured 26 officers with excellence at the fourth annual Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) merit award held in November 1 for passing their promotional examination. The event aims to celebrate and recognise academic excellence and outstanding performance among its officers. In a notice shared on Sunday, the Nigerian Army said the event was held at the newly inaugurated Lieutenant General TA Lagbaja Multipurpose Hall at the…

The crisis ravaging the Labour party has reared its head as the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) won 15 of the 17 chairmanship positions in the Abia local government elections. In the election that held on Saturday, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) secured victory in the remaining two LGAs. The development left the Labour Party, the political party of incumbent governor, Alex Otti, with no council. Chairman of the Abia State…

Three members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 16 governorship election. Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He revealed that the trio joined the APC during Governor Aiyedatiwa’s campaign tour in Ikare Akoko and other communities on Saturday. According to the statement, Stephen Olemija,…

The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to adhering to specifications and ensuring the timely completion of forty water and simple smart toilet projects across various communities in the state. During visits to the communities benefiting from these recently approved rural water and sanitation initiatives, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to the Kwara State Governor, Lawal Olohungbebe, offered this reassurance. Among the communities visited were Idi-Ogede, Idi-Ose…

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has reaffirmed the state government’s ban on using public school premises for social functions, warning that any school head who violates this directive will face severe penalties. In a statement posted on the government’s Facebook page on Sunday, the governor emphasised that the ban aims to preserve and protect public school facilities, ensuring they remain conducive to learning. Oyebanji lamented the damage inflicted on school…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have busted an international drug syndicate operating between Brazil Ethiopia and Nigeria by thwarting a bid to smuggle 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilograms into Lagos. The agency disclosed that the consignments were recovered in an operation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja. Femi Babafemi, spokesman of NDLEA said, “The drug consignments worth four billion four hundred and ninety-two million eight…

Condemnations have continued to come the way of Dangote Refinery over its refusal to reveal the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) price months after the company began fuel distribution. This comes after Dangote Group on Saturday, through its official X account, denied claims by petroleum marketers that Dangote PMS is sold between N1,115 and N1,028 per litre. National Assistant Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria…

One of the most wanted terrorist leaders in the North-West known as Abubakar Bawa Ibrahim, better known as Habu Dogo who is responsible for killings and kidnappings in Sokoto State have been captured by troops conducting counter-insurgency operations. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), disclosed through the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba yesterday that Habu Dogo was arrested in Rumji Village, Illela Local Government Area, LGA, of the state.…

In what has become an almost-daily occurence, a policeman attached to Otuocha Area Command, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has shot dead a youth in the area. Daily Post reports that the youth had a disagreement with the policemen at a checkpoint over N100, during which one of them quickly pulled the trigger and shot him dead. A source from Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area,…

Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed a man and his two sons on a farm in Amaeze, Ishiagu in the Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State. According to Vanguard, the dead bodies were found at the farm in the early hours of yesterday following an intensive search when they did not return after the day farm. The three unidentified family members were found dead with serious cuts and blood stains…