The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu is to head the Disaster Relief Fund recently established by the Federal Government to address national disasters like flooding. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, announced the birth of the Fund to State House correspondents at the State House, Abuja, at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over…

Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he regretted not buying the English Premier League club, Arsenal, when he was interested in owning a football club.The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group said he wished he had bought the club when it was valued at around $2 billion.He spoke in an interview with Bloomberg in New York, where he disclosed that he missed out on…

On Monday, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State governor-elect on his victory at the September 21 governorship election.Ganduje, who spoke while closing the situation room set up at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to monitor the election, said the APC will use lessons learned in Edo State to recover more states for the party. In…

Award-winning singer Davido expresses disappointment over Edo State governorship election results Award-winning singer Davido has expressed his disappointment over the outcome of the recently concluded Edo State governorship election. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of Saturday’s election. Mr. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the People…

The daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, DJ Cuppy made history over the weekend as the first British-Nigerian to host an opening session at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The alumna of Oxford University anchored the “Summit of the Future – Youth Action Day” session, marking a significant milestone in her growing influence since her last appearance at the UNGA. During her keynote address, the 31-year-old energized the assembly,…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has responded to the outcome of the just-concluded Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the election. According to INEC, Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, defeating the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who garnered…

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a disaster relief fund to tackle flooding and other emergencies in the country.This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun while addressing state house correspondents after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu on Monday.His words: “In this age of climate change, disasters will inevitably occur despite preventive efforts.”The minister…

The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate sack of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over what it called the ”unprofessional handling” of the case against former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello. During plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, the legislators condemned what they described as the commission’s operatives’ unprovoked attack on the Kogi State Government Lodge,…

In the aftermath of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, the deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, has mocked Governor Godwin Obaseki over the result of the poll.Obaseki surprisingly lost his local government, Oredo Local Government Area to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC.)Reacting to the outcome of the poll on Arise TV on Monday, Shaibu noted that Obaseki had never won an election, stressing that he (Shaibu)…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has made a donation of N200 million to the victims of the devastating floods that ravaged communities in Borno State, especially its capital city, Maiduguri, recently.Disclosing the donation in a letter he personally signed, the Managing Director/CEO of the NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho said, “The Nigerian Ports Authority stands with Borno State during this very devastating occurrence that has resulted in huge losses and disruption…

As the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) gets underway, the Nigerian government has, again, launched a demand for a United Nations Security Council seat, noting that after contributing to 41 peacekeeping missions and deployment of over 200,000 troops for global peace-keeping, the country deserves the seat.While addressing the General Assembly during the Summit of the Future Interactive Dialogue 2, with the theme: “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security”,…

In a swift rejection of the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, which saw the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo emerge as the governor-elect, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the election was characterized by massive infractions and that the figures credited to APC were not a true reflection of the wish of the electorate.The party also accused the election umpire,…