Author: switchni

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on all Nigerians to unite their efforts in the journey of taking back the nation. “We should arise to take back our country from the cold hands of corruption, insecurity, and unproductivity,” Obi said in his New Year message to the nation issued by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem in Enugu on Sunday. Obi said that “2023 is a very critical year that will determine the next direction of the nation”. He explained that the nation could not continue in its retrogressive movement in the coming years,…

Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos. The oceanside home of the team nicknamed “Peixe” — “fish” in Portuguese — is expecting a huge influx of fans looking to honor the “King” of football, who died aged 82 on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Stadium doors will open at 10:00 am local time (1300 GMT). The coffin bearing the remains of the only player to have won three World Cups will be displayed in the center of the field.…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said there are no fewer than 17 bills aimed at imposing more levies on the manufacturing sector currently before the National Assembly (NASS), in addition to the incidences of multiple taxes/levies and fees that have overburdened the sector. Director General, MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, in a chat with Vanguard, lamented that currently, the manufacturing sector is overburdened by the incidences of multiple taxes/levies and fees occasioned by the excessive drive of government Inland Revenue. “As we speak, manufacturers pay over 30 different taxes, levies, and fees to Agencies of the Federal, State, and Local Governments. MAN,…

President Muhammadu Buhari said the presidential candidate of the New NigeriaPeople’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso was being generous to him with an armored vehicle gifted to him by the former Kano governor. The said SUV armored vehicle, according to Buhari, helped him survive a deadly attack in Kaduna State in 2014. Buhari stated this, in his documentary titled ‘Essential Muhammadu Buhari.’ He said, “I think Kwankwaso was being generous. He gave me an armored Land Rover vehicle. He said I should use it because he believed the competition I was going on involved people who would like to eliminate…

The Lagos State Government on Monday warned that human rights abuses will not be tolerated in the state, adding that the present administration will bring the full weight of the law on any perpetrator. According to a statement posted on the government’s Facebook page on Monday morning, the Director, of the Citizens Rights Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi, made this known at an event organized by the directorate, which was held at Ketu Market Lagos. Oshinusi said that the state government would safeguard the rights of its citizens and prosecute human rights offenders to the full extent of…

As the world step into a new year, the founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Daniel Olukoya, has released 30 prophecies for the year 2023. Olukoya urged Nigerians to be prayerful and vigilant in 2023, adding that God will deal with the wicked and corrupt leaders. The MFM founder disclosed this during the church’s annual crossover service, tagged 2023 the ‘Year of Death and Resurrection.’ Olukoya said God would dismantle every Satanic and evil stronghold in 2023. Below are the 30 prophecies for 2023: 1. This is a year to wage a very serious…

Assassins on Sunday murdered Kehinde Fatinoye, a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Fatinoye was killed alongside his wife, who was until the incident a Principal Confidential Secretary at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB. It was gathered that the unknown persons had stormed the Ibara GRA residence of the couple at a time they just returned from the New Year crossover service. A source told our correspondent that the couple was killed and set ablaze by their assailants inside their house. Also, the couple’s son and domestic staff were reportedly taken away by the assassins. Ogun…

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said the ideology of ‘Emi lokan’ is a wrong attitude and leadership mentality that the country doesn’t need now. The former Nigerian leader made this known in a letter titled “My Appeal to all Nigerians”, which he personally signed, said the Emi Lokan idea can’t reinvent and invest in a new Nigeria. He said,” Let me say straight away that ‘Emi Lokan’ (My turn) and ‘I have paid my dues are one and the same thing and are wrong attitudes and mentality for the leadership of Nigeria now. They cannot form the new pedestal…

The Joint Security Task Force, Lagos Mainland Local Command, has appealed to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for financial and moral support to keep its operations going. The Chairman of the security outfit, Ishola Agbodemu, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the state governor, Chief of Staff to the state governor, Tayo Ayinde; the Oloto of Otto, Muhammad Basiru; the Executive Chairman, Lagos Mainland Local Government, Rasheedat Essien; and the Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Kayode Omiyale; on Sunday. Agbodemu stated that there were suspicions of attacks from hoodlums in the area, adding that the financial aid…

The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said the endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by former president Olusegun Obasanjo is bad for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. Obasanjo had, in his New Year message to Nigerians, described Obi as having an edge in terms of character, antecedent, understanding, knowledge, discipline, and vitality over other candidates in the 2023 presidential election. Reacting, Keyamo, in a tweet on Sunday, said the endorsement had no effect on the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.Related News…