Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Party APC has set its presidential primaries for May 30-31, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will step down after serving two four-year terms, following a Feb. 23, 2023 ballot. The country’s political parties are due to pick presidential candidates by June 3. Official campaigning will begin in September, according to the country’s electoral commission.  

Pix: NECO Examination in session The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) entrance examination at the 104 unitary universities established and operated by the Nigerian government. The culture of sudden postponement of the exam has been practiced by the examining body in recent years, as a way to encourage “states with low candidate registration to have the opportunity to register their candidates”. In a statement Wednesday, Azeez Sani, head of NECO’s information and public relations division, said the exam, previously scheduled for Saturday, April 23, has been moved to Saturday, May 7, 2022. The ...

Chris Ojeme with Agency report International Monetary Fund, IMF, has called on nations to provide grants and donations to fill a $5 billion monthly financing needs for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, signaling that more institution’s own lending would need to wait for more stability. “It is in our view — a program that we can start structuring for the future,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters on Wednesday. “It is unfair to expect Ukrainian authorities to develop and implement a far-ranging package of reforms at this time.” “They are focusing on what matters most at this moment, which is ...

Pix: APC governors in group photographs with President Mohammadu Buhari   Adamu raises alarm over governors’ attempt to tear APC apart By Nnamdi Ukwatar, Correspondent Newly-elected Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has raised the alarm that some serving governors have contributed to the crisis rocking the party. Declaring that state governors are leaders of the party in their states, he noted that   the APC Constitution does not have provision for dual leadership in the states. Some current and past governors have been accused of working at cross purposes to tear the ruling party, the All ...

Pix: L-r: Barrister Adeyanju and Tinubu at a cross road, says Tinubu would enslave Nigerians like in Lagos state, if he becomes the President in 2030   By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher Human rights activist and an Abuja-based legal luminary, Barrister Deji Adeyanju has warned that Tinubu would enslave Nigerians, if he became the President in 2023. While cautioning against allowing Bola Ahmed Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential hopeful to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari next year, he alleged that Tinubu’s word was law in Lagos state, hence, must not be allowed to replicate such at the national level. ...

Pix: Igbo World Congress in Session, as Igbo Board of Deputies concludes plans to sue Pastor Tunde Bakare over inflammatory statements against the Igbos  Pix: Pastor Bakare told to retract the statements or face court actions By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher   The battle line appears to have been drawn between Pastor Tunde Bakare and a a Non-Profit Company, NPC, Igbo Board of Deputies, IBD, as the later has concluded plans to drag the former to court over hate speech during his recent sermon in his church in Lagos state. Pastor Bakare was the former General Overseer of the Later ...

Pix: Fun-seekers dancing out stress at the picnic of Arepo and Warewa Catholic church held in Warewa yesterday   By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher It was ‘fun-tanstic’ yesterday, Monday, 18 as over 100 members of Basic Christian Communities, BCC, from the Catholic Church of Transfiguration, Arepo, CCTA, as well as the Church of Resurrection, Warewa gathered to celebrate Easter Monday. Rules for the celebrations were set and the picnic started, immediately after the mass to herald the Galilee. It was no doubt, a cozy day, as the weather was so-friendly and clement. The day’s activities started with 10am Mass celebrated ...

Pix: Chrisland School, Lagos Sexual abuse: Police set to investigate Chrisland minors’ rape video  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher Police in Lagos state have begun an investigation into an alleged rape video of pupils of Chrisland School, SylvaNews has gathered. A mother had earlier claimed that Chrisland concealed the matter from her.  Her 10-year-old daughter was said to have involved in sexual activity with another male pupil during a trip to Dubai, organized by the school to take part in an international competition. Spokesperson of the Police in Lagos state, Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement yesterday that they have ...

Pix: Russia’s biggest shoes, yet lost its biggest warship in Ukraine, what an irony, as NATO watches endlessly    After two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, Russia has hit another military factory in Ukraine, barely one day, after Moscow gave signals that it would renew attacks. Moscow had vowed to retaliate, after the Moskva, the pride of the Russian Black Sea fleet, sank near Ukraine’s coast late on Thursday, making it Russia’s biggest warship casualty since World War II. Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said authorities were still determining whether anyone had been killed or injured in the ...

Pix: Abuja Imam, Khalid says he has paid supreme sacrifice for the voiceless, as he gets new appointment in one of the newly-built mosque in Abuja    By Nnamdi Ukwatar, Correspondent    Embattle Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid has once again, chided President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, wondering why a  government that negotiates with bandits and terrorists would now be scared to hear from the citizens, particularly those agitating for their rights. Chief Imam, who disclosed this during a meeting with human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore yesterday said Nigerians should be given the freedom to speak ...