The produced in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, indicates a sharp 96.2 per cent increase in the national average CoHD, escalating to N938 per day in February 2024 from N473 per day in the same month of 2023. The CoHD, a crucial metric in assessing food affordability and nutrition, also showed a…
A former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested reasons why Russia is fighting Ukraine. He said Ukraine would have been utterly destroyed if not for Russia had been mild, limited and restrained in its attack, unlike how Israel took the war to Gaza. He also believes that NATO provoked the war in Ukraine,…
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, arrived by car for the hour-long late morning service at St George’s Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London. The 75-year-old, dressed in a suit and light blue tie, smiled and waved to crowds who had queued up for hours for a glimpse of the ailing…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Sunday, celebrated Easter with inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Centre, Onitsha, Anambra State. Speaking during the celebration after the Sunday mass, Obi urged the inmates not to feel isolated and despaired because “everybody is in prison…
Zoning the governorship position among Ondo State’s three senatorial zones (Ondo Central, Ondo North, Ondo South) every four years was initially aimed at ensuring fair power distribution. The concept aimed to promote balanced development across the state. Despite political parties’ zoning efforts since 1999, Ondo State still grapples with challenges in infrastructure and human capital…
Recall that the state announced on January 5, 2024, that the bridge will be partially closed from Tuesday, January 9, for repairs.Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, confirmed the re-opening on Saturday, in a statement.He said, “Dear Lagos residents, We’re pleased to share that the Third Mainland Bridge will resume full operations on April 4,…
It was drama at the venue of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Saturday as six witnesses of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gave their evidence and were cross-examined by the defence counsel.Upon resumed hearing, the six witnesses gave testimonies contrary to their depositions on oath.They also confirmed that they were…
Kisira whose death was confirmed by the state government in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday. He served as the deputy to the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed, between May 29, 2011 and May 29, 2019. In a…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given the biggest hint yet about the possibility of him dumping the party ahead of the 2027 election season. He said this during an engagement with his supporters on his Verified X space, hosted by Parallel Facts, yesterday.The former…
