A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday, said if elected President in the 2023 general election, his administration would partner with the Ndigbo to industrialise Nigeria. Tambuwal said the partnership would focus more on skill acquisition programmes to engage Nigerians, especially, the youths, irrespective of…
Watch Video of the Interview:https://youtu.be/8e2oAJj-mxYGovernor Mohammed Bello Matawalle is alleged to be ‘aiding and abetting’ the marauding activities of armed banditry afflicting Kebbi State, PRNigeria gathered from a traditional leader. The traditional chief of Chonoko in Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammad Damisa Dudu, in an interview with two PRNigeria reporters on an investigative sojourn to his community…
The Indian political scientist Amrita Narlikar talks about the future of globalisation and cooperation between democracies.: Amrita Narlikarpicture alliance / Christina Sabrowsky/dpa Professor Amrita Narlikar is president of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg. Originally from India, she is also Honorary Fellow of Darwin College, University of Cambridge, and non-resident…
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, on the new global situation following Putin’s attack on Ukraine.Interview: Christoph HeusgenMSC/Kuhlmann Dr Heusgen, security has once again become a major topic in Germany since 24 February 2022. Will the attack on Ukraine initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin lead to a new state of permanent confrontation…
The Kano Police Command has cracked down on a car loaded with bomb-making devices and sophisticated weapons in the state, PRNigeria has reported. PRNigeria gathered that with security challenges in some states in the North-west, civilians in Kano have been cooperating with security operatives by reporting suspicious movement. The latest discovery and similar ones were…
By Amos Odhe. The Dodo River Communities Rural Development Association, Ekeremor Local Government Area (LGA) in Bayelsa on Friday said it spent N98.34 million on community development projects in 2021. The expenditure is marginally higher than the N95.43 million spent by the association the previous year, 2020. Mr Francis Amamogiran, Chairman of the Association stated…
The former Minister of State for Power, Hon Mohammed Wakil is set to launch his book on political party governance. The former minister was the House leader in the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003 even a career within the National Assembly Service Commission. The author is a prominent leader of the PDP in…
By Patrick Quirk and David O. ShullmanFILTER RESULTSHIDE Although a welcome development, the recent US and European escalation of arms shipments to Ukraine is insufficient to curb Russian President Vladimir Putin’s designs on expanding illiberalism. That’s because the Kremlin isn’t alone: Both Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping view the expansion of democracy as a threat to their…
Press release His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Mr Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with immediate effect. This appointment follows the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, on 13th…
The poor outing of Governor Gboyega Oyetola at Ile-Ife was a true reflection of his poor performance and a potent signal for his eventual defeat at the forthcoming governorship election, the Ademola Adeleke Campiagn Organisation has declared. In a statement signed by the Chairman of its Media and Publicity Committee, Prince Diran Odeyemi, the campaign…
