The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi has urged Nigerian political leaders to shun corrupt practices. He noted that leaders engaging in corruption are setting bad precedents for the children. On the reported high percentage of youths engaging in cybercrime, Obi also stated that the question to be asked was “Where the children are learning …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in last February’s election, Mr. Peter Obi has urged the Federal Government and other relevant stakeholders to put an end to every form of modern day slavery. The former Anambra State governor expressed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Saturday to mark the International Day for the Abolition of …

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to work toward meeting its December deadline for the operation of refineries in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. During a recent meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, President Bola Tinubu assured that the Port-Harcourt refinery would commence operation by December, this …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank to halt loans to Nigeria’s 36 states, citing allegations of mismanagement of public funds. The National Bureau of Statistics revealed that each Nigerian carries a debt of N396,376.19. Nigeria’s total public debt surged by 75.27 per cent, reaching N87.38tn in Q2 2023. SERAP, in a letter called on …

Former Aston Villa captain, Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged Manchester United to sell five first-team players in the upcoming transfer window in January. Agbonlahor insisted that the players – Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro and Tyrell Malacia – cannot stay fit. Speaking to Football Insider, Agbonlahor was asked to give his opinion on Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi’s reported …