POLITICS2023: Why I will not vote for Atiku – Bode George

A prominent member and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said he will not vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s presidential election, unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed. George disclosed this on Tuesday morning while featuring on the Arise Television Morning Show programme. Recall that he had […]

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PDP Crisis: Ortom, Wike Shun Atiku In Makurdi

The crisis between the Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the five aggrieved PDP governors may be far from over, this is even as the duo of Governors Samuel Ortom and Nyesom Wike shunned Atiku at the Makurdi Airport in Benue State. Mr Abubakar whose presidential campaign is billed to hold in Nasarawa State on Monday decided […]

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BREAKING: 3 Killed As Gunmen Bomb Imo INEC Headquarters

The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, office in Owerri, Imo State, has been stormed by several unknown gunmen. At least three suspects were killed in the attack, which took place on Monday morning, according to NEWS DIRECT. The Nigeria Police Force officers and other security personnel in the area are said to have resisted the gunmen who attacked the […]

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Davido set to perform at 2022 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony

Nigerian singer, Davido is set to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Hong Kong businessman, Stephen Hung announced the news on Thursday via his official Instagram story. He claimed that Davido had officially announced that he would close the World Cup ceremony. Expressing excitement, Stephen Hung stated that he couldn’t wait to see […]

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…spends N1.17trn on debt service Nigeria’s public debt reached N44.6 trillion in the third quarter of this year (Q3 in 2022). This represents a 2.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline when compared to N42.84 trillion recorded in Q2 in 2022 The Debt Management Office, DMO,  disclosed this today in a press statement on its website noting that the increase in public […]

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Obi, Soludo Meet at Cardinal Arinze’s 90th Birthday in Onitsha

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi and the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo Thursday met during a Catholic mass to mark the 90th birthday of Francis Cardinal Arinze. The meeting was the second one since Soludo openly attacked Obi in a letter titled: ‘History Beckons, and I will not keep quiet.” Both men […]

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Gunmen Storm Hospital, Forcefully Take Away Babies

Gunmen have allegedly stormed a private maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State and forcefully took away four newborn babies, during the attack. A source from the community told Daily Independent that the incident took place on Tuesday night, and only became public to members of the community on Wednesday morning. The source said: “It happened […]

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