Ahead of Nigeria’s next presidential election, Ibrahim Masari, the former placeholder to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, has hinted at Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State working for the party. Masari told BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday that Wike would work for Tinubu’s emergence as president. “The meeting was basically on the 2023 Presidential election and by God’s grace, we are going to work with His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike. “He will assist and we are going to win the election with ease, by the will of God,” Masari said. This is coming ..read more

FRANCIS KOKUTSE Lip service does not pay any dividend with any effort, no matter how long you do things with words. What pays, is doing the needful and Gabon is proving just that with its conservation efforts. Currently, the country is home to about 1,500 gorillas at the country’s Loango National Park, which is estimated at 1550 square kilometres. Experts say the country contains about 30,000 lowland gorillas and perhaps as many as 100,000. They say, due to the difficulties of survey methods that provide accurate results, it is difficult to estimate the premise numbers. However, spatial modell ..read more

The Federal Government has initiated enhanced e-passport to augment passport application process for Nigerians in the country and overseas. Mr Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the minister stated this at the official rollout of the enhanced e-passport at the Nigerian High Commission, London, United Kingdom. The minister, who revealed that the Nigerian passport was the highest affirmation of Nigerian citizenship, noted that it was the responsibility of the Federal Government to provide ..read more

ETIM EFFIONG  Management of Ibom Air has apologised to its customers over schedule disruptions since the afternoon of  Thursday, November 18, 2021.  A statement issued by Chief Operating Officer, Ibom Air, George Uriesi, on Sunday, November 21, 2021, added that the disruptions are caused by aircraft maintenance.  The statement read: “On behalf of the management and staff of Ibom Air, I hereby extend an unreserved apology to all our customers affected by the schedule disruptions you have experienced since Thursday afternoon, despite our very best efforts to maintain our well ..read more

The Federal Government says the stress associated with the application and collection of passports will soon be a thing of the past as 2.7 million passports have been issued in two years.  The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this at the weekly State House Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja, on the achievements so far recorded under his ministry.  He said, “It is important to inform you that we have witnessed growing demand for the Nigerian passport both locally and by Nigerians in diaspora.  “A total of 2,742,207 passports of different categories were issued betwe ..read more

The Federal Government says its strict travel protocols are put in place to protect its citizens from being infected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. Mohammed said Nigeria had been tagged as a very strict country in terms of travel protocols, explaining that the stand of the government was to protect its people against the spread of the virus. “We have been accused that our rules are being stringent. We say no. We are not being tough for toughness sake. W ..read more

Travelling is an adventure some have signed up to take any time any day while some see traveling as one heck of a punishment for different reasons. These reasons include distance, phobia for height, luggage stress, check in process, unpacking and packing before leaving or after arriving at destination. Amidst traveling there are other things to put in check while preparing to go on a journey to make one’s journey smooth and less stressful. Having a sticky note in a strategic place either in the house or at the office with the list of all items to take on a journey can save you the stress of ‘o ..read more