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AGGRIEVED YOUTHS CHASE AWAY SANUSI’S REPRESENTATIVE IN KARATE LGA Some aggrieved youths in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State chased away the representative of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday. According to an eyewitness who asked not to be named, the incident happened when the Emir’s representative was on his way to the palace in …

WIKE’S WIFE, EBERECHI, 21 OTHERS MAKE FINAL LIST OF APPEAL COURT JUDGES Justice Eberechi Suzette Wike, wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 21 others have made it to the final list of the Court of Appeal judges. The President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice M.B Dongban-Mensem had requested the appointment of 22 …

SAMUEL MADUKA ONYISHI: FROM ABJECT POVERTY TO TOP BUSINESSMAN The only privilege Samuel Maduka Onyishi enjoyed while growing up was the breath that all living humans had. The poor called his family poor. Looking at how far he has come, one would wonder how he emerged from nothing to greatness. In this Grass to Grace Series, we will look at …

FUBARA SPEAKS ON REINSTATEMENT OF PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS, SAYS ‘I’VE CONFIDENCE IN GOD’S GUIDANCE’ Rivers State Governor, Similanayi Fubara, has broken his silence on the recent Appeal Court ruling that reinstated the 27 pro-Wike lawmakers. He commented on the issue while speaking to journalists in Khana, Khana Local Government Area on Friday. Governor Fubara expressed his confidence in God’s guidance and …

WHAT STARMER’S ELECTION VICTORY MEANS FOR JAPA The United Kingdom has a new leader. After more than a decade of Conservative rule, Labour Party’s Keir Starmer has been named the new British prime minister following a landslide victory at the general elections on Friday. “The work for change begins immediately,” Starmer said in his first speech outside of 10 Downing …

ABOUT CHI ONWURAH LABOUR UK MP I was born in Wallsend, grew up on Hillsview Avenue in Kenton and went to Kenton School before studying Electrical Engineering in London. I have lived in many different cities around the world, without ever for a moment forgetting where I am from: Newcastle. My values and beliefs were formed in Newcastle based on …

PETER OBI SALUTES STARMER, UK LP, ON ELECTION VICTORY The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Nigeria election, Peter Obi, has congratulated the United Kingdom Labour Party and their leader, Keir Starmer,, for recording a historic victory in Thursday’s election. Reacting to the victory in his X handle on Friday, Mr Obi said he hopes the incoming prime minister …

YORUBA PARTY FAILS TO WIN SEAT IN  PARLIAMENT, GARNERED ONLY 261 VOTES The Yoruba Party in the United Kingdom (YPUK) failed to secure a seat in the general election. YPUK only put forward one candidate for the Peckham constituency. As of the time of reporting, the party has garnered 261 votes. The Labour Party has secured 410 seats, with Keir …

SIX NIGERIAN-BRITISH CANDIDATES WIN ELECTION TO UK PARLIAMENT Six British-Nigerian candidates have been elected to Parliament in the just concluded UK elections. According to reports, Chi Onwurah (Labour MP for Newcastle Central and West), Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden), Kate Osamor (Edmonton), Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green), Taiwo Owatemi (Coventry North West), and Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford) all …

NEW UK PRIME MINISTER, KEIR STARMER, CANCELS RWANDA DEPORTATION PLAN On his first day in office, newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has put an end to the Conservative’s contentious plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda. Starmer faces pressure to address the UK’s migration challenges, especially regarding asylum seekers arriving via small boats from France. On his inaugural …