NewsDeskNg, Author at News Desk Nigeria

Family announces burial arrangement of late Chief, Sir, Engr. Dr. Ernest Madu Onyekwena

NewsDeskNgAug 18, 2024August 18, 20240

…As Soludo, Peter Obi, Ali Pate, others confirm attendance The Family of late Chief, Sir, Engr. Dr. Ernest Madu Onyekwena, has slated Friday 30th to Saturday 31st August 2024, for the funeral arrangements in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The late Onyekwena, popularly called Omekannaya 1...

Unmasking the Maltese Cross of Corruption

NewsDeskNgAug 18, 2024August 18, 20240

By Arnold Owie A national scandal has unfolded with the revelation of substandard petroleum products being imported into Nigeria, linked to a shadowy oil blending plant in Malta. Leaked documents and interviews expose a complex web of corruption involving NNPC personnel, oil traders, and terminal operators. Matrix Energy, owned by...

Matawalle: The Poster Boy of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2024August 17, 20240

By Gabriel Okino A lot has been said about the former governor of Zamfara state and Minister for State for Defence, Hon Bello Matawalle. Interestingly, they dwelled in the realm of speculation and not reality. There is a fact that can’t be washed away about Hon Bello Matawalle: he is...

Dangote: The Monopoly We All Need

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2024August 17, 20240

By Mary Odoma There seems to be a huge partition between Nigerian industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote and other Nigerian economy drivers. His visionary gait and purposefulness are fixated on recreating the essentials required to prop up the depleting economic fortune of Nigeria amidst contending voices. Since 1977, when he ventured...

NITDA: Driving Global Agenda for Enhanced Capacity, Competitiveness for Nigerian Youths

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2024August 17, 20240

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is driving digital transformation, partnerships, productivity, pivotal to national development of the country. This is handled through its ongoing endeavour to establish Nigeria as a globally renowned centre and hub of technology and innovation. And it is in order to promote economic diversification...

Edo 2024: Of Mute Monday, Dancing Olumide And Astute Asue, A Choice So Simple

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The politics of Edo State Governorship contestation have been very intriguing since the return to civil rule in 1999. Very curiously however, the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election appears the simplest and the most predictable. Not in anyway denigrating the league of other contestants for the high office of Governor...

Remember Your Village Home Church In Your Missionary Duty, They Are Not Only For Burial Ceremony

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

As Churches do their Conferences, Seed Sowings and even Harvest Thanksgivings in Big Cities and Towns with various Themes as well as Class Fees or Membership Payments, kindly Remember your Village Home Church as you contemplate on the thoughts below: In a typical City Church, almost every weekend there is...

Bashir Hadeja confesses to plots to destabilise Nigeria

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

…names Abubakar Badaru, Zamfara Governor Lawal and US based fugitive, Jackson Ude as members network An alleged mastermind of the #EndBadGoernanceInNigeria, Bashir Hadejia has been naming other masterminds of the violent protests as he confessed to their part of a plot to destabilize Nigeria following his arrest by the police...

Jack-Rich: The Missing Piece in President Tinubu’s Cabinet – A Call for Inclusive Leadership

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

By Gambo Jagindi Despite his impressive leadership credentials, demonstrated during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has struggled to connect with Nigerians, who are yet to feel the tangible impact of his policies. Critics argue that his cabinet lacks effective leadership and that his...

PDP supporters decry intimidation as Police operatives from Abuja storm Benin city

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

Concerns have been raised in Benin City as plain-clothed police operatives from Abuja have stormed the Edo state capital to intimidate Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters as the governorship election approaches. According to several sources, a contingent of police officers arrived in the state capital on Tuesday, August 13 under...