BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Police Command has launched Operation “KULE CAS” as part of its proactive measures towards nipping in the bud any security threat, before, during and after the March 11 governorship and State Assembly elections.. Addressing newsmen on Thursday on the new development,...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency in last Saturday’s election, Barrister Kefas Magaji, has rejected the result which announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ja’afar Leko as winner of the election. Magaji, a former Special...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) along with its subsidiaries, is set to host a hybrid symposium themed “Embrace Equity: Setting the Standard for a Sustainable Future”, to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, at 1:00p.m. (WAT). Globally, International...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Member representing Lafia North constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon Mohammed Ibrahim Alkali, has commissioned a borehole worth over N2, million. Hon Alkali, who commissioned the borehole during his unit to unit campaign at Rafin Kudi in Keffi Wambai ward, said...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking the removal of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bello Matawalle, from the Zamfara governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the case of the plaintiffs lacked merit. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The United States announced a new $400 million security aid package for Ukraine on Friday that features various types of ammunition for Kyiv’s forces. “This military assistance package includes more ammunition for US-provided HIMARS and howitzers, which Ukraine is using so effectively to defend itself,” the US State Department...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Friday alleged that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele introduced the naira redesign policy to help the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win the 2023 general elections. “Emefiele was appointed Central Bank Governor by the PDP originally. So, let’s...
The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has blamed those he referred to as inherited Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for ‘misleading’ President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira redesign policy. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes...
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has reported a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N82.3 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022. The company made this known in its annual report on Friday in Lagos signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Group. This, the company said,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has commenced an investigation into an explosion that occured near a crude oil pipeline in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers on Thursday night. NUPRC Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, who disclosed this in a statement...
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has cautioned Nigerians against continuous use of bleaching creams, saying it poses enormous danger to human health. Adeyeye spoke at the Media Sensitisation Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control organised...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, alongside his Rivers counterpart, Gov. Nyesom Wike, on Friday inaugurated 500,000 litres capacity aviation fuel facility built by his government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aviation fuel facility, a Public-Private Partnership project, built by BOVAS Petroleum Ltd., is part...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it plans to challenge its defeat in Benue in the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Mr Isaac Mffo, the state acting PDP chairman said this when he addressed a news conference on Friday in Makurdi. “We have mandated our legal department...
The Pan Yoruba Socio-political Organisation, (Afenifere) has urged the President elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to live up to his words of building a brighter and more productive society as contained in his acceptance speech. The group made the call in a congratulatory message signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr...
Seven state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have withdrawn the suit they filled against the federal government over the conduct and subsequent collation and announcement of the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Notice of Discontinuance signed by their lawyer, Mr. Mike Ozekhome SAN...
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) has congratulated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu over his landslide victory at the Feb 25, presidential election. Wamakko, in a statement issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Friday by Bashar Abubakar, his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity said the victory was a sign of...
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says there is no law making it mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results electronically. Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Media and Communications at the PCC made the declaration in Abuja on Friday when he spoke at...
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Mr Peter Mbah, promised on Friday that he would ensure the reopening of the Enugu petroleum products depot closed 15 years ago if elected. He made the promise at a meeting in Enugu where members of the Independent...
The Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Abia, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has said that he joined the race to recover the lost glory of the state. Onuoha said this on Friday, when he visited the Traditional Ruler of Ogbor Ancient Kingdom, near Aba, Eze Ukaegbu Egege, to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone at the National Assembly, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has debunked rumour making the rounds that he is working against the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The Senator, in statement said the “The fake news is coming...