The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State has advised traders and the public to beware of the antics of thugs. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Hassan Sanyinnawal, the spokesperson of the party in the state. According to the Sanyinnawal, the PDP in its...
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A chieftain of Labour Party (LP) Chief Mike Nwankwo says housing needs of Nigerians especially the civil servants will be given priority if Peter Obi wins the Feb.25 presidential election. Nwankwo, a Director, Administration in the Peter Obi/Datti Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council, made the disclosure in an interview with...
Mr JImoh Olabisi, former Deputy Director, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday, alleged that Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, ex-JAMB Registrar, opened different fictitious bank accounts while in service to conceal his identity. Olabisi, the 4th prosecution witness (PW4) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says no attempt to create conflict between Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and President Muhammadu Buhari will succeed. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Onanuga was reacting to media report alleging...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has collaborated with the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) to launch the National Domestic Card Scheme ‘AfriGo’ to transform the Nigerian payment system. The Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele made this known on Thursday at a virtual launch of the...
An FCT High Court on Thursday adjourned until March 6 for counsel to former Finance Minister of State, Bashir Yuguda’s to cross- examine Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) witness. Yuguda, ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Rtd Col. Sambo Dasuki and three others are charged with 25 counts bordering on alleged...
Growing up, there was this expression we took both as a joke and a rebuke for one exaggerating: no one who examines him or herself has ever failed. This maxim filled the mind while hearing or reading President Muhammadu Buhari score himself as excellent. Mr. President came away with...
Wild Africa Fund seeks collaboration to fight illegal wildlife trade Wild Africa Fund says it is seeking the partnership of the government, its agencies and the organised private sector in the fight against illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria and Africa at large. Mr Peter Knights, Founder/President, Wild Africa Fund,...
.. As DHQ says ‘No Nigerian territory is in the hands of terrorists’ By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – With barely 30 days to the forthcoming General Elections, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has assured that no single territory in Nigeria is being occupied by Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African...
The Gombe State Government has reacted to the Federal High Court’s judgment on Tuesday that dismissed the forgery allegation by the PDP and its governorship candidate, Muhammed Barde, against Gov Inuwa Yahaya, the APC and INEC. In a statement by Alhaji Shuaibu-Gara, Special Adviser on Strategy and Information Management...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate, for taking the lead in restructuring without waiting for the Federal Government. Abubakar gave the commendation while inaugurating the Koka Flyover and Interchange on Wednesday in Asaba, a project constructed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari’s support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is unquestionable. The Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, while reacting to an allegation levelled against Buhari by Alhaji...
Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death since the year began,’’ Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Obidike said that...
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the provision of 538.05 million Dollars for the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) for Nigeria programme. The facility was provided by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Mr Femi Adesina, the...
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is making finishing touches to the conduct of general elections, the commission says all ad hoc staff will be taken through the nitty gritty of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and all the electioneering processes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) candidate for Yagba West Constituency in the Kogi House of Assembly, Mr Opeyemi Ajagun, has resigned from the party. In a letter dated Jan. 25 and addressed to his Ejiba Ward, Yagba West chairman, Ajagun also notified the SDP leadership of his withdrawal from the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has urged residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya and Afaka areas of Kaduna not to panic as it holds a shooting competition for its cadets on January 28, 2023. The NDA spokesman, Maj. Victor Olukoya, who stated this in a...
Imo State Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to enable workers to collect their Permanent Voter Cards at ward levels before the expiration of the deadline on Jan. 29. Owners of uncollected cards will thereafter go to INEC offices at local government secretariats to collect same....
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development and casualty figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...