By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has picked the Hovernor of Kano state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, as the preferred running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. This revelation was contained in a...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command has paraded no fewer than 154 suspects that were arrested for various crimes in the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abdul Umar while briefing journalist on Wednesday at the Command Headquarters Maiduguri said the joint operational...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – As the build-up to the 2023 general elections gathers momentum, some clergymen have appealed to members of their congregation without Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), to as matter of urgency get registered before the extended closing date of June 30, 2022, as failure to do...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Stakeholders in the education sector, the leadership of Kaduna Basic Education Mechanism (KADBEAM), in collaboration with the media on Tuesday met in Kaduna to scale up implementation of strategies towards addressing barriers to girl education in the state. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that girl education...
Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane has agreed on personal terms to join Bayern Munich in a three-year deal. The German champions have had two bids for the Senegalese forward rejected as Liverpool continue to demand the right price. Trusted football journalist, Fabrizio Romano claimed on Twitter that Liverpool are aware...
The United States has backed Taiwan’s assertion that the strait separating the island from China is an international waterway, a further rebuff to Beijing’s claim to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage. The Taiwan Strait has been a frequent source of military tension since the defeated Republic of China...
A German virologist fears that public viewing events of World Cup games in November and December could be coronavirus “super-spreaders”. Virologist Hendrik Streeck said the situation could be serious, because of the late dates in the year of the tournament in Qatar. He explained that most public viewing will...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria Army Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade on Tuesday rescued one of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists. The Nigeria Army authority, confirmed the development on Wednesday in a tweet via its Twitter handle:...
France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior Islamic State figure in Mali. The French Armed Forces ministry said Albakaye was captured by Operation Barkhane forces between the night of June...
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Chief Whip says there is nothing wrong if the All Progressives Congress (APC) decides to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket at the 2023 presidential election. He told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the paramount issue was for the APC to win the presidential election....
A UK court has ruled against Nigeria in the $1.7bn suit against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245. Judge Sara Cockerill of the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court held on Tuesday that the Nigerian government...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Wednesday called on political parties as well as their supporters to play by the rules in the coming Ekiti gubernatorial elections. Kukah, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, made the call in Ekiti, three days before the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), has appointed the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, as patron. At the presentation of the award, the Director General of the group, Aminu Suleiman, said the...
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou has said that the Sub-region was winning in the fight against maritime insecurity, with Nigeria being removed from the piracy list hotspot. Brou said this while delivering reports of the ECOWAS Commission before the ECOWAS Parliament at the ongoing 2022 First Ordinary...
By Law Mefor It was Mallam Nasir El Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, who once observed that the real problem with Nigeria is impunity, not corruption. Of course, he was right that the brazen corruption and primitive accumulation rocking the nation today and warranting psychiatric evaluation, is borne out...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A group of North-East Concerned Citizens, has described a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Barrister Yakubu Dogara as the best running mate to be picked by Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of the group, Muhammad...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS), Akpanke Ogar has assured key players in the gaming industry that their tax rate would not be increase despite the economic down turn. Mr. Ogar stated this on Tuesday in Calabar, while addressing stakeholders...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the training for no fewer than 690 persons across the 23 Local Government Areas of Sokoto state on various skills acquisition. Those to undergo the training include 460 Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS) and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Abducted Bishop, Rt. Rev. Aderogba Adeyinka of Jebba Anglican Diocese, his wife and driver, have regained freedom from their abductors. Recalled that Aderogba, his wife and driver were kidnapped on Sunday at about 9.00 p.m., after their vehicle broke down at an isolated...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have expressed readiness to foster relationship in combating money laundering and drug-related crimes. This was revealed during a courtesy visit by the Kwara Commander of the NDLEA, Ibrahim Saidu, to the Ilorin Zonal Command...