Family members of the Kaduna train attack have raised concern over threats by the terrorists to kill the victims if the Federal Government fails to yield to their demands after seven days. The devastated relatives of the abductees said the terrorists have spoken to them directly, and are demanding...
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Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President and an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, has called for understanding and tolerance among Nigerians. Osinbajo stated this in Sokoto, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday. He said...
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has announced his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries. The Director-General, Ikeoha Campaign Organisation, Mr Charles Asogwa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. Recall that the PDP had fixed May 25, 2022 as its...
CLAIM: A photo-montage with text, reading “I have invested $1.6 billion in Nigerian economy with no result – Bill Gates” is being circulated on WhatsApp, a free messaging and video calling app. This claim has been generating a hot political debate among various WhatsApp groups, with some users attributing...
Violence erupted midway into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ) primary election for Abia North Senatorial District on Tuesday, bringing the exercise to an abrupt end. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-member ad hoc delegates election was organised at the Ohafia Local Government Headquarters, near...
Shares on his role in King of Boys, and The return of the King, years of childlessness and his career as a rapper in the Nigerian music Industry #WithChude Nigerian rapper and businessman, ILL BLISS sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude and founder of Joy, Inc. to discuss...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A former Cross River State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ntufam Ekpo Okon has clinched the party’s tickets as Cross River South Senatorial candidate for the 2023 general election. Announcing the results of the primary election, held at Vanecia Arena in Calabar,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian League of Professional (NLP) has congratulated Mr. Anamekwe Chukwunyere Nwabuoku on his recent emergence as the new Acting Accountant General of The Federation. in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by Aliyu Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The member representing Ehime Mbano/ Ihitte Uboma/ Obowo Federal Constituency, Rep. Chike Okafor, has hailed the appointment of Mr. Anamekwe Nwabuoka as the Acting Account- General of the Federation by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Rep. Okafor described Nwabuoku’s appointment...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A frontline aspirant for Southern Borno Senatorial District on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Idris Durkwa has escaped death when some unknown gunmen ambushed his convoy with his teaming supporters and opened firewhich led to the death of two...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Gunmen suspected to terrorists on Wednesday midnight broke into the Rectory of St Patrick Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped 2 of the Reverend Fathers as well as 2 other boys from the house. The terrorists are...
A passenger jet has caused heavy traffic when being towed down a busy motorway in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. The plane was spotted by multiple eyewitnesses on Ikeja highway. Videos and images of the chaos were shared on social media, with some eyewitnesses claiming the plane had “crashed”....
…set to strengthen strategic collaboration with NIM The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has once again reiterated its stance on professionalizing its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC...
An 18-year-old gunman has killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, according to the state’s governor, in the nation’s deadliest school shooting in years. The attack in Uvalde, Texas — a small community about an hour from the Mexican border — is...
World basketball body FIBA has threatened to sanction Nigeria over its decision to withdraw from international competitions for two years. FIBA in a letter signed by its Head of Legal, Jaime Lamboy, and dated May 18, 2022, the body said Nigeria’s decision was in breach of Article 9.7 of...
Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduqgu has found a way to insert himself into the ongoing drama between former celebrity best friends, Bobrisky and actress Tonto Dikeh. Hours after the two went after each other on Instagram, Maduawgu shared a post suggesting that he is more in support of Dikeh....
Need for Nigeria’s political space to accommodate community policing framework By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
Need for Nigeria’s political space to accommodate community policing framework By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
It is evident that robust unity which grows out of historical experience can no longer be found or trusted in the present day Nigeria. It can equally not be considered an over statement if one concludes that in today’s Nigeria, there is no more sense of oneness that emerges...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its stance on professionalizing its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has recommended tax compliance as prerequisite for clearing aspirants to contest for elective positions. The Executive Chairman of FIRS and Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB) Muhammad Nami made the recommendation at a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on...
The Federal Government says it will spend about N34 billion as arrears of Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustments in the education sector effective from 2019. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said that this was aimed at resolving the lingering crisis in the sector. Ngige made this...