By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the detention of the self acclaimed Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Mr Tukur Mamu. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of DSS said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Dr. Afunanya said the clarification...
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The Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sen. Olalekan Mustapha, has assured Nigerians that the conduct of 2023 general elections would be guided by Electoral Act, 2022. Mustapha (APC-Ogun East) gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to...
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has frowned at foreign airlines selling tickets in dollars, warning that government would not take it kindly with those caught engaging in such violation of Nigerian laws. Sirika gave the warning while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has frowned at the degree of epileptic power supply to consumers in the state by Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO). Tambuwal who spoke at Sokoto Guest Inn during KAEDCO interactive session with consumers in the state, added that...
The sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has continued to gain traction across sectors with partnerships being forged among key institutions in the country. Chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie, disclosed that some notable institutions have firmed up their partnership for this year’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Wednesday distributed food items to over 90000 male IDPs and also disbursed N400 cash, wrappers to about women IDPs and residents of host communities in Bama town. The Governor who personally coordinated and supervised the distribution and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, disclosed the commencement of recruitment of election staff for the 2023 general elections. To this effect, the electoral body stated that it had opened its portal for recruitment, saying that eligible applicants should begin applying for the role. INEC stated this in...
The Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria , Anglican Communion, His Grace Henry Ndukuba has cautioned Nigerians against religious and ethnic politics. Ndukuba gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday at a press conference ahead of the September meeting of the Anglican Standing Committee. He said...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says about 21, 352 of 34,242 newly printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for new registrants are still uncollected in Lagos State, four months after release. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this at the State Level CSO...
One of the leading negotiators for the release of victims of the train attack in Kaduna State, Tukur Mamu, has been reportedly arrested by security operatives in Egypt. Mamu, who is also the spokesman for Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was said to have been arrested on Tuesday...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Michael Nzekwe, has expressed the willingness of the EFCC to collaborate with the Nigerian Army in the task of fighting corruption and terrorism financing in Nigeria. This desire was expressed last Friday...
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no eligible Nigerian will be left out in the electoral processes leading to the 2023 general election. Yakubu said this at the presentation of the 2022 Revised Framework and Regulations for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Voting,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate rehabilitation of unoccupied and deteriorated bungalows meant for medical doctors, including the Chief Medical Director (CMD), at the General Hospital in Bama. The Governor gave the directive on Tuesday evening after inspecting the quarters. Zulum’s...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Babale Umar-Yauri disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. He said: “The governor...
A legal practitioner, Mr Joe Abaagu, has cautioned youths in the country against electoral violence, saying anyone caught will go to jail for two years without option of fine. Abaagu who is the Acting Chairman, Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese, gave the advice in an...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – PROMAD Foundation, a civic tech non-profit organisation championing community needs assessment for participatory budgeting, has launched its Strategic Operational Policy (SOP). According to the organisation, the SOP will guide its operations and help the organisation to make substantial contributions to accountable and participatory governance...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to ensure that no eligible Nigerian is left out of the electoral process on account of displacement, disability or other circumstances that may limit citizens’ participation in the electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission has presented for validation a revised...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in 2023 polls, Sen. Bola Tinubu has donated N50 million to flood victims in Jigawa. Tinubu announced the donation shortly after he commiserated with Governor Muhammad Badaru, in Dutse on Tuesday. The presidential candidate called for sustained prayers to end flood disasters...
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 77th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 21. A revised provisional list of speakers released from the Office of the General Assembly President on Tuesday showed that Buhari...
The Federal Government, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has inaugurated a National Roadmap on Hand Hygiene for All. The roadmap gives direction for collaborative efforts to implement the Sanitation and Hygiene programmes under the UN Sustainable Development Goal six....