JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for Persons with Disabilities, Aare Hon. Tolu Bankole, has congratulated Barrister Ayuba Burki Gufwan, on his recent appointment as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In...
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JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said challenges and protests against government policies are not peculiar to Nigeria. Ganduje disclosed this while reacting to the ongoing protest on Wednesday in Abuja, when he played host to some leaders of...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has withdrawn from participation in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections slated for Aug. 31. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Bello Usman-Suru, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Having made a wider...
There was confusion in a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as two counsel announced appearance for Rivers House of Assembly in a suit seeking an order shutting down all expenditures of the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Rivers assembly, led...
Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo North) has distributed 1,200 bags of NPK 50kg fertiliser to farmers in his constituency. Speaking while inaugurating the distribution at Iyamoh community on Wednesday, Oshiomhole said that each farmer was to get one bag of fertiliser to boost their agricultural activities. Oshiomhole was represented...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku, “this evening tweeted the absurd: he warned security...
The Zamfara Government on Tuesday denied budgeting N19billion for Gov. Dauda Lawal’s kitchenware as it was wrongfully circulated in the social media. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Abdulmalik Gajam, at a media briefing on Tuesday in Gusau described the information as mischievous. He said, “I...
A Federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google has violated the U.S. antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the online search market. Judge, Amit Mehta on Tuesday agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that Google has a...
The Labour Party (LP) has urged Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stop interfering in its affairs as directed by the Registrar of Trade Unions in Nigeria, Mr Falonipe Amos. LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The News...
The trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria’s political landscape, where endorsements can make or break a candidate’s chances of winning. In various states, governors have received endorsements from diverse groups and individuals. For instance,...
A Kano State Mobile Court in Kano State on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 protesters for alleged vandalism of public and government properties during the #Endbadgovernance nationwide protest. The defendants are charged with criminal conspiracy, theft, unlawful assembly, inciting disturbance, trespass and mischief by fire. The court...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Edo State Government has not received any rice from the Federal Government or Dangote Foundation. Olu Martins, Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council for Edo, said this at a news conference on Monday in Benin. Martins denied...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the on-going protests in the country clearly confirms the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s insensitivity towards Nigerians and the very precarious situation in the country. The National...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his failure to address the nation despite the crippling nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest by Nigerians. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba. Hon. Ologunagba...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for sponsoring attacks on its members in the name of peaceful protests. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris, made the allegations at a press briefing in Gusau on Friday. Idris further alleged...
The Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the nationwide protests by some groups did not reach the north-western state because of Gov Dauda Lawal’s good governance. Its acting Chairman, Muktar Lugga, stated this on Friday in Gusau while reviewing the #EnfBadGovernance protests that...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Senator Ireti Kingibe, the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly, has vehemently denied allegations that she is sponsoring the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Abuja. A viral video had suggested that she was behind the protests, but Senator Kingibe...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka on Friday urged Nigerian Youths to stop the ongoing protest against economic hardship in the country, saying that the Youths have spoken and...
The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has approved the elevation of 87 legal practitioners to the Inner Bar. Hajo Bello, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of LPPC disclosed this in a statement on...
An unemployed man, Cletus Gandu, 40, on Wednesday confessed that he stole two tubers of yam because he was hungry. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft. Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State:”hunger pushed me to steal...