Wamakko, Aliyu Sokoto, running mate, others amidst thunderous reception as the caliphate got revived for APC
By Ado Hassan,Sokoto In what looked like a renewed show of popularity, despite the tribunal ruling last Wednesday against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Governorship candidate in the March 2019 elections , Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate on Saturday, got politically revived by a mammoth crowd of supporters in […]
Buhari govt under fire over plans to reintroduce toll gates scrapped by Obasanjo
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, on Saturday berated the Federal Government over its proposed move to reintroduce toll gates to bridge funding gaps for road repairs. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who made the disclosure while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday […]
Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says kidnappers now collaborate with “some elements of Boko Haram”
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that kidnappers are now collaborating with “some elements of Boko Haram” to carry out hideous crimes in Kaduna State. El-Rufai stated this on Friday while addressing State House correspondents. His comments come about a day after gunmen abducted six schoolgirls and two staff members, from a boarding school in Kaduna. […]
Kidnappers of 6 Kaduna Engravers school girls, 2 staff demand N50m ransom
Abductors of six female students and teachers at Engravers College, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have established contact with the school authority. The gunmen are allegedly demanding N50m as ransom before they could free the abductees. the gunmen had in the early hours of Thursday stormed the Engravers College, whisked […]
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, launched reviewed force order 237
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has launched the reviewed force order 237, which has to do with the use of force and firearms. The new order which was reviewed in collaboration with the international committee of the Red Cross stipulates new guidelines for the use of firearms by officers and men of the […]
ROAD DIVERSION AND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR NDA PASSING OUT PARADE
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Combined Passing Out Parade for 66 Regular Course (Army), 67 Regular Course and 67 Regular Course (Navy and Airforce) is slated to hold on 5 October 2019. The passing out parade will attract various dignitaries across the country and beyond. The special guest of honour for the event is President […]
Facebook removes multiple accounts from Nigeria, UAE, Egypt and Indonesia
Facebook Inc has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia, citing “coordinated inauthentic behavior”. A total of 280 Facebook accounts, 149 pages and 43 groups, and 121 Instagram accounts were removed, the social media platform said on Thursday. Facebook, which owns one-time rivals Instagram and […]
P&ID contract is fraudulent, UK Commercial Court Grants Nigeria Leave To Appeal- Lai
The Nigerian Government has insisted that the Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) contract is fraudulent, following the recent development in the case. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Briefing journalists on the outcome of the visit by the government […]
Nigeria, South Africa To Set Up Early Warning Warning Systems Xenophobic Attacks
President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, have vowed to put in place all measures needed to prevent a reoccurrence of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa This was contained in a joint communique issued by both leaders at the end of their meeting on Thursday in Pretoria, […]
Senate passes 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper
Recommends passed 2.18 million barrels per day daily production output. Adopts 57 dollars per barrel as crude oil benchmark price. Proposes an exchange rate of 305 naira to a dollar for the 2020 fiscal year. The Senate has passed the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy Paper, FSP. The lawmakers passed the […]