Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday promised to provide “logistics support” for Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. He pledged his support to Obi at the venue of the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover inauguration in Port Harcourt. 2. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), […]
All Kaduna State Labour Party Support Groups Elect Excos.
.The Labour Party Citizens based Support Groups in Kaduna State have strengthen their structures by electing their Executive Committee Members across the 3 Senatorial Zones in the State. The election took place at the premises of the Labour Party Secretariat at Nagwamatse House in Kaduna.The election was conducted by the officials of the Labour Party […]
2023: Sokoto PDP focuses on mobilisers to defeat opponents – Goronyo
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Sokoto state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, says it will focus on key mobilisers to canvass support for party’s victory in the state . Speaking on Thursday during local government stakeholders meeting of the party which entered it second day, Bello Aliyu Goronyo, PDP chairman in the state […]
New Naira: Govs on watchlist increasing, says EFCC boss
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said the Naira redesign introduced by the Federal Government has increased the number of governors on their watchlist. Bawa made this known to reporters at the State House after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). While speaking, the EFCC […]
N20bn Suit: Kanu Discontinues Case Against Federal Government
The Federal High Court Abuja, has discontinued a suit filed by the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu against the Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar. Kanu had filed the suit through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor seeking, among other reliefs, an […]
Ghana withdraws unauthorized travel advisory against Nigeria
The Ghanaian Authority has withdrawn its earlier travel advisory issued on Nov. 16, warning its citizens against nonessential travels to Abuja, Nigeria over alleged security threat, stating that the earlier publication was unauthorized. The Ghanaian High Commission in Abuja made this known in an updated Travel Advisory on Thursday, regretting all inconveniences the earlier advisory […]
‘Some roles will no longer be necessary’ — Amazon confirms employee layoffs
Amazon, an American multinational technology company, has confirmed that it has begun laying off employees. Dave Limp, senior vice-president of devices and services at Amazon, said this in a company blog post on Wednesday. The development comes days after multiple outlets had reported that Amazon was planning to sack about 10,000 of its workforce. In his post, Limp […]
KDSG Security Update: Dreaded bandit leader Kachalla Gudau among those neutralized by troops
Kachalla Gudau, a dreaded bandit who commanded a large number of foot soldiers carrying out kidnappings and killings in Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru LGAs, was among the bandits neutralized by troops of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, at Kankomi in Kaduna State. Diligent exploitation of human intelligence networks corroborated other pieces of available intelligence, which […]
FG directs immediate enforcement of traffic laws to curtail crashes
The Federal Government has directed immediate enforcement of traffic rules across the country to reduce crashes and ensure safety on the highways. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), gave the directive in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2022 World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Crash Victims. According to reports the […]
2023: ‘ I’m optimistic Atiku ‘ll win’ – Yusuf Suleiman
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Former Minster of Transport and Sokoto state PDP guber campaign council Director General, Yusuf Suleiman says his is optimistic that the party’s presidential candidate , former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has the support to emerge victorious in 2023. Similarly, in what seem like mocking APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, […]