THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE: NO MORE RHETORICS!
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje The candidates gunning for the Governorship of Kaduna State, come 2023 general elections, need to be rigorously scrutinized beyond the recycled rhetorics. It is going to be competence over divisive sentiments and deceptive generosity. Regardless of party or ethno-religious affiliation, they should tell us what they will do to generate the […]
Osun APC Guber Primary: Grand Council of Yoruba Youths Congratulates Oyetola.
Yoruba youths under the umbrella body, Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba (Grand Council of Yoruba Youths), has congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on his electoral victory over two other contestants, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti and Hon Lasun Yussuf, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Osun State, who doubles as the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Governorship […]
Osun APC Primaries- A Sham, Marred By Irregularities – Aregbesola
Urge party faithfuls and supporters to hold their peace The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has called on APC members in Osun state to maintain peace and not resort to violence following the alleged irregularities that marred the parties governorship primary election that was held on Saturday 19 February,2022. Aregbesola made the call in […]
Buhari returns from Belgium
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday evening, returned from a 4-day trip to Brussels, the Belgian capital, where he participated in the just-concluded 6th Europe-Africa summit which was held from February 17 – 18, 2022. Buhari’s aircraft which left Brussels at about 01:00 pm (Nigerian time), arrived at the Presidential wing of […]
Trump can be prosecuted for role in US Capitol riot, judge rules
Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his role in the attack on the US Capitol by his supporters, a judge decided Friday, ruling that the Republican does not enjoy presidential immunity in this case. The former president is the target of several lawsuits by elected officials and police who accuse him of being directly responsible […]
No official stole N10.9bn from recovered NIA funds -EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied that N10.9 billion belonging to the National Intelligence Agency was stolen by its official. EFCC had discovered about $43.5 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million inside Apartment 7B, Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos in April 2017. Later, there reports that a Brigadier General, Jafaru Mohammed, allegedly stole a […]
Electoral Bill: 26 CSOs to begin nationwide protest on Tuesday
A coalition of civil society organisations has declared Tuesday, February 22 2022 as a national day of protest to demand immediate assent to the reworked Electoral Amendment Bill by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The CSOs said they would organize peaceful public direct-action activities to further the demand to assent to the Bill. The […]
Airlines reject Senate’s claims, link flight cancellations to poor infrastructure, others
Airline operators under the auspices of the Airline Operators of Nigeria on Thursday, rejected the accusations by the National Assembly that flight delays and cancellations were caused by the domestic carriers. Instead, they linked the flight disruptions to poor airport and navigational infrastructure, presidential movement leading to airspace closure, among other factors. The Senate and […]
Work on your BVAS machines, FCT Minister tells INEC
The FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to as a matter of urgency improve on the functionality of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation Systems ahead of the 2023 elections. She stressed that while monitoring the just concluded FCT area council elections, she observed that the exercise was slow […]
Drug business: PSC orders fleeing ASP’s arrest, suspends Kyari’s associates
The Police Service Commission has announced the suspension of two police officers working under the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in the Intelligence Response Team of the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force. The commission has also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to ensure the arrest of […]