Barr. Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, declared on Monday that state party delegates would award Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, 90 percent of their votes to win the party’s presidential ticket. During Amaechi’s presidential consultative visit to Jalingo, the state capital, the APC chairman made the revelation. El-Sufi expressed …
Unknown gunmen have killed a 45-year-old man Gambo Alhassan Maigini and kidnaped an eight-year-old boy, Khalifa Alhaji T Daguri, in Tarabu village, Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A family source said the gunmen broke into the house of Daguro on Sunday at about 11:30am and abducted his 36-year-old wife and his eight year-old-son identified as Kalifa. Read Also: EFCC …
Leo Mezie, a well-known Nollywood actor, died at the age of 46. He was born Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi and died on Saturday while recovering after a kidney transplant, according to reports. Chioma Toplis, the actor’s coworker, revealed his death on Monday via her Instagram account. According to Toplis, the actor died in an Abuja hospital. “Actor Leo Mezie is dead,” …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained Mr. Ahmed Idris, the serving Accountant General of the Federation, in connection with money laundering and diversion of funds worth N80 billion. Using proxies, family members, and close colleagues, the AGF allegedly raked in the monies through phoney consultancies and other unlawful operations, according to the inquiry. Read Also: Why Poultry Farmers …
As bird flu destroys farms, the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has been urging poultry producers across the country, particularly those with 3,000 birds or more, to take out farm insurance. This comes after discontent among impacted farmers over compensation led to secrecy among others. However, for many poultry producers, purchasing insurance to protect their farms is …
The South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA ’23) will officially launch its Affiliate, the NORTH CENTRAL AGENDA for ASIWAJU 2023 (NCA) in Kwara State, on Sunday 15th May 2022, as part of efforts to deepen the crusade of hope and better Nigeria being canvassed by a group loyal to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The auspicious ritual in the state …
Terrorists are said to have stormed Kurmin Sata, a few kilometres from Millennium City in the state’s Chikun Local Government Area, killing one person and kidnapping about 20 locals. The strike happened in the early hours of Saturday, according to a Joint Task Force official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Four of the twenty people kidnapped by terrorists escaped, …
Under the aegis of Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian Army troops blasted a convoy of Abubakar Sarki, a Boko Haram commander, in Sambisa forest, killing scores of militants who were with him. According to sources, the offensive was coordinated by Maj Gen Waidi Shaibu, General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army, and Commander Sector 1 North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) …
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate for 2021, Valentine Ozigbo, has stated that the main opposition party must get it right in the next presidential primary in order to win the general election next year. On Saturday, May 14, 2022, Mr. Ozigbo delivered these remarks at a town hall gathering he convened for Anambra South PDP delegates, aspirants, and …
Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the governor of Kano state, on Sunday authorised the Head of Civil Service, Usman Bala Muhammad (mni), to take immediate charge of the Governor’s Office of Chief of Staff. Usman Bala Muhammad, who was named Head of Service in April, had worked as Ganduje’s Chief of Staff during the administration’s early years. Read Also: Osinbajo: Deborah’s death …
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo termed Debora Samuel’s death as “very painful and very regrettable” due to a blasphemy allegation. Osinbajo made the remarks immediately after arriving from Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday. The student was allegedly assaulted and killed after making remarks that were deemed insulting to Prophet …
The results of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) (UTME). The examination body, in a statement released on Saturday afternoon and signed by Fabian Benjamin, the head of its public affairs and protocol unit, noted that the results are not yet available on its website, but that candidates can …
Ministers who quit over political ambitions, according to activist lawyer Femi Falana, can only be reappointed following Senate confirmation. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked members in his government with political ambitions to leave on or before May 16. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education; Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport; Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; and Ogbonnaya Onu, …
The Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, issued a sit-at-home order on Saturday ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s court appearances. In honour of Kanu’s court appearances, IPOB declared May 18 and 26 as sit-at-home days. The dates were revealed by Emma Powerful, a representative for the separatist group, while denying a voice note circulated on the sit-at-home. The alleged voice messages …
Minister of Labour and Productivity Chris Ngige has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after paying a whopping N100 million to buy presidential forms for 2023. “On Tuesday, 19th April 2022, I publicly declared my interest to contest for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, following the constitutional provision that precludes our amiable …
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the difficulties facing the country will persist unless individuals in positions of leadership do something to solve the situation of the country’s nearly 15 million out-of-school children. Regardless of the type of leadership training supplied by leadership development centres, disregarding this segment of people, he added, will always cause a drag in society. …
Comrade Idris Haruna Magami, a journalist working for the Zamfara State Radio and Television Service in Gusau, has been kidnapped. Magami was taken on Wednesday while returning to his hometown of Magami, about 40 kilometres from Gusau, the state capital, after closing hours, according to eyewitnesses. Comrade Magami is a well-known journalist of Zamfara Radio and Television Service and the …
Deborah Samuel was brutally murdered, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). For “blasphemy,” a 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State was slain. CAN prayed on Friday that “vampires dressed in religious garb will not lead the country into a religious war.” The General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, stated that the killers’ actions must be …
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, the Founder and Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, has been named to the global 40 Black Women in Asset Management, BWAM, under 40-year-old lists of women committed to changing the future of asset management. The list honours remarkable Black women in asset management who have shown leadership and achieved great success in their careers. Black Women …
President Muhammadu Buhari bid ten outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) farewell on Friday in Abuja, stating that a large number of them are well-equipped to seek higher political offices, including the presidency. “I have no doubt that if the next President emerges from among former members of this cabinet, like any other aspirant, ample competence and outstanding …
