Governors of the 36 states of the Federation have picked holes in the arguments adduced by Ned Nwoko to justify the payment of consultants engaged as a result of Paris Club loans. In a statement issued on Sunday, Director, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, accused Nwoko of attempting to blur the real facts and …
Six supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, have lost their lives in Lafia on Sunday when a bus conveying them to a rally of the presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, lost control. The ill-fated bus was in Mr Kwankwaso’s motorcade. Several occupants of the vehicle who sustained injury were taken to a hospital for treatment. Mr Kwankwaso, who was …
Unknown daredevil gunmen have kidnapped four Reverend Sisters of the Catholic Church along the Okigwe-Umulolo axis of Okigwe-Enugu Expressway in Imo State on Sunday. Recall that the highway, which links Imo State to Abia and Enugu States, was the same route the Prelate of the Methodist Church, Most Rev Samuel Uche, and other clerics of the Methodist Church were kidnapped …
The Radio, Television, and Theatre Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for revoking the licences of 52 broadcast stations and urged the regulator to reverse its decision. While admitting that the Commission has the constitutional authority to revoke licences, RATTAWU called the NBC’s action “untimely,” noting that information is democracy’s oxygen. RATTAWU said …
Victor Osimhen, a Super Eagles striker, scored as Napoli defeated Monza 4-0 in Serie A on Sunday. The Nigerian international, who was making his second league appearance this season, had an early chance to put the hosts ahead, but his shot was blocked. Osimhen, on the other hand, scored the second goal in the 46th minute, after Kvaratskhelia had given …
For patients seeking effective healthcare, SpecSMART has promised to provide high-quality optometry services such as primary eye care, premium quality frames, lens variants, contact lens fitting, and optical/ophthalmic services to Nigerians. This is even as it opens a store in Ikoyi, Lagos. SpecSMART is a world-class optometry clinic of the United Kingdom standard, promising to serve the over 50 million …
Bandits are said to have stormed Dutsinma town, the headquarters of Katsina State’s Dutsinma Local Government Area, and kidnapped six people, mostly relatives of gubernatorial aspirant Umar Tata. According to some sources, the victims were wedding guests at a house near the popular politician’s home, who ran for governor in the recent APC primaries. A reliable source told our correspondent …
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has launched an attack on the Fulani group, the Miyetti Allah, following a recent comment by one of its leaders, Saleh Alhassan, who claimed that the Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his supporters were members of the group. The Igbo group, through its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, has described the comment as …
Dr. Abdulmalik Mohammed Durunguwa, the Honourable Commissioner representing Kaduna State at the National Population Commission (NPC), has stated that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has a better chance of winning the 2023 general elections, both at the State and Presidential levels. Dr. Durunguwa stated this during a meeting with his supporters in Kaduna, saying that the odds will be …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid in the 2023 election, according to Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), will fail because it violates the principle of power rotation between the South and North. Okechukwu, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. He cited the APC Northern …
Moved by the spate of insecurity in Bauchi, the Human Rights Advocacy Centre has called on the State Security Service (SSS) to investigate a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (rtd) following the renewed onslaught by Boko Haram terrorists on the people of the state. Mr Abubakar, who served as Chief of Air Staff between July …
Yobe state governor Mai Mala Buni confirmed the brutal killing of an Islamic cleric, Shiekh Goni Aisami, on Sunday. Aisami, who lives in Gashua, Bade local government area of Yobe state, was shot dead last Saturday in Karasuwa local government area by unidentified gunmen on his way from Kano state. This is despite the fact that the Executive Chairman of …
