Niger state has issued certificates to 955 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. This was stated by Hassan Kaura, the state NYSC Coordinator, during the passing out ceremony of the two corps members from the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream in Minna. Throughout their service year in the state, he praised the corps members for their discipline, maturity, cooperation, and dedication. …
Former President Goodluck Jonathan will not be able to run for president in 2023, according to human rights lawyer Femi Falana. He based his argument on constitutional provisions that prevent the ex-president from running for re-election. This comes as pressure mounts on Jonathan to run for president. He is said to have finalised plans to join the ruling All Progressives …
If the Federal Government fails to meet ASUP’s demands, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to resume suspended industrial action by shutting down all polytechnics in Nigeria. This comes as the union’s one-month ultimatum to the government expires next Wednesday. The Union’s National Executive Council, or NEC, issued the one-month ultimatum in March at the conclusion of …
Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has once again warned university students against cultism and other social vices that could jeopardise their academic careers. The governor issued the warning on Thursday during the commissioning of Ibom Metropolitan Polytechnic’s Petroleum Oil and Gas Automation Training Laboratory, which was part of the institution’s matriculation ceremony. Remember that in 2020, Governor …
On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari urged all political parties in Nigeria to put elections and election-related differences aside and join his administration’s fight against insecurity. The President, speaking at an Iftar dinner in Abuja with members of the business community and political party leaders, described insecurity as the country’s “common enemy.” According to reports, Buhari will host the leader of …
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, has urged the state’s party leadership to ensure a transparent primary ahead of the 2023 election. This was stated by the former Deputy Senate President during a meeting with PDP leaders in the state on Tuesday. A free and fair primary, according to Ekweremadu, would ensure justice, equity, …
The race for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket appears to be dividing into a three-horse race between Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Leader, and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Others have declared, including Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi, Cross River Governor Ben Ayade, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu, and …
Kushimo Lukman, a man described as a mortuary attendant, was arrested in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, for allegedly chopping off the head of a deceased boy. After exhuming the body and chopping off the head, Kushimo Lukman was apprehended by men from the Ogun State Government’s security outfit, the So-Safe Corps, on Tuesday morning. After dying of kidney …
The counsel for Chidinma Ojukwu’s motion to cross-examine an employee of Access Bank over the late Mr Usifo Ataga’s bank statements tendered as exhibits was dismissed by a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday. The bank statements, on the other hand, were admitted as exhibits by Justice Yetunde Adesanya. Ojukwu is on trial for the …
Chris Oghojafor, a kidnapped Delta State University (DELSU) student, has been released by his kidnappers. After paying N3 million, he was released on Monday. On Friday, April 22, 2022, Oghojafor, an Industrial Chemistry student, was kidnapped, according to reports. After kidnapping him, his kidnappers demanded a ransom of N50 million, which was later reduced to N3 million. The victim’s father, …
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State paid N100 million on Tuesday for the purchase of nomination forms to run for president in 2023 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Bello was the first aspirant to officially buy the form, according to Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Council Director of Media and Publicity, Yemi Kolapo, who added that …
Police in Bauchi State have arrested seven suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, in connection with a disturbance that occurred last Friday in the Gudum Hausawa area of Bauchi metropolis. In a press release signed and made available in Bauchi on Tuesday, the state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed this. The attack by hoodlums on …
In Imo State, Nigerian Army troops killed two gunmen, recovered their weapons, and arrested four others. The gunmen, suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were neutralised by the troops in a fierce gun battle on Orlu – Orsu Road on Monday, according to a statement issued and signed by Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army …
Davido, the ‘Fem’ crooner, has revealed how he got into trouble and had to leave the country for his support of the #EndSARS campaign. During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Wednesday, the DMW boss revealed this while discussing how ‘Fem’ became an anthem for the #EndSARS protest. He stated that he “did not record the …
Nigerians have slammed Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital and New Media, for his Facebook post urging them to celebrate Nigeria’s greatness on Independence Day. The president’s media aide reminded Nigerians of the October 1st event tomorrow, Friday, on his verified Facebook page. “Tomorrow, October 1st, is Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary,” it says. Let us all rejoice …
Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has requested assistance from the European Union Support for Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) in order to hold a local government election on October 6, 2021. Mr. Hamza Fassi-Fihri, the EU-Project SDGN’s Coordinator, stated this in Lafia, the state capital, during a one-day EU-SDGN training of NASIEC staff and journalists on election …
Following the deadly attack on Sunday night that left several people dead, the Kaduna State Government said on Tuesday that security agencies recovered three more bodies in Zagon Kataf and Kaura LGAs. According to a statement released on Tuesday by Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, state government officials and security agencies visited injured victims in …
In Lagos State, gunmen wearing masks kidnapped a former Chief of Logistics for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith (rtd). The incident occurred on Monday evening in Ajah, where the victim was reportedly working on a construction site. CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident when contacted. “We are …
Mr Samuel Ben, a councillor representing Ward 6 Central in Akwa Ibom’s Eket Local Government Area, was kidnapped on Tuesday, according to police. SP Odiko Macdon, a police public relations officer in Eket, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the victim was kidnapped at his gas station around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25. …
A two-day management retreat was held by the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government to strategize on how to move the council forward. Tagged: Roadmap to Ibeju-Lekki of Our Dream, Sesan Olowa, the chairman of the council, Abdullahi, presented his strategic development priorities. According to him, the country’s economic situation forced the council to look inward in order to generate enough Internally Generated …
