Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje By Nwafor Sunday Two Nigerian-Americans have reportedly won their respective positions in the ongoing United States general elections. No fewer than nine Nigerian-Americans vied for different positions in the election. Two has been declared winner. At the federal level, Oye Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, …

By Bashir Bello A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Nomansland, Kano State has again granted a popular Kano singer, Naziru Ahmad (Sarkin Waka) bail of two reliable sureties in like sum of N1 million. Ahmad, was arraigned by the Kano State Censorship Board for allegedly releasing two uncensored and unlicensed musical songs titled “Gidan Sarauta” and …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government says it is committed to enabling the use of big data sources and other emerging technologies to improve public administration and service delivery as well as create new job and business opportunities for our youth. It said that the rapid evolution of data both as a critical raw material or …

Bandits …Abduct husband By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A pregnant woman caught in cross fire between security agents and bandits , was shot and died in the Rigachikun area of Kaduna. Locales said she was buried according to Muslim injunctions. The incidence happened at Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday. “The women …

Senator George Sekibo The Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate, Senator George Sekibo, on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to succinctly look into the 5 points request of the #ENDSARS protesters. Sekibo disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen at the National Assembly Abuja said: ” The sanity of a system …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, passionately appealed to men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to fully renew their ultimate commitment towards the provision of security of lives and property by returning to their duty posts across the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi made the appeal when …

By Clifford Ndujihe Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written the Senate on how to wriggle out of the knotty and debilitating restructuring logjam. In what he termed: ”A Simple Way to Restructure Nigeria By Devolving Powers,” Agbakoba, who lamented that the states (federating units) don’t have power in …

As PDF calls on entrepreneurs to maximize AfCTA with tech By  Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The National Information Development Agency, NITDA, has tasked business owners in the South East region of the country on adoption of digital technology to boost manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and profit making. This was stated by the Director, …

Oye Owolewa Mr Oye Owolewa cruised into victory on Tuesday night to become the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. The 30-year-old is heading to the U.S. Senate to represent the District of Columbia (DC) as a shadow congressman under the Democratic Party. Owolewa garnered a whopping 164,026 votes, representing 82.84 per …

…Accuses ruling party for resisting calls for accountability By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, kicked against the clamour for the regulation of social media by some governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as unconstitutional, anti-people and a suppressive design to cage Nigerians. The party in …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu injured, dead officers to get promotion -IG BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN  – INSPECTOR General of Police, Mr.  Muhammed Adamu, has assured that  officers and men of the force will continue to enjoy Health Insurance Scheme of the government even after their retirement. He also said the police was working with the …

Sets up  up 8-Man Lagos Rebuild Trust Fund C’ttee As LAGESC commences clean-up process By Olasunkanmi Akoni Aftermath of the massive destruction of lives and property inflicted by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protests, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, signed an executive order for the rebuilding of the state. Sanwo-Olu also constituted the Lagos State Rebuilding …

By Prince Okafor Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (the NNPC/CNL JV), has announced the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rick) Kennedy to the position of Chairman and Managing Director. His appointment becomes effective November 1, 2020. According to a statement made available to …

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate said yesterday that if Nigeria as a country must strengthen the confidence of investors in the capital market, there was the urgent need for Stakeholders to work towards reviving the Nation’s economy. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during  an interactive session with agencies in the Capital Market Sector, Chairman, Senate Committee …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved N87.538 billion for the construction of roads in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Oyo, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Benue States. This was disclosed at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buahri at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. …

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has threatened to sanction contractors who do shoddy jobs in the construction and rehabilitation of schools in the states. The Commission warned that it would not allow dishonest contractors frustrate the federal and state governments’ good intentions to transform public primary schools across the country. …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Government has approved the full relaxation of the 6pm to 6am curfew in all the 23 local government areas of the state. Samuel Aruwan , Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs,said the lifting of the curfew takes effect immediately. ALSO READ: Bandits kill Kaduna Pregnant woman, abduct her …

…demands N25m compensation …as panel receives over 150 petitions By Ikechukwu Nnochiri An Abuja based Estate Manager, Mr. Bello Akubuokwu, on Wednesday, narrated before the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force, how he was shot and abandoned by the Police in 2019. …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja As the one week deadline given to ministers to interface with their State governors, stakeholders and the protesting youths expired on Wednesday, Ministers from the South West have called for a thorough investigation of the involvement of the military in the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate. The Ministers, who submitted …

…Sets up rebuild Trust Fund Committees Sanwo-Olu’s Kangaroo Court on Lekki Tollgate incident By Olasunkanmi Akoni Aftermath of the massive destruction of lives and property inflicted by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protests, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, signed an executive order for the rebuilding of the state. Sanwo-Olu also constituted the Lagos State …