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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the killing of 23 persons by marauders in Tawari Community of Kogi State, describing it as “dastardly and completely unacceptable.” In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party ...
Read More »CAN asks Buhari to rescind decision on troops withdrawal from troubled ares, laments corruption
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned the Federal Government against plans to withdraw troops from restive areas in the country, pointing out that such action will endangered the people’s security. President of CAN, Rev. Dr. Supo Ayokunle Samson, ...
Read More »Not all court orders need immediate compliance, AGF insists, rationalises Sowore, Dasuki’s prolonged detention
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has maintained that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was constitutionally right in detaining the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, and former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo ...
Read More »Court grants EFCC approval to detain Adoke for 14 extra days
Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to detain erstwhile Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), for 14 ...
Read More »Ignore publication on recruitment, NECO tells Nigerians
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has urged Nigerians to disregard a publication claiming that the examination body plans to recruit new members of staff. NECO’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja, ...
Read More »Traditional rulers condemn minister’s attack on Tor Tiv
The Konshisha Area Traditional Council has described the attack on Tor Tiv by a Minister of Special Duties, George Akume as unwarranted, sacrilegious and unacceptable. Chairman of Second Class Traditional Rulers in Tiv land and Ter Ikyor, Chief Thomas Jam ...
Read More »Yenagoa outage persists as shutdown of PHEDC operations over N16.5b debt lingers
THE outage occasioned by the face-off between the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has entered the 10th day with unpleasant consequences. On December 23, 2019, the IYC besieged the offices of the PHEDC and ...
Read More »BoT Chairman of PDP, Jibrin alleges threat to life over 2023 presidential ticket
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jibrin, yesterday alleged threats to his life over the party’s refusal to endorse an automatic ticket for former Vice President Abubaker Atiku in the 2023 general election. Jibrin, who ...
Read More »How our people’s resilience helped us to stay in office, by Wike, Tambuwal
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, have attributed their reelection to the resilience of their people against every attempt to rig the 2019 governorship polls. They stated this at the 2020 Rivers State New ...
Read More »Outsiders caused Southern Kaduna crises, Lekwot insists
An elder statesman, Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.), has declared that outsiders rather than indigenes caused the security challenges in Southern Kaduna in Kaduna State. Lewkot said this in an interview in Kafanchan, while reacting to a media report that quoted ...
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